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MECCA FROM PAINTING TO PHOTOGRAPH - How the Dutch captured it with their Cameras
Rukayyah Reichling works on Media and the Hajj. In her MIDA project she focuses on the capturing of Mecca by Dutchmen. Reichling takes a...
Rukayyah Reichling
Feb 11, 20221 min read
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CONSPIRACY THEORIES IN TURKISH SERIES - How does "Payitaht:Abdülhamid" construct conspiracy theories
Mustafa Çolak researches Turkish TV Series. Çolak analyzes how symbols are represented and examines the construction of various...

Mustafa Çolak
Jan 27, 20221 min read
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HOW BOOKS BECAME "MANUSCRIPTS"?
Mahdieh Tavakol works on "Books from the library of Bahāʾ al-Dīn Muḥammad al-ʿĀmilī (953-1030/1547-1621), from carriers of knowledge to...
PS Media
Jan 21, 20221 min read
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VISUAL BATTLEFIELD: Past Inspirations and Current Revisions of War Photography in Iran
Early Stage Researcher Elaheh Habibi works on War Photography in Iran. Her project title "Visual Battlefield: Past Inspirations and...
Elaheh Habibi
Jan 10, 20221 min read
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TRAVELING BOOKS - TRAVELING SCHOLARS: The Journey of Mahdieh Tavakol
Mahdieh Tavakol researches on the library of Bahāʾ al-Dīn Muḥammad al-ʿĀmilī (1547-1621). The manuscripts of this collection are spread...
PS Media
Dec 17, 20211 min read
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FILM RELEASE: MEDIA TRAINING IN DOHA 2021
The Early Stage Researchers of MIDA (Mediating Islam in the Digital Age) participated in the "Data Journalism and Story Telling" Workshop...
PS Media
Dec 2, 20211 min read
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A CULTURAL BRIDGE BETWEEN THE ISLAMIC EAST AND WEST
Justin Benavidez works on knowledge transfer between Al-Andalus and Egypt. He focuses on Muhammad al-Qurtubi, who built these bridges of...
Justin Benavidez
Nov 24, 20211 min read
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THE MIDA HALF TIME REVIEW by Prof. Pascal Buresi & Prof. Thijl Sunier
It has been half time of the MIDA. The Team met in Paris, September 2021. The film shows Prof. Pascal Buresi and Prof. Thijl Sunier...
PS Media
Oct 28, 20211 min read
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The Web of Hate - A NEW ARTICLE by Zeynep Aydin
Zeynep Aydin's article "The Web of Hate: Fragmentation of Media Authority and its Link to Right-Wing Populism and Cyber Islamophobia'',...
Zeynep Aydin
Oct 20, 20212 min read
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BRILL INTERVIEW with Suleyman Dost and Shuruq Naguibby, by ESR Mohamed El-Moursi
During his training at BRILL Mohamed El-Moursi made this Interview about "Studying the Qurʾān in a Broader Context: Late Antiquity,...

Mohamed El-Moursi
Oct 19, 20212 min read
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Mohamed El-Moursi, PARIS
Mohamed El-Moursi is an Early Stage Researcher (ESR), working at EHESS in Paris. His research focuses on Kitāb al-Tibyān or The Memoir...
PS Media
Oct 13, 20211 min read
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NEW PUBLICATION: First documentary about Mecca - how a Dutchman captured moving images of the Hajj
We are happy to announce the most recent publication of Rukayyah Reichling, one of our Early Stage Researchers based in Amsterdam: "A...
Rukayyah Reichling
Sep 14, 20211 min read
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Congrats Rukayyah - THREE MIN. PITCH at UvA
Condensing a whole doctoral research project into THREE minutes – is that even possible? Yes, it is! Rukayyah Reichling, our Early Stage...
Rukayyah Reichling
Sep 7, 20211 min read
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HOW DIGITIZATION IS SHAPING RELIGIOUS PRACTICES
Hayat Douhan works on diasporic Islam among Moroccan Muslims in Germany. Her main question is how the digitization influences the...
Hayat Douhan
Jul 15, 20211 min read
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CREATING THE MYTH OF “FOREIGN THREATS” IN TURKISH STATE-SPONSORED TV SERIES
For a decade, TRT (Turkish state broadcaster) has been increasingly producing TV series about Ottoman history. One of the most popular...

Mustafa Çolak
Jul 13, 20212 min read
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NEW SUPPORT: Machine Learning and Data Processing
MIDA is pleased to announce that we have good news from our Early-Stage Researcher Mustafa Colak's project! Peter Verhaar and Ben...

Mustafa Çolak
Jul 7, 20211 min read
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Humboldt Research Fellowship for Amr Ryad
Professor Amr Ryad was selected for the Humboldt Research Fellowship Program for Experienced Researchers. In collaboration with Professor...
PS Media
Jun 29, 20212 min read
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The Turks are coming!
WORKSHOP: The Popular Outreach of Turkish TV Series (6-10 December 2021) "The Turkish dizi (television series) has yielded a highly...

Mustafa Çolak
Jun 25, 20212 min read
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Majlis: Online/ Offline Experience
What is the experience of the majlis sermon online and offline? How is it different and similar for both practitioners, & for the...
PS Media
Jun 18, 20211 min read
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BOSNIAN MOSQUE ARCHITECTURE
Robin Cognée deals with the architecture and scripture of the Bosnian mosque. For more information about his current research, click...
Robin Cognée
May 27, 20211 min read
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