Arabic, Islamic and Middle East Studies
The Ghent Center for Arabic, Islamic and Middle East Studies (GhentCAIMES) approaches the Middle East from various perspectives, including anthropology, history, religious studies, philology, linguistics, and literature. The languages, cultures and societies of this important region are the focus of our teaching, research and public outreach. Current perspectives such as decolonization, intersectionality, multiperspectivism and the critical interrogation of globalisation and orientalism represent a common feature.
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News and events
- Christopher Markiewicz: Foundations of the Ottoman State: Waqf and Political Economy, 16th-18th centuries (Research Seminar 2026 – 08/10)
- Second Conference of the Belgian Network for the Study of Islam, Culture and Society (25/09/26)
- Sherene Seikaly: On Time in Palestine (Palestine Talks Autumn 2026 – 24/09)
- Ophélie Mercier: Becoming a Stranger, Doctoral Public Defence (18/09/26)
- Academic research and artistic creation in Arab contexts: Reflecting on means of knowledge production in postcolonial settings (18/09/26)
- Call for Applications ERC Hair Project
- Call for papers: Center and periphery in arid environments: mobility, script and language in settled areas and the hinterland
- Summer program with the AlUla Inscriptions Corpus Analysis Project (AICAP)