with Prof. Dr. Aymon Kreil (Ghent University)
Date: 24/102024
Time: 4pm to 6pm
Venue: Room 1.2, Faculty of Arts, Rozier 44, 9000 Gent
Contact: middleeast@ugent.be
Lecture by Prof. Dr. Islah Jad (Birzeit University)
Date: 12/11/2024
Time: 4 pm to 6 pm
Venue: Auditorium C, Technicum, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41, 9000 Gent
Contact: Islam.Dayeh@UGent.be; Lisa.Franke@UGent.be
In this lecture, Prof. Dr. Issam Nassar, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, talks about the role of photography in narrating the history of Palestine.
Date: 29/10/2024
Time: 4pm to 6pm
Venue: Auditorium G, Technicum, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41, 9000 Gent
Contact: Islam.Dayeh@UGent.be; Lisa.Franke@UGent.be
In this lecture, Prof. Dr. Wesam Amer (Gaza University) talks about Israel’s systematic destruction of Gaza’s educational infrastructure in 2023-24.
Date: 1/10/2024
Time: 4pm to 6pm
Venue: Auditorium G, Technicum, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41, 9000 Gent
Francesco Piraino, PhD – University of Bologna
Abstract of the lecture
Sufism, the spiritual, mystical, and esoteric dimension of Islam, is experiencing a renewal in the 21st century. Charismatic Sufi masters have been able to revitalize their language, attracting new disciples and going beyond their cultural-geographic framework.
In this seminar, Francesco Piraino will present his new book Sufism in Europe, Islam, Esotericism, and the New Age (Edinburgh University Press, 2024). This book describes the development of Sufism in Western Europe, particularly in France and Italy, through extended empirical research based on participant observation in four Sufi orders. The author illustrates the different forms of hybridization between the Islamic-Sufi tradition and Western esoteric discourses, in particular the Guénonian-Traditionalist and the New Age discourse.
In this seminar, Piraino will discuss his methodologies, proposing a socio-anthropology of mysticism and Sufism, and Sufi politics, describing three Sufi political approaches: civic engagement, metapolitics, and apolitical millenarism.
Date: 16/12/2024
Time: 16:00 – 17h30 (CET)
Location: Online
Contact: an.vanraemdonck@ugent.be