An Van Raemdonck

The book I co-edited with @Ayang_Utriza and Adis Duderija has (finally) arrived! So here are a few things I like about the book:

Now in paperback! ‘Shame, Modesty, and Honor in Islam’ edited by @Ayang_Utriza, @AnVRaemdonck and Adis Duderija examines the historical role and function of haya’ – or feelings of shame, modesty, and honor – in Islamic theology and law. Out now: bit.ly/4lJUH5y

📢 Coming up this Monday Islam, Ethics and Diversity lecture "We need to trust in God": living with hope in Morocco and the problem of agency in a secular anthropology. More info and maillist subscription: iednetwork.ugent.be

In two weeks, IED will be hosting Johan Rasanayagam and Laura Menin to talk about hope, trust, personal agency, and destiny among young Muslims in Morocco. All are welcome! iednetwork.ugent.be

An Van Raemdonck (UGent): ‘Extreemrechts voelt zich gesterkt door Trumps aanval op vrouwenrechten en diversiteitsbeleid’ mo.be/nl/opinie/extr… via @mondiaalnieuws

Coming up soon: @Amani_Hassani_ 's talk on her book 'Navigating Colour-Blind Societies', Monday, 27/1. You can subscribe here to the mailist to be updated of future events: iednetwork.ugent.be/discussion-gro…

De VUB schorst nog liever haar eigen studenten in de plaats van te stoppen van het steunen van de genocide in Gaza… Walgelijk. Ze zouden beter hun studenten beschermen tegen genocide verheerlijkers zoals Koen Daniëls (N-VA) die daar Palestijnse studenten komen provoceren.

Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris says he regrets Israel's decision to close its embassy in Ireland but adds that "nobody is going to silence Ireland" in their stance on Israel's ongoing war in Gaza.

The Netherlands, Bulgaria, Hungary, Austria..abstaining in the vote to support the work of UNRWA, after thirteen months of genocide.

Sadly, the fight is far from over. The court deemed it problematic to show an alleged 'lack of compassion' in social media writings and to refer to Israel 'as a project'. (see Schielke on FB) mpg.de/23849527/labou….

Very glad to present new exciting critical work on the politics of solidarity practices in face of violent migration regimes, in DiGeSt. All articles are open access.

The ERC project Polymathy and Interdisciplinarity in Premodern Islamic Epistemic Cultures (KNOW) at Ghent University is looking to appoint one PhD student and one postdoctoral researcher. Applications are due by 31.12.2024. For further details: erc-know.ugent.be/en

“I JUST BOUGHT LAND IN PALESTINE" bragged a woman waving a land deed as she left the Kingsway Jewish Center in Flatbush, Brooklyn, where a sale of stolen Palestinian land took place tonight.

We launched a new network 'Islam, Ethics and Diversity (IED)' to advance interdisciplinary research bridging anthropology/sociology and Islamic studies. iednetwork.ugent.be Coming up: a digital lecture series, open to all. 📌16/12 Sufi politics in Europe, Francesco Piraino

I highly recommend this interview with the tenured Anthropologist Maura Finkelstein (@Dr_mauraf) who was fired for a social media post critical about Zionism. The story of Dr. Finkestein's ousting would be the #1 story of all the free speech zealots (e.g. @bariweiss) but they will not even mention it, as free speech ends where criticism of Zionism starts, apparently. Watch the interview and give your support to Maura Finkelstein for her courage in the face of this insane campaign led by the shameful @HillelIntl and in the face of the corporatization of higher education in the United States & the moral bankruptcy of @Muhlenberg College leaders who are a disgrace to the word education. youtube.com/watch?v=4Xs8c1…

@Koen_VanLaer waarheen precies?

Giving up is not an option..., even when facing new waves of political insanity and repression seemingly everywhere.

600 academics and writers, including Thomas Piketty and Deborah Feldman, have signed a public letter accusing Germany of "complicity in crimes against international law" and demanding the country "stops supporting the annihilation of Palestinians" fr.de/kultur/gesells…

Public Lecture ‘Responsibilities of Belgian Universities with regard to cooperation with Israeli Universities’ By Gamze Erdem Türkelli and Thalia Kruger Moderated by Jan Orbie 12 November 2024, 12:00 – 13:00 Faculty Board Room, Campus Aula, @ugent hrrn.ugent.be/event/rights-b…

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Seg @VLIRnws, aan 🇮🇱 partnerunief TAU roept sinds zomer vice-rector op tot leger harder inzetten in regio, proffen schrijven beleid & bepleiten op radio letterlijk annexeren en uithongeren van Noord-Gaza, en personeel en studenten wordt gevraag op militaire basissen te helpen.