After a few blogs in Dutch, here's an update on some of my recent research on a sixteenth-century Syriac manuscript - such a fascinating world in which a monk from Cizre (eastern Turkey) considers Roman Catholic connections #43 The Book of the Garden (1583) hlmvandenberg.me/2026/07/30/4...
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Heleen Murre-van den Berg
Профиль VivelyProfessor of Global Christianity, Faculty of Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies, Radboud University - Books - Middle East - Religion - Syriac/Assyrian Christians - Migration
ja hoor, hier kun je ze ook volgen: zie @standing-together.bsky.social
Er is in de moderne wetenschap veel waan van de dag. neerlandistiek.nl/2026/07/hoe-...
Looking forward to read it!
Benjamin SuchardFirst, popularizing publication of our @unileiden.bsky.social project 'From 𐤀 to Α'. Co-written by the whole team, we introduce some of the questions surrounding the birth and spread of the early alphabet that the project tackles. Get the whole issue at www.karwansaraypublishers.com/products/anc...
UN Secretary-General Guterres pledges support for Syria's transition and women's participation, yet minority groups warn transition falls short on representation and security #Syria #UnitedNations #Guterres #SyriaTransition #SyriaChristians…
#42 ‘Wevers van hoop’ - Paus Leo & AI hlmvandenberg.me/2026/07/27/4...
in memoriam Harry Stroomer www.mareonline.nl/in-memoriam-...
#41 De stem van de Palestijnse christen is nauwelijks gehoord (4/24) hlmvandenberg.me/2026/07/24/4... En deze is alleen maar relevanter geworden
#40 Waarom Armeense jongeren vechten voor een parkeerplaats in Jeruzalem (2/24) hlmvandenberg.me/2026/07/24/4... (een stukje van feb 2024, maar nog steeds relevant)
De laatste paar jaar heb ik weinig op m'n blog gepost. Maar ik heb weer wat meer tijd, en ga het weer opstarten, te beginnen met links naar stukjes die elders verschenen - in het Nederlands en in het Engels. Vandaag: #39 Elia in de woestijn hlmvandenberg.me/2026/07/24/3...
From Tripoli through Cyprus, to Mount Sinai (2)
Shamiran Istifan at the Aargauer Kunsthaus: Through the Window of Memory and Modernity #ShamiranIstifan #AargauerKunsthaus #ContemporaryArt #Suraye #Syriac #Assyrian #Aramean #Chaldean…
Great thread on the work of prof Harry Stroomer! Thank you, Marijn @phdnix.bsky.social !
Marijn van PuttenYesterday I was informed of the shocking news that Professor Harry Stroomer has unexpectedly passed away. He was emeritus professor of Afro-Asiatic linguistics at Leiden, and one the founding figures of Amazigh studies in Leiden. A short thread on what I'll remember him for.
condolences. There was a beautiful interview with him in NRC (in Dutch) last year: www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Het NINO-onderzoekscentrum is op zoek naar een redactie-assistent voor ons tijdschrift Bibliotheca Orientalis. Kijk voor de werkzaamheden en functie-eisen op onze website: buff.ly/fAHBXCG Masterstudenten aan NL universiteiten in studies binnen de NINO-interessesfeer: solliciteer uiterlijk 31 juli!
I'm working on a chapter about the pharmacology of eucharistic bread in antiquity, with some attention to the role of bread stamps. And because academic research is WILD I'm eagerly learning about how this history leads us directly to Waffle House waffles.
Glasgow is hiring a lecturer in medieval history (c.800-1500) on an open-ended basis. We are a lovely bunch in the medieval area, would be great to have a new colleague! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSF052/l...