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Professor Asghar Seyed-Gohrab published Of Piety and Heresy (volume 1) and researcher Ghajarjazi Remembering ʿUmar Khayyām (volume 3).

This book by Asghar Seyed-Gohrab deals with nonconformist aspects of Sufism, and other antinomian movements in the Persianate cultural areas.

Christian Lange delves into the role of the senses in Islam. “Smell plays a surprisingly significant role in religious and non-religious areas of Islamic culture.”

Christoph Baumgartner explores how liberal democracies can ensure equal participation and freedom of religion in societies shaped by Christianity.

Pooyan Tamimi Arab is awarded a Vidi grant for research on secularisation in Iran: how do Iranians truly feel about religion, atheism, and the separation of mosque and state?

Islamic Sensory History engages with issues related to the sensorium in different times, places, and social milieus throughout the history of Islamic societies.

Researchers each receive up to 850.000 Euros to develop innovative line of research.

The Utrecht University focus area Migration and Societal Change invites you to submit a proposal for a panel or an individual paper for our conference in June 2025.