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4 Oct 2024 | News
CMES Call for Project Proposals (2025-2028)
CMES supports interdisciplinary research projects with high scientific potential.
7 Oct 2024 | News
Sami Al-Daghistani on the Emic-Etic Distinction and Islamic Studies in Oslo/Norway
Sami Al-Daghistani has recently published an article discussing the emic-etic distinction in Islamic Studies with a special focus on Norway.
7 Oct 2024 | News
Awards to Sami Al-Daghistani!
Sami Al-Daghistani has won the Islamic Economics Research Award for 2024 by ILKE Foundation, Istanbul, Turkey, for his work on Islamic economics and ethics, and his book The Making...
3 Oct 2024 | News
Where Will Israel’s Multifront War End?
CMES affiliated scholar Dalia Dassa Kaye has authored an article published in Foreign Affairs.
23 Sep 2024 | News
Peace Day 2024: Elusive Peace in Israel Palestine?
Why does peace diplomacy fail? What role do nuclear weapons play in security, deterrence, and peace? And is it possible to educate for peace? Welcome to a seminar on Peace Day 2024...
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