Auf Einladung von Prof. Dr. Lutz Raphael und Dr. Amar S. Baadj aus der DFG-Leibniz-Forschergruppe „Vergleichende Zeitgeschichte der modernen Geschichtswissenschaften“ tagen vom 21. bis 23. November renommierte Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler zum Thema „Modern Arabic Historical Scholarship on the Ancient and Medieval Periods“ in Trier. Die Konferenz ist in vier Panels zu den Themen „The Ancient World“, „Late Antique and Early Islamic History“, „The Maghrib and Al-Andalus“ und „The Crusades and the Mamluk Period“ aufgeteilt.
Interessierte sind herzlich eingeladen. Um Anmeldung wird gebeten ().
Vorläufiges Programm:
Day 1, Tuesday November 21
9:15 Welcoming Addresses by Prof. Dr. Michael Jäckel (President of Trier University), Prof. Raphael (Trier University), and Dr. Baadj (Trier and Bonn Universities)
PANEL 1 “THE ANCIENT WORLD”
Chair: Prof. Fayza Haikal (American University in Cairo),
Discussant: Prof. Christoph Schaefer (Trier University)
10:00 “Assyriology in Iraq” Dr. Laith Hussein (Baghdad and Jena Universities; in German)
11:00-11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 “Egyptology in Egypt” Dr. Amr Omar (Cairo University; in English)
12:15 “Recent Arabic scholarship on the Civilizations of Pre-Islamic Yemen” Dr. Mohamed Maraqten (Heidelberg University; English)
13:15-14:45 Lunch
14:45-15:45 “Classical Studies in the Arab World” Dr. Usama Gad (‘Ain Shams University [Cairo]; in English)
15:45-16:00 Final Discussion for Panel 1
coffee break 16-16.15
PANEL 2 “LATE ANTIQUE AND EARLY ISLAMIC HISTORY”
Chair: Prof. Mohamed Gad (King Faisal University [Saudi Arabia]), Discussant: Prof. Albrecht Fuess (Marburg University).
16:15-17:15 “Byzantine Studies in the Arab World” Dr. Abdelaziz Ramadan (‘Ain Shams University [Cairo]; in English)
17:15-18:15 “The Approach of Hichem Djait and the Tunisian School to the study of early Islamic History” Prof. Khaled Kchir (Tunis University; in French)
18:30 Dinner
Day 2, Wednesday, November 22
9:00 “Umayyad Studies in the Arab World” Prof. Abdulhadi Alajmi (Kuwait University; in English)
10:00 “Fatimid Studies in the Arab World” Prof. Bouba Medjani (Constantine University 2; in Arabic)
11:00-11.15 Final Discussion for Panel 2
11:15-11:30 Coffee Break
PANEL 3 “THE MAGHRIB AND AL-ANDALUS”
Chair: (T.B.A.),
Discussant: Prof. Maribel Fierro (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid)
11:30 “Ifrīqīya from 600 to 1500 in Modern Arabic Historical Scholarship” Prof. Mounira Chapoutot-Remadi (University of Tunis; in English)
Lunch 12:30-13:45
13:45-14:45 “The Study of Medieval History in Algeria from 1962 to the Present” Prof. Allaoua Amara (Emir Abdelkader University [Constantine]; in French)
14:45-15:45 “The Social and Economic History of the Medieval Maghrib in Modern Arabic Scholarship “ Prof. Azeddine Guessous (Chouaib Doukkali University [El Jadida, Morocco]; in Arabic)
16:00-17:00 Break: Tour of Roman Trier
Dinner 18:00
Day 3 Thursday, November 23
9:00 “Modern Arabic Scholarship on Relations between the Maghrib and Mashriq in the Middle Ages” Prof. Lotfi Ben Miled (Kairouan University; in French)
10:00 “The Contribution of Egyptian Scholars to the Study of Al-Andalus” Dr. Soha Abboud Hagar (Complutense University [Madrid]; in English)
11:00-11:15 Final Discussion for Panel 3
11:15-11:30 Coffee Break
PANEL 4 “THE CRUSADES AND THE MAMLUK PERIOD”
Chair: (T.B.A.),
Discussant: Prof. Stephan Conermann (Bonn University)
11:30 “Mamluk Studies in the Arab World” Prof. Emad Abou-Ghazi (Cairo University; in Arabic)
12:30-13:45 Lunch
13:45 “Modern Egyptian Arabic Scholarship on Mamluk Arts and Architecture (1250-1517)” Dr. Hani Hamza (Independent Scholar [Cairo]; in English)
14:45-15:00 Final Discussion for Panel 4
18:00 Dinner