Research Activities

2019

• Report on Field Survey at Senegal (Tue, 7 Jan.) (in Japanese)
• Call for Participation in International Seminar “Public space, public sphere, and publicness in the Middle East” at CEDEJ, Cairo, Egypt (Sun, 8 Mar. & Mon, 9 Mar. 2020) (in English)
• Joint seminar by Political Sociology Research Group at Sophia University (Wed, 25 Dec. 2019) (in Japanese)
• Film Screening and Lecture "Des hommes et des dieux" by Xavier Beauvois (2010, 120 mins, French & Arabic languages with Japanese subtitle) (Thu, 12 Dec.) (in Japanese)
• Symposium entitled "Muslims in Diaspora: Living and Interacting as a Minority" as part of Sophia Open Research Weeks 2019 (Sat, 16 Nov. 2019, Sophia University) (in Japanese)
• Open lectures entitled "Nature and Humankind from Global, MENA, and Japanese Perspectives" as part of Sophia Open Research Weeks 2019 (Fri, 15 Nov. 2019, Sophia University) (in Japanese)
• Report onf "Sufism, Tariqa, and Saint Veneration in Senegal" by Anthropology and History Reserch Group at Sophia University (Sun, 28 July, 2019) (in Japanese)
• Report of the joint seminar on "Comparative Study of the Rise of Authoritarianism and Populism" by Political Sociology Research Group at Sophia University (Fri, 26 July, 2019) (in Japanese)
• Seminar on "Sufism, Tariqa, and Saint Veneration in Senegal" by Anthropology and History Reserch Group at Sophia University (Sun, 28 July, 2019) (in Japanese)
• Joint Seminar on "Comparative Study of the Rise of Authoritarianism and Populism" by Political Sociology Research Group at Sophia University (Fri, 26 July, 2019) (in Japanese)
• Report of the open seminar for Socio-Economy Research Group at Sophia University (Fri, 14 June, 2019) (in Japanese)
• Seminar for Anthropology and History Reserch Group at Sophia University (Sun, 7 July, 2019) (in Japanese)
• Open seminar for Socio-Economy Research Group at Sophia University (Fri, 14 June, 2019) (in Japanese)
• Report of the 1st seminar for Political Sociology Research Group at Sophia University (Sat, 1 June. 2019) (in Japanese)
• Report of the 6th CNRS-KIAS-SIAS Joint Seminar "Sufism, Sufi orders and Saints from Africa to Asia: New Researches in Japan and in France" (March 2nd, 2019)
• Exhibition of Research Results of "Comparative Area Studies on Conflicts, Interactions, and Reconciliations between Islam and Other Religions Including Christianity", funded by Sophia University Research Grant for "Research in Priority Areas"
• Pannel Session on "Transformation of Public Spaces in Urban and Rural Middle East" at the 35th Annual Meeting of Japan Association for Middle East Studies (JAMES) in Akita University (May 12th, 2019)

2018

• Seminar for Socio-Economy Research Group on "Asile in the Mediterranean World" at Sophia University (Fri, 22 March, 2019) (in Japanese)
• Seminar for Anthropology and History Reserch Group at Sophia University (Sun, 17 March, 2019) (in Japanese)
• Newly Published! (SIAS Working Paper Series No. 29 & No.30 and SIAS Lectures No.2) (in English/Japanese)
• The 6th CNRS-KIAS-SIAS Joint Seminar "Sufism, Sufi orders and Saints from Africa to Asia: New Researches in Japan and in France" (March 2nd, 2019)
• Report of Lecture by Prof. Aymon Kreil (27 February 2019, Sophia University) (in Japanese)
• Seminar for Socio-Economy Research Group on "Public Space in the Middle East" (Thu, 28 February, 2019) (in Japanese)
• Lecture by Prof. Aymon Kreil (27 February 2019, Sophia University) (in English)
• Workshop of "Reconsidérer les ‘ulama’ et les confréries religieuses en Algérie à l’époque coloniale" (Sun, 20 Jan. 2019, Sophia University) (in French)
• Special Seminar by Professor Nile Green "From Sufi Establishment to Salafi Reform: Reflections on Writing a History of Sufism" (Thu, 6 Dec. 2018, Kyoto University)
• Report No.2 of Congress / WOCMES Seville 2018 （Fifth World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies） (Mon, 16 - Sun, 22 July. 2018, Seville)
• Report of the symposium entitled "Religious Minorities Living in the Middle East: Their Lives and Festivities" as part of Sophia Open Research Weeks 2018 (Sat, 10 Nov. 2018, Sophia University) (in Japanese)
• Open lectures entitled "Water and Society in the Middle East" as part of Sophia Open Research Weeks 2018 (Fri, 16 Nov. 2018, Sophia University) (in Japanese)
• Symposium on "Public Spheres over Rohingya: Exclusion and Inclusion in Burma, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Pakistan" as part of Sophia Open Research Weeks 2018 (Fri, 16 Nov. 2018, Sophia University) (in Japanese)
• Symposium entitled "Religious Minorities Living in the Middle East: Their Lives and Festivities" as part of Sophia Open Research Weeks 2018 (Sat, 10 Nov. 2018, Sophia University) (in Japanese)
• Report of Seminary of Political Sociology Research Group on "International Impacts of Muslim Brotherhood" (Sat, 23 Jun. 2018, Sophia University)
• Report No.1 of Congress / WOCMES Seville 2018 （Fifth World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies） (Mon, 16 - Sun, 22 July. 2018, Seville) (in Japanese)
• Workshop of Political Sociology Research Group at Sophia University "The Political Concepts of Islamic Movements and the Realities of Modern Muslim States" (Fri, 7 Sep. 2018)
• The 1st Seminar of Histories and Current Circumstances of Interreligious Relations in Asia and Africa (Sat, 7 Jul. 2018, Sophia University)
• Seminary of Political Sociology Research Group on "International Impacts of Muslim Brotherhood" (Sat, 23 Jun. 2018, Sophia University)
• Congress / WOCMES Seville 2018 （Fifth World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies） (Mon, 16 - Sun, 22 July. 2018, Seville)
• Symposium entitled "Transcending Dynamisms" (Sun, 8 Jul. 2018, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies- Hongo Satellite Campus)
• Lecture by Ambassador of the Republic of Tunisia H.E. Mr. Kais Darragi on "Tunisia in the Aftermath of the Arab Spring"(Wed, 20 Jul. 2018, Sophia University)
• Symposium organized by Japan Association for Middle East Studies (JAMES) "The Crusades in Relation to Present Day: Europe, the Middle East, and Japan" The 34th Annual Meeting at Sophia University (Sat, 12 May. 2018)
• Lecture by Prof. Ahmed Zildzic "Constants and Variables in Contemporary Oriental Studies in Bosnia-Herzegovina" (Fri, 13 Apr. 2018)

2017

• Report on the lecture by Prof. Mohamed Abdel Aal "Research Workshop on the Rural Egypt and Agricultural Cooperatives" (Wed, 4 Apr. 2018)
• New English Website Launched (Tue, 27 Mar. 2018)
• Lecture by Prof. Mohamed Abdel Aal "Research Workshop on the Rural Egypt and Agricultural Cooperatives" (Fri, 23 Mar. 2018)
• New Publication ＜SIAS Lectures_No.1＞Adam SABRA, Between the Private and Public Spheres: Charity and State Intervention in Mamluk Egypt, 2017. (Wed, 7 Mar. 2018)
• 1st seminar for Political Sociology Research Group at Sophia University (Sat, 17 Feb. 2018) (in Japanese)
• 3rd joint seminar for Socio-Economy Research Group and Political Sociology Research Group at Sophia University (Thu, 25 Jan. 2018) (in Japanese)
• CNRS-KIAS/SIAS Joint Seminar 2018 "Holy Relics and Religious Commodities in Islam + Other Related Subjects Including Graduate Student Presentations" (Sun, 21- Mon, 22 Jan. 2018)
• Film Screening and Lecture "SILVERED WATER, Syria self-portrait" by Ossama Mohammed and Wiam Simav Bedirxan (2014, 92 mins) (Thu, 11 Jan. 2018) (in Japanese)
• 2nd seminar for Anthropology and History Reserch Group at KKR Chitosesou Izu Nagaoka (Sat, 11- Sun, 12 Nov. 2017) (in Japanese)
• Lecture by Prof. Rogaia Mustafa Abusharaf "Debationg FGM in a globalizing world" (Sun, 5 Nov. 2017) (in Japanese)
• 3rd joint seminar for Socio-Economy Research Group and Political Sociology Research Group at Sophia University (Sun, 22 Oct. 2017) (in Japanese)
• 2nd joint seminar for Socio-Economy Research Group and Political Sociology Research Group at Sophia University (Fri, 14 July 2017) (in Japanese)
• 1st joint seminar for Socio-Economy Research Group and Political Sociology Research Group at Sophia University (Fri, 23 June 2017) (in Japanese)
• 1st seminar for Anthropology and History Reserch Group at Sophia University (San, 23 July 2017) (in Japanese)
• Lecture by Prof. Larbi Sadiki "Political Parties and Movements in the Post-Arab Uprisings in the Middle East" (Fri, 28 July 2017)
• Film Screening and Lecture "khamsa (five)" a film by Marc Almodóvar (2016, 53mins) (Wed, 14 June 2017)