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Harald Viersen @haraldviersen.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

A new article of mine has just come out in which I critically discuss Abd al-Rahman Taha's recent engagement with Christine Korsgaard: www.rivisteweb.it/doi/10.1404/...

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Taking Norms Seriously. ʿAbd al-Raḥmān Ṭāha on Christine Korsgaard’s

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Harald Viersen @haraldviersen.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

A brief reminder that you can still apply for the postdoc position on "Contemporary Arab Thought" until 22 March! This is your chance to work on this topic full-time for two years! www.ru.nl/en/working-a...

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Postdoc Position: Contemporary Arab Thought | Radboud University

Do you want to work as a Postdoc 'Contemporary Arab Thought' at the Faculty of Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies? Check our vacancy!

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Harald Viersen @haraldviersen.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Are you a researcher focused on the Arab world? Join this two‑year postdoctoral research project to explore how shifting Arab politics and societies shape 21st‑century intellectual life within a dynamic, interdisciplinary international environment. www.ru.nl/en/working-a...

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Joris Luyendijk @jorisluyendijk.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Wow. Voor iedereen die heeft gedoneerd: fantastisch! Honderd generatoren die stuk voor stuk naar ziekenhuizen, militaire veldhospitalen en andere vitale plekken gaan. Dank onszelf wel! (ik heb natuurlijk ook een volle generator gedoneerd). Geven kan nog steeds hier: vvodiel.nl/doneren/

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Doneren - VVO Diel

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Berghahn Books @berghahnbooks.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

The latest Open Access issue of Contributions to the History of Concepts has been published! View the TOC and more for Volume 20, Issue 2 here: bit.ly/3YoX6IZ Featuring research by @haraldviersen.bsky.social and @janimarjanen.bsky.social

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Harald Viersen @haraldviersen.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

At long last my article on Ahmad Amin's "The Book of Ethics" (Kitab al-Akhlaq) has been published. For those interested: www.berghahnjournals.com/view/journal...

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Harald Viersen @haraldviersen.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

In response to and in support of an article recently published by Elizabeth Suzanne Kassab about the need to study the intellectual developments in the Arab worlds since 2011, I wrote an article in which I discuss two considerations regarding this project. www.resetdoc.org/story/shifti...

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On the Shifting Arab Intellectual Scene: A Response to Elizabeth Suzanne Kassab

It is hard to make sense of the past, but even harder to make sense of the present. This does not mean, however, that we should not try to make sense of our present, regardless of the missteps that we...

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Harald Viersen @haraldviersen.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

I'm honored to have been interviewed by Youssef Madrari recently for the Arabic journal Awaser. In the interview we discuss my work on (contemporary) Arab intellectual history, as well as the state of Islamic studies in The Netherlands. You can find the entire issue at awaser.org, or pm me for a pdf

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مجلة أواصر

مجلة فصلية تنشر دراسات سياسية وفكرية وثقافية لنخبة من الباحثين والأكاديميين.

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Harald Viersen @haraldviersen.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

"In een door Wagensveld aangespannen kort geding oordeelde de rechtbank dat de verbranding onder strikte voorwaarden toch mocht doorgaan. Zo moest het boek in het zand liggen en moesten er een brandblusser en branddeken aanwezig zijn om direct te kunnen ingrijpen." nos.nl/artikel/2583...

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ME ingezet na koranverbranding bij azc Hoofddorp: tegenstanders gooien stenen en vuurwerk

De mobiele eenheid heeft charges uitgevoerd met honden.

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Harald Viersen @haraldviersen.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

I'm shocked, I tell you, shocked!

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Harald Viersen @haraldviersen.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Misschien wat cru, zeker vanuit het perspectief van de wolf in kwestie, maar het zou interessant zijn om op den duur de evolutionaire gevolgen van een mogelijke afschietvergunning voor dit soort hoogspringende wolven na te gaan. nos.nl/artikel/2580...

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Wolf springt twintig keer over wolfwerend hek en doodt tientallen schapen

De provincie wil het dier laten doden. Het hek voldeed aan de richtlijnen die daarvoor zijn opgesteld.

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Harald Viersen @haraldviersen.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

In the words of Alisdair Macintyre: "Facts, like telescopes and wigs for gentlemen, were a seventeenth-century invention." Perhaps, like wigs for gentleman, facts will also turn out to be a passing fancy. The question then would be what takes their place.

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

‼️WORLD CLIMATIC HISTORY REWRITTEN ALL NIGHT >40 DEGREES IN OMAN & EMIRATES Dawn at 40C at Fujairah and Dhudna Min 35.8 Rustaq,35.5 Sohar Majis:Hottest night ever INSANITY IN PAKISTAN🇵🇰 MINIMUMS 34C 1200m and 30.6C at 1500m (Bunji) WORLD RECORD HOT NIGHT AT THAT ELEVATION

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Judah Grunstein @judah-grunstein.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

The political dimensions of the US-Iran war in the US, the region and the world will also play a role in shaping how the conflict plays out. I'll start with the US, where the political aspects present a far greater risk than the military aspects. 🧵

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Philosophy in the modern Islamic world @islamphilonetwork.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Please join us for another Philomena lecture tomorrow, 23 June, at 6 pm Berlin time. In this guest lecture, Prof. Dr. Kaya will introduce the current situation of Studies of Islamic Philosophy in Turkey in its historical context. philosophy-in-the-modern-islamic-world.net/en/online-gu...

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Guest lecture: Studies of Islamic Philosophy in Turkey – Philosophy in the Modern Islamic World

The colloquium for Philosophy in the MENA region (PhiloMENA) invites to the guest lecture of Prof. Dr. Cüneyt Kaya to be held online on 23.06.2025, 6-8 pm (Berlin time)

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Michael Hanna @mwhanna.crisisgroup.org · 22/06/2025

A very important caveat: “As a practical matter, it could take weeks following the bombing of the facility to assess whether the highly enriched nuclear material there was destroyed or already moved away by Iranian personnel who anticipated the strike – and even then, uncertainty may remain.”

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Casper Albers 🟥 @casperalbers.nl · 13/06/2025

Ik snap niet dat hier niet meer ophef over is: Het binnenhalen van Amerikaanse wetenschappers wordt betaalt door Nederlandse academici geen inflatiecorrectie op hun salaris te geven. 1/2

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Harald Viersen @haraldviersen.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

إلى أتباعي الناطقين بالعربية: قمت بترجمة قصيدة هولندية بقلم الشاعرة المعاصرة البارعةLieke Marsman إلى العربية. أتمنى أنكم تستمتعون بهذه المحاولة الأولى في الترجمة شعرية ولا تتردد في أن ترسلوني نصائحكم اللغاوية! www.linkedin.com/posts/harald...

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في سلتي | Harald Viersen

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Harald Viersen @haraldviersen.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

I'm rather new to fatherhood, about 3 weeks now. Over this period, one question has continued to perplex me, so maybe a more experienced parent can help out here: Why does newborn clothing have pockets? What are infants supposed to put in them? Their wallets? Car keys? A a spare pacifier?

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Harald Viersen @haraldviersen.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Recently I had the honor of being interviewed on Saudi TV together with the marvelous @desicusters.bsky.social. In t "Book and Turning Point" the presenter Saad Albazei discusses different aspects of "Orientalism" and we were on to cover the Dutch orientalist discussion. youtu.be/hSy2GbrV5WY?...

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كتاب ومنعطف | الاستشراق الهولندي

YouTube video by الثقافية

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Harald Viersen @haraldviersen.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

This is one is for speakers of Turkish: I was asked to write an introduction to the Moroccan philosopher ِAbd al-Rahman Taha for the Turkish magazine Sabah Ülkesi. They did an excellent translating it into Turkish and you can check it out on their website: www.sabahulkesi.com/2025/04/01/t...

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TAHA ABDURRAHMAN KİMDİR? KISA BİR GİRİŞ - Sabah Ülkesi | Kültür-Sanat ve Felsefe Dergisi

Harald Viersen* Çağdaş Arap düşüncesi üzerine yaptığım tez çalışmamın üzerinden birkaç yıl geçmişti ki, yaptığım aramalarda Türkçe yayınlar karşıma çıkmaya başladı.[1] Bu makaleler, özellikle, o dönem...

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Mathijs van de Sande 🟥🔻 @mathijsvandesande.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Als universiteiten het politieke tij willen keren, dan moeten ze een ander verhaal over zichzelf gaan vertellen - dat niet primair gaat over 'innovatie' en 'groei' maar over het democratische en emancipatoire belang van universiteiten, zo schrijf ik deze week op Voxweb. www.voxweb.nl/nieuws/de-be...

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‘De bezuinigingen nopen universiteiten een nieuw verhaal over zichzelf te vertellen’ - Vox magazine

OPINIE - In plaats van te proberen de regering naar de mond te praten met verhalen over innovatie en economische waarde, moeten academici uitleggen waar de universiteit écht voor staat. Dat stelt poli...

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Harald Viersen @haraldviersen.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

A question for speakers of English and/or Dutch: In Dutch we have the verb "africhten," which refers to the type of training that is given to, say, dogs to teach them obedience. In English, the closest equivalent I've found is "to break [a horse]." But that's too particular. Any alternative?

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Harald Viersen @haraldviersen.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Is it just me/my area of study, or has Google Scholar become practically unusable due to its capture by decidedly mediocre publications from Indonesia and Malaysia? For context: fulcrum.sg/hidden-costs...

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Harald Viersen @haraldviersen.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Some good news coming out of Dutch academia for once. A new position has opened up at our faculty for historians of philosophy. The add specifically mentions acquaintance with Arabic as an important criterion! www.ru.nl/en/working-a...

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Assistant Professor: History of Philosophy | Radboud University

Do you want to work as a Assistant Professor: History of Philosophy at the Faculty of Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies? Check our vacancy!

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Philosophy in the modern Islamic world @islamphilonetwork.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Hi Bluesky, we're the Philosophy in the Modern Islamic World research network! Please follow us as we'll be posting about our activities in the field of philosophy and intellectual history of the modern Islamic world!

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William Carruthers @williamcarruthers.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

What is even more mad about this is that, a couple of years ago, Dutch universities were hiring really aggressively

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Harald Viersen @haraldviersen.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

NIce, that would really tie our room together

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Harald Viersen @haraldviersen.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Für alle, die sich interessieren für die zeitgenössische Arabische Philosophie (oder sogar für die Philosophie überhaupt), gibt es jetzt auf das Lehrgutblog einen Artikel, in dem ich überlege, wie man diese oder andere nicht-Europäische Traditionen in die Lehre einbringen könnte. Viel Spaß!

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Not true. I'll give you some examples of when styles crossed over from womenswear to menswear, and how men have worn straight-up womenswear or just feminine styles in cool ways. 🧵

A screenshot from Twitter.

The original tweet reads: "Rapper Kenderick Lamar wore size 29 women's jeans to Super Bowl LIX." The tweet garnered over a thousand replies, most negative.

I (Derek Guy) screenshotted that tweet and wrote: "so funny to see history repeat itself. men who wear slim fit and stretch denim—both of which were once considered strictly for women—criticizing kendrick for wearing flares bc they were on the women's aisle. in ten years, you'll be in flares clutching pearls about something else"

Then another user replied to my tweet, saying: "Wearing women’s clothes has never been in style, homo."

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Harald Viersen @haraldviersen.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Vorige week heb ik samen met Kamel Essabane bij Radboud Reflects een inleiding mogen geven over de islamitische filosofie. Het was de eerste keer dat ik een dergelijk verhaal voor een breder publiek heb gehouden. Voor iedereen die het heeft gemist, is er nog de video! youtube.com/watch?v=bdCl...

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Harald Viersen @haraldviersen.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Volgende week heb ik de eer om bij Radboud Reflects een college te geven over islamitische filosofie. Veertig min is krap voor een overzicht van 1400 jaar filosofiegeschiedenis, maar we gaan het proberen. Plus aansluitend is er een respons van mijn collega Kamel Essabane! www.ru.nl/services/spo...

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Islamitische filosofie | Radboud Universiteit

Wat is islamitische filosofie? Waarom is de islamitische denktraditie vrij lang buiten beeld gebleven?

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Dr Bendor Grosvenor FRHistS @bendorgrosvenor.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

I don't see many long threads on here, but I'll try one - it's about Holbein's Ambassadors, his 1533 masterpiece in the National Gallery. It's often presented as a great mystery, but I think once we understand the circumstances in which it was made, its meaning becomes clearer. 1/

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Harald Viersen @haraldviersen.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Kijk, dit is een voorstel waar ik achter kan staan. Gebruik deze tijd om slim te bezuinigen, bijvoorbeeld op uitgaven aan commerciële uitgevers. Je bespaart er geen miljard mee, maar het scheelt een slok op een borrel! www.voxweb.nl/nieuws/bezui...

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Bezuinigen op wetenschap? Begin met een open access revolutie - Vox magazine

OPINIE - In tijden van bezuiniging kan de academische wereld veel geld besparen door commerciële uitgevers links te laten liggen en over te stappen op Diamond Open Access journals. Nederland zou hieri...

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Gregg Carlstrom @glcarlstrom.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

In an English statement, Netanyahu said that Israel's incursions into Syria would be temporary. The Hebrew version made no such promise: "One thing we've learned over the years is that it's usually more important to follow what Netanyahu says in Hebrew." www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

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Why Europe has gone cold on Israel's blitz and 'temporary' occupation in Syria

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Harald Viersen @haraldviersen.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Dit is toch gekmakend?! Wat moeten we doen om het over de KWALITEIT VAN HET ONDERWIJS te hebben?

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Mathijs van de Sande 🟥🔻 @mathijsvandesande.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Today 250 staff members and students of Radboud University cycled to Nijmegen City Hall to ask our fellow city members and city administration for support in our struggle against budget cuts. MP @lisawesterveld.bsky.social gave a great speech on how our extreme right government undermines democracy.

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Harald Viersen @haraldviersen.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Voor wie hier meer over wil weten raad ik het aangrijpende werk van Mustafa Khalifa in de onvolprezen vertaling van Djûke Poppinga aan.

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Sarah Parkinson @separkinson.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Basic background resources for those who not familiar with Saydnaya (also Sednaya/Seydnaya/Sadnaya) & other notorious Syrian prisons such as Tadmor (destroyed 2015), Mazzeh (Air Force Intelligence/Mazzeh Mil Airport), & Qism Falastin (Palestine Branch/Branch 235). The sheer magnitude of this. 1/6

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Aron Lund @aronlund.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

To understand how critical Homs is in terms of logistics and infrastructure, look at these maps: • Left: Syria's oil & gas grid • Right: Syria's main roads South of Homs, you have all key state & military institutions. West of Homs: all ports, both Russian bases, and Assad's Alawite support base.

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