The workshop “The Backgrounds of Muslim Diplomacy in the Early Modern Period” will be jointly organized by Group B01 “The Ideas of the Muslim Community and State Systems” and Group A02 “Changes in the World of Islamic Thought and Knowledge”. (Only open to members of the “Islamic Trust Studies” research groups)

The workshop “Revenge of the Vernacular: Muscovy’s Turkic Engagement with the Persianate World” will be jointly organized by Group B01 “The Ideas of the Muslim Community and State Systems”, Group A02 “Changes in the World of Islamic Thought and Knowledge”, and Slavic-Eurasian Research Center, Hokkaido University.

B02 “Trust Building Through Thought and Strategy” will hold a webinar with JIME Center, The Institute Of Energy Economics, etc.

A02 “Changes in the World of Islamic Thought and Knowledge” will hold a workshop “Development of Islamic Knowledge and Connectivity” with B01 “The Ideas of the Muslim Community and State Systems.”

B02 “Trust Building Through Thought and Strategy” will hold an emergency webinar with Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas “Establishing a new paradigm of social/human sciences based on rerational studies: in order to overcome contemporary global crisis”.

A03 “Migrants, Refugees, and Community Building” and B02 “Trust Building Through Thought and Strategy” will hold a workshop “Connectivity of Muslims in Japan”.
(disclosed only to persons concerned in “Islamic Trust Studies”)

MEXT Grant-in Aid for Transformative Research Areas (A) “Connectivity and Trust Building in Islamic Civilization” (Islamic Trust Studies) will hold a webinar with Sasakawa Peace Foundation and Japan Platform (International NGO).

A03 “Migrants, Refugees, and Community Building” will hold a workshop “Trust undermined concerning acceptance of refugees in Western Europe” with Research Group “History of Colonial Empires and Transnational Networks”.

B03 “Trust and Peace Building in Conflict Affected Areas” will hold the 5th workshop in order to discuss how to develop the research project (disclosed only to persons concerned in “Islamic Trust Studies”).

B02 “Trust Building Through Thought and Strategy” and A03 “Migrants, Refugees, and Community Building” will urgently hold a lecture “The advantages and disadvantages of Taliban’s resurgence” to discuss sudden change of the situation in Afghanistan.

A01″Mobility and Universality in the Islamic Economy” will hold a workshop “Islamic Economy in comparisons” with C01 “Analyses of Connectivities by Digital Humanities Methods.” In this workshop, Ayumu KONASUKAWA, specializing in archeology in South Asia, will discusses the economy and society in the Pre-“State”/Pre-“Islamic” Period, taking that of Indus civilization as an example.

A03“Migrants, Refugees, and Community Building”and B03“Trust and Peace Building in Conflict Affected Area” will hold a workshop “Pashtuns’ Network in Thailand.”

“C01 “Analyses of Connectivities by Digital Humanities Methods” will hold a series of 4 week seminars for study of digital humanities methods. They are designed for beginners who would like to study digital humanities methods to introduce each method by themselves. Don’t you make the first step toward the world of digital humanities this summer?
For further information, please visit the event page.”

The workshop “Mobility in Yemen and the Indian Ocean in the Medieval Period” will be jointly organized by two groups: Group B01 “The Ideas of the Muslim Community and State Systems” and Group A02 “Changes in the World of Islamic Thought and Knowledge”.

A03 “Migrants, Refugees, and Community Building” will hold a workshop “Small Lives in Palestine Observed in Photographs, Literatures and Films” with the group research “Restorative Justice and Gender in the Post-Conflict” of Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) “Research Project on Islam and Gender: Towards a Comprehensive Discussion” and Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) “Humanistic and Cross-Disciplinary Research on the Relationship between Humans and their ‘Homeland’ in the Transnational Era.”