Summer Party

BGSMCS is hosting a summer party together with BerGSAS and GEAS in the garden at Arnimallee 11! 

Location: BGSMCS Arnimallee 11 14195 Berlin

Lecture on The Ḥakawātī Tradition in Palestine and the Diaspora

This lecture explores the Palestinian storytelling tradition of the Ḥakawātī and its contemporary expressions in Palestine and the diaspora. The program begins with a short presentation by Heba Tebakhi, a Palestinian researcher and lecturer at Freie Universität Berlin whose work focuses on Palestinian literature, particularly oral literature and prison literature. Her talk will provide an overview of the Ḥakawātī tradition in Palestine and its historical and contemporary developments. The second part of the event features Palestinian storyteller Sally Shalabi, who will join online to discuss her work as a storyteller in the diaspora and the role of oral storytelling traditions in contemporary Palestinian cultural life. The session concludes with an open discussion with the audience. for all cohorts

Location: BGSMCS Arnimallee 11 14195 Berlin

Workshop: Critical Approaches to Research Ethics

organised by Professor Andrea Fleschenberg

Location: at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin or online

Lecture Series 4: Nights of History

A lecture with Asef Bayat, organised by Naghmeh Esmaeilpour (HU Berlin) dealing with a critical re-view of historical and political narratives in contemporary Iran for all cohorts

Location: BGSMCS Arnimallee 11 14195 Berlin

Elections - Fellow Representatives

The fellow representatives advocate for the concerns of the Graduate School’s fellows, represent their interests before the BGSMCS and other bodies, and promote communication among the fellows. A new team of fellow representatives will be elected today.  Online participation is possible.

Location: BGSMCS Arnimallee 11 14195 Berlin

Workshop: Critical Approaches to Research Ethics

organised by Professor Andrea Fleschenberg

Location: at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin or online

Lecture Series 3: Nights of History

A lecture series by Naghmeh Esmaeilpour (HU Berlin) dealing with a critical re-view of historical and political narratives in contemporary Iran for all cohorts

Location: BGSMCS Arnimallee 11 14195 Berlin

Lecture: How to turn the dissertation into a book?

Torsten Wollina (DeGruyter/Brill Publishing) talks about how to turn the dissertation into a book . Presentation & discussion. for all cohorts

Location: BGSMCS Arnimallee 11 14195 Berlin

Lecture Series 2: Nights of History

A lecture series by Naghmeh Esmaeilpour (HU Berlin) dealing with a critical re-view of historical and political narratives in contemporary Iran for all cohorts

Location: BGSMCS Arnimallee 11 14195 Berlin

Lecture: Sociology of Islam in Morocco

Location: Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies Arnimallee 11 14195, Berlin

Workshop: ENIS Springschool 2026

organised by European Network of Islamic Studies, in cooperation with BGSMCS/ZMO

Location: Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies Arnimallee 11 14195, Berlin

Lecture Series 1: Nights of History

A lecture series by Naghmeh Esmaeilpour (HU Berlin) dealing with a critical re-view of historical and political narratives in contemporary Iran for all cohorts

Location: BGSMCS Arnimallee 11 14195 Berlin

Coffee & Croissants

Everyone brings a little something to eat... for all cohorts

Location: BGSMCS Arnimallee 11 14195 Berlin

Lecture: Taking Knowledge To/From the Street: The Role of the Academia in a Complex

A lecture by Heba Ezzat (Ibn Haldun University Istanbul) in the framework of the Einstein Political Concepts Workshop (Mohammed Bamyeh / Florian Zemmin). Presentation & discussion. for all cohorts

Location: FU Holzlaube # -1.2009 (Basement) Fabeckstr. 25-27 14195 Berlin