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TRANSLAPT @translapt.bsky.social · 3d

to gaining valuable insights into the Muslim diaspora in Argentina since the late 19th century, they visited the Mezquita, which houses the local archive documenting immigration from the Middle East to Rosario in the early 20th century.

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TRANSLAPT @translapt.bsky.social · 3d

Discussions on Archival Practices and Multilingualism in Rosario

On 2–3 October, Philip Bockholt and Hülya Çelik held discussions on archival practices and multilingualism with Silvia Montenegro and her team at the Universidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR). In addition

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TRANSLAPT @translapt.bsky.social · 9d

Empire: Cross-Cultural and Translational Text Mobilities". The workshop will provide an opportunity to discuss avenues for future cooperation.

This is the link to the event page: www.usal.edu.ar/fhleo/extens...

Jornadas: «Tradiciones intelectuales en el Oriente Medio durante los períodos premoderno y moderno» (RVRID 144/25) - Facultad de Filosofía, Historia, Letras y Estudios Orientales

Jornadas: «Tradiciones intelectuales en el Oriente Medio durante los períodos premoderno y moderno» (RVRID 144/25) en Facultad de Filosofía, Historia, Letras y Estudios Orientales de la Universidad de...

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TRANSLAPT @translapt.bsky.social · 9d

The workshop, organised by Juan Bautista García Bazán, will feature his paper titled "Lengua, Cultura e Imperio: Intersecciones del árabe, el persa y el turco en el Mediterráneo Oriental Otomano". Hülya Çelik will also present a paper titled "Armeno-Turkish Literature in and beyond the Ottoman...

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TRANSLAPT @translapt.bsky.social · 9d

Workshop at USAL in Buenos Aires

On 30 September, Philip Bockholt will participate in the workshop "Tradiciones intelectuales en el Oriente Medio durante los períodos pre-moderno y moderno" at the Universidad del Salvador (USAL) in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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TRANSLAPT @translapt.bsky.social · 13d

the session featured papers by Sacha Alsancakli, Ahmet Aytep, Hicham Bouhadi, Kristof D’hulster, Tobias Sick, and Muhammed Sofu, each addressing a different facet of Ottoman and Mamluk translation practices. Here is the link to the programme: turkologentag.uni-mainz.de/programme/

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TRANSLAPT @translapt.bsky.social · 13d

TRANSLAPT Panel at the Turkologentag

On 19 September, the TRANSLAPT team featured with their own panel at the Turkologentag 2025 at Mainz University. Under the title "Translating Arabic and Persian Knowledge into Turkish in the Mamluk and Ottoman Realms", ...

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TRANSLAPT @translapt.bsky.social · 14d

and will provide a more global and multidimensional view of the region. Once again, many thanks to the Deutsches Wissenschafts- und Innovationshaus (DWIH) São Paulo for financial support. Here is the link to the event page: www.unirio.br/relacoesinte...

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TRANSLAPT @translapt.bsky.social · 14d

Their investigation of textual traditions, Sufi brotherhoods, and the history and art of the Middle East and North Africa in the premodern and modern periods, through the lenses of philology, anthropology, and film history, was an inspiring start to further endeavours, ...

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TRANSLAPT @translapt.bsky.social · 14d

Exploring New Avenues of Collaboration in Brazil

During the workshop at the Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, held on 23-24 September, Philip Bockholt and Hülya Çelik, together with Paulo Pinto, Gisele F. Chagas and others, explored new avenues of collaboration.

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TRANSLAPT @translapt.bsky.social · 16d

We thank the Deutsches Wissenschafts- und Innovationshaus (DWIH) São Paulo for financial support. This is a link to the event page: www.unirio.br/relacoesinte...

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TRANSLAPT @translapt.bsky.social · 16d

Co-organised with Paulo Pinto and Gisele F. Chagas, the workshop will be held at the Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, one of South America’s leading institutions for Middle East studies with a strong focus on anthropology.

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TRANSLAPT @translapt.bsky.social · 16d

Workshop at UFF in Rio de Janeiro
On 23-24 September, Philip Bockholt and Hülya Çelik will take part in the workshop “New Approaches to the Middle East in Germany and Brazil,” where they will each deliver lectures on multilingual textual traditions in the premodern and modern Ottoman Empire.

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TRANSLAPT @translapt.bsky.social · 17d

This is a link to the event page: www.dwih-saopaulo.org/pt/event/new...

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TRANSLAPT @translapt.bsky.social · 17d

views on academic trends in Germany and Brazil and to experience Arabic and Islamic studies in South America in situ. The event was made possible by the Deutsches Wissenschafts- und Innovationshaus (DWIH) São Paulo, which Philip Bockholt visited for talks about future funding schemes.

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TRANSLAPT @translapt.bsky.social · 17d

New Approaches to the History of the Middle East in Germany and Brazil

The three-day workshop held at the Universidade de São Paulo (USP) featured more than twenty papers presented by Master’s and PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, and professors. It was a great opportunity to exchange ...

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TRANSLAPT @translapt.bsky.social · 23d

Thanks go to the Deutsches Wissenschafts- und Innovationshaus São Paulo for financial support. For the full program and abstracts, see www.dwih-saopaulo.org/pt/event/new...

New Approaches to the History of the Middle East in Germany and Brazil (São Paulo) | DWIH Sao Paulo

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TRANSLAPT @translapt.bsky.social · 23d

Co-organised by Philip Bockholt and Arlene Clemesha, with support from Laura Farias, Pedro Criado, and Vitória Bruno, the workshop will be held at the Universidade de São Paulo (USP), one of the leading institutions for Middle East Studies in South America.

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TRANSLAPT @translapt.bsky.social · 23d

From 16 to 18 September, Philip Bockholt will participate in the workshop “New Approaches to the History of the Middle East in Germany and Brazil,” delivering a lecture titled “Language, Culture, and Empire: Intersections of Arabic, Persian, and Turkish in the Ottoman Eastern Mediterranean.”

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TRANSLAPT @translapt.bsky.social · Jul 25

On 22 July, the TRANSLAPT team, alongside the institute's secretary Vildan Yaşar and student assistants Aischa Mahmoud and Amina Catic, celebrated the end of the summer term of 2025. Wishing everyone a period of respite and productive endeavours from Münster!

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TRANSLAPT @translapt.bsky.social · Jul 22

One of the highlights for him was the chance to connect with the PI of SCORE, fellow researcher Hannah-Lena Hagemann from Hamburg. Overall, the meeting provided a valuable platform for exchanging ideas and discussing ongoing research projects with people from across the country!

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TRANSLAPT @translapt.bsky.social · Jul 22

The 2025 Emmy Noether Junior Research Group Leaders meeting took place in Potsdam from July 10 to 12. Philip Bockholt attended the event, which included informative workshops, interesting lectures, and useful office hours with DFG officials. www.dfg.de/de/foerderun...

Emmy Noether-Treffen 2025

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TRANSLAPT @translapt.bsky.social · Jul 4

Next, all attended the lecture by Colinda Lindermann (Ghent University) dealing with Arabic Lexicography in the post-formative period – a topic, in which Ottoman lexicographers also came to play an important role.

This is a link to the publisher's website www.degruyterbrill.com/publishing/s...

Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies | Publish with us | De Gruyter Brill

De Gruyter Brill | Over 300 years of publishing excellence

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TRANSLAPT @translapt.bsky.social · Jul 4

The team got the chance to become more acquainted with De Gruyter Brill and its programme, and inquire about possibilities regarding the publishing of several collective volumes and monographs of the different sub-projects.

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TRANSLAPT @translapt.bsky.social · Jul 4

Discussing the TRANSLAPT Book Series

On 3 July, Torsten Wollina, Acquisitions Editor of the academic publisher De Gruyter Brill, visited the TRANSLAPT team to present on the publishing programme and discuss the upcoming TRANSLAPT book series.

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