Vereniging voor de studie van het Midden-oosten en de islam
(MOI)
Contact address
Web: http://www.moistudies.nl
E-mail: moistudies@moistudies.nl
Survey of scholars (1998)
There are around 100 orientalists in universities - most of whom are involved
in 'traditional' teaching - such as linguistics, literature and history. There
is also a group of around 50 political scientists. MOI is the main
professional organisation involved in Arabic-Islamic studies. It currently has
300 members. The main research centres are in the Universities of Amsterdan,
Groningen, Leiden, Nijmegen and Utrecht. The best library is in Leiden.
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