Arabic, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies

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Arabic, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies is a vibrant and research-active multidisciplinary unit within the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies. We host the distinguished Iqbal Centre, which organises public lectures and runs initiatives to support researchers across the University working on Islam.

Our supervision is delivered by academics who are at the cutting-edge of research in their field and engaged in a wide range of research projects across the disciplines of Middle Eastern Studies and History, Islamic Studies, Arabic Linguistics and Translation Studies.

We offer supervision in a range of areas, including:

Arabic language and linguistics
Teaching of Arabic
Arabic-English and English-Arabic translation
Arab literature (both classical and modern)
Arab media
Qur'anic Studies
Muslim Intellectual History
Islamic legal studies
Islamophobia
Sufism
Islamic Theology
Hadith Studies
Gender Studies
Middle Eastern and North African history, politics and international relations