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IMEIS Members

Professor Clive Jones
Director of the Institute for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies. Professor of Regional Security in the School of Government and International Affairs.
Member of the Centre for the Study of Jewish Culture, Society and Politic.

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Dr Carly Beckerman
Assistant Professor in the International Relations of the Middle East in the School of Government and International Affairs.

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Professor Anoush Ehteshami
Professor of International Relations in the School of Government and International Affairs, Durham University. Nasser al-Mohammad al-Sabah Chair in International Relations in the School of Government and International Affairs.

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Dr Marzieh Kouhi-Esfahani
Teaching Fellow in Middle East Politics in the School of Government and International Affairs.

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Professor Emma Murphy
Professor of Political Economy in the School of Government and International Affairs.

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Dr Rory McCarthy
Assistant Professor in the School of Government and International Affairs.

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Dr Eva-Maria Nag
Global Policy Journal Executive Editor in the School of Government and International Affairs.

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Dr Alice Finden

Assistant Professor in International Politics

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Professor Yulia Egorova
Reader in the Department of Anthropology.
Director of Postgraduate Studies, Department of Anthropology.
Centre Director in the Centre for the Study of Jewish Culture, Society and Politics.

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Dr Kamal Badreshany
Research Associate in the Department of Archaeology.
Member of the Centre for the Study of the Ancient Mediterranean and the Near East.

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UNESCO Professor Robin Coningham
Professor in the Department of Archaeology.
Associate Director (World Heritage Site) in the Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies.

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Dr Derek Kennet
Associate Professor in the Department of Archaeology.
Member of the Centre for the Study of the Ancient Mediterranean and the Near East.
Member in the Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies.

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Dr Dan Lawrence
Associate Professor in the Department of Archaeology.
Member of the Centre for the Study of the Ancient Mediterranean and the Near East.

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Professor Anna Leone
Professor in the Department of Archaeology.
Member of the Centre for the Study of the Ancient Mediterranean and the Near East.
Member in the Centre for Visual Arts and Culture.
Member in the Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies.

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Professor Graham Philip
Professor in the Department of Archaeology.
Member of the Centre for the Study of the Ancient Mediterranean and the Near East.

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Dr Penny Wilson
Associate Professor in the Department of Archaeology.
Member of the Centre for the Study of the Ancient Mediterranean and the Near East.

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Professor Omneya Abdelsalam
Professor of Accounting & Islamic Finance in the Business School.

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Professor Habib Ahmed
Sharjah Chair in Islamic Law and Finance in the Business School.

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Professor Mehmet Asutay
Professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic Political Economy & Finance.
Director, MSc Islamic Finance Programme.
Director, Durham Centre for Islamic Economics and Finance in the Business School.

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Professor Muhammed-Shahid Ebrahim
Associate Professor (Teaching) in Economics in the Business School.

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Dr Ahmed Elsayed
Associate Professor (Teaching) in Economics in the Business School.

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Professor Ted Kaizer
Professor in the Department of Classics and Ancient History.
Member of the Centre for the Study of the Ancient Mediterranean and the Near East.
Member in the Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies.

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Dr Edmund Richardson
Associate Professor in the Department of Classics and Ancient History.

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Dr Mark Woolmer
Member of the Centre for the Study of the Ancient Mediterranean and the Near East.

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Professor Louise Amoore
Professor / Deputy Head of Department in the Department of Geography

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Dr Noam Leshem
Associate Professor in the Department of Geography.
Member of the Centre for the Study of Jewish Culture, Society and Politics.
Assistant Professor, Politics-State-Space.
Assistant Professor, Urban Worlds.

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Professor Justin Willis
Professor (Modern African History) in the Department of History.

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Dr Christine Woodhead
Honorary Fellow (Ottoman History) in the Department of History.
Member of the Centre for 17th-Century Studies.
Member in the Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies.

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Dr Abir Hamdar
Associate Professor (Reader) / Deputy Director of Research (Impact) in the School of Modern Languages and Cultures.

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Mrs Salima Jaljule
Assistant Professor (Teaching) in the School of Modern Languages and Cultures.

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Professor Daniel Newman
Professor in the School of Modern Languages and Cultures.
Member of the Centre for 17th-Century Studies.
Special Advisor to the Islamic Criminal Justice Project in the Centre for Criminal Law & Justice.
Member in the Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies.

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Professor Paul Starkey
Emeritus Professor in the School of Modern Languages and Cultures.
Member in the Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies.

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Dr Adam Talib
Assistant Professor / Director of Studies in the School of Modern Languages and Cultures.
Member of the Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies.

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Dr Aziza Zaher
Assistant Professor (Teaching) / Careers Liaison in the School of Modern Languages and Cultures.

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Professor Oliver Schlumberger
Universitat Tubingen.

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Professor Tore Tingvold
Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

Anthropology Staff

NameTitle
Professor Yulia EgorovaMember

Classics and Ancient History Staff

NameTitle
Professor Ted KaizerMember
Professor Edmund RichardsonMember

Geography Staff

NameTitle
Professor Louise AmooreMember
Dr Noam LeshemMember

School of Modern Languages and Cultures Staff

NameTitle
Professor Abir HamdarMember
Salima JaljuleMember
Professor Daniel NewmanMember
Professor Paul StarkeyMember
Dr Aziza ZaherMember

External Members

Professor Oliver Schlumberger, Universitat Tubingen.

Professor Tore Tingvold, Norwegian University of Science and Technology.