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Ulrike Freitag is a professor at the Institute of Islamic Studies at Freie Universität Berlin, leading research on Islam, networks in the Indian Ocean, and historical urban studies. Her work focuses on Middle Eastern history and society from 1500 onwards, with particular emphasis on the history of Arab provinces within the Ottoman Empire since 1750, especially Syria and the Arabian Peninsula. She has a strong academic background with a doctorate in Islamic Studies from Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg, where her dissertation examined Syrian historiography from 1920 to 1990. Freitag has also held significant positions such as Director of the Berlin Graduate School of Muslim Cultures and Societies and is actively involved in various scholarly boards, including as co-editor for journals related to global history and Middle Eastern studies. She has conducted research internationally, including in Damascus, and is fluent in multiple languages including English, Arabic, and French.
Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures & Societies • Berlin
Leading the graduate school focusing on Muslim cultures and societies.
Zentrum Moderner Orient, FU-Berlin • Berlin
Oversaw the center which focuses on modern Oriental studies.
Department of History, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London • London
Taught modern history of the Near and Middle East.
Administered by the Department of Political and Social Sciences.