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Ulrike Freitag is a professor at the Freie Universität Berlin in the Department of Islamic Studies. Her research focuses on networks within the Indian Ocean, historical urban studies, and the social and cultural history of the Middle East since 1500, with particular attention to Syria and the Arabian Peninsula. She has directed the Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures & Societies since April 2021 and has held the directorship of the Zentrum Moderner Orient since October 2002. Freitag completed her Habilitation in Islamic Studies at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn in 2002, with a thesis on Indian Ocean migrants and state formation in Hadhramaut. Additionally, she has been engaged in furthering research on Middle Eastern history and migration patterns over the past few decades and has held various academic positions, including lecturer at SOAS, University of London. Freitag is fluent in English, Arabic, and French, and has made significant contributions to various academic publishing projects, including as co-editor of scholarly journals focused on global history and Middle Eastern studies.
Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures & Societies • Berlin
Leading academic institution focusing on Muslim cultures and societies.
Zentrum Moderner Orient • Berlin
Director of institution focused on modern Middle Eastern studies.
School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London • London
Taught modern history with a focus on the Middle East.
Administered by the Department of Political and Social Sciences.