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The Institute of Ismaili Studies is delighted to welcome Nuha Al-Sha‘ar and Stephen Burge as Research Associates in the Qur’anic Studies Unit.
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Nuha Al-Sha‘ar is an IIS Alumna, having joined the IIS’ Graduate Programmes in Islamic Studies and Humanities in 2002.
Ms Al-Sha‘ar’s current research interests include the social and intellectual history of Muslim political thought, particularly in the 9th – 10th centuries CE.
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Stephen Burge is completing his PhD in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Edinburgh.
Stephen Burge specialises in the study of angels in Islam, looking at the angelology of the Holy Qur’an and more widely in the Muslim tradition.
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The Qur’anic Studies Unit aims to advance the general understanding of the plurality of interpretations that have been produced by Muslims throughout history and of the various contexts, methodologies and intellectual tools that have shaped those interpretations.
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