Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - Berliner Institut für Islamische Theologie

Ebrahim Moosa (PhD, University of Cape Town 1995) is Mirza Family Professor of Islamic Thought and Muslim Societies in the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame. He  co-directs, with Scott Appleby and Atalia Omer, Contending Modernities, the global research and education initiative examining the interaction among Catholic, Muslim, and other religious and secular forces in the world. He is a faculty fellow of the Keough School’s Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies.

He previously taught in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Cape Town (1989-1998) and in the Department of Religious Studies at Stanford University (1998-2001). In 2005, Moosa was named a Carnegie Scholar to pursue research on Islamic seminaries of South Asia.

Born in South Africa, Moosa earned his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Cape Town. He also holds a degree in Islamic and Arabic studies from Darul Ulum Nadwatul `Ulama in Lucknow, India, a B.A. degree from Kanpur University, and a postgraduate diploma in journalism from the City University in London.

The Berlin Institute of Islamic Theology is delighted to welcome Ebrahim as a guest academic. During his time here he will be working with other academics at the Humboldt, leading a workshop and delivering this public lecture.

Everyone is welcome to attend, there will be refreshments provided after the lecture and discussion.

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