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Prof. Dr. Maha El Kaisy-Friemuth

Prof. Dr. Maha El Kaisy-Friemuth

Prof. Dr. Maha El Kaisy-Friemuth

Speaker of the Department of Islamic-Religious Studies - Chair of Islamic-Religious Studies with Practical Focus

Department Islamic-Religious Studies

Room: Room 3.116
Nägelsbachstraße 25
91052 Erlangen
  • Phone number: +49 9131 85-26025
  • Email: maha.kaisy-friemuth@fau.de

Office hours

During the semester, office hours are held Tuesdays from 10:00 to 12:00 and from 04:00 to 06:00.

Since 2012 Chair for Islamic-Religious Studies with Practical Focus at the Department for Islamic-Religious Studies, FAU
2008-2012 Assistant Professor in Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, Catholic University of Leuven
2007-2008 Lecturer in Islamic Studies at the Department for Religion and Theology, Trinity College Dublin
2003-2007 Habilitation-Student in the program for Mediterranean and Middle East Studies, Trinity College Dublin
2003 Researcher at the Department for Religion & Theology at the Birmingham University
2002 PhD in Islamic Studies, Department of Theology at the University of Birmingham
Title of Dissertation: Forms of Relationship between God and Humans
Supervisor: Dr. David Thomas. Prof. I. R. Netton, Dr. S. von Sicard
1989-1995 Tourist guide (German) for Islamic and ancient sights in Egypt
1988 Egyptian ministry for Tourism: Diploma and State License for Islamic and ancient sights in Egypt
1985 Post graduate Diploma (M.A.), at the Near East School of Theology (NEST), Beirut
title: the Influence of the Parables of Jesus on Jewish Peasants. Supervisor: Dr. Kenneth Baily
1983-1985 University of Hamburg, German language class
1982-1983 teacher of english at the October School, Kairo
1975-1980 teacher of philosophy and english, Business Secondary School, Cairo
1975-1979 B.A. (Single Honour 4 years) in Islamic and European Philosophy at the University of Cairo
1975 High school certificate, Orman Secondary School, Cairo

An overview of current publications can be found here (in German).

An overview of recent presentations can be found here (in German).

Supervised Bachelor’s Theses:

  • Christl Naumann: Homosexualität im Islam
  • Maximilian Büchner: René Guénon und die „Schule des Traditionalismus“. Ein Ansatz der Wiederbelebung des Islamischen Denkens in der Moderne

Supervised Master’s Theses:

  • Charlotte Schwarz: Konflikt-PR im Moscheebaustreit. Ein Best-Practice-Beispiel anhand des Islamischen Zentrums Al-Nour in Hamburg
  • Paul Thierbach: „Islamfeindlichkeit in deutschen Medien im Spiegel der Flüchtlingskrise 2015 – eine qualitative Analyse“

Supervised doctoral dissertations:

  • Muhammad Ragab Ahmed (seit 2018) Arbeitstitel: Menschenbild unter modernen Denkern in Ägypten
  • Ahmad Amer (seit 2017) Der Arbeitstitel ist: „at-Taʾwīl und seine Rolle in der modernen islamischen Theologie
  • Mahmoud Qandil (in Kooperation mit al-Azhar Universität; seit Oktober 2014) Der Arbeitstitel ist: „Offenbarung in Islamischer Theologie“
  • Abdlrahman al-Hout (Aus Syrien; seit Oktober 2014) der Arbeitstitel ist: Bedeutung des Staats im Islam: Theorie und Anwendung

(مفهوم الدولة الإسلامية بين النظرية والتطبيق المعاصر (سوريا نموذجاً)

  • Herr Mourad Qortas (Erlangen Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter, seit März 2013). Der Arbeitstitel ist:  „Mu’tazilitische Hermeneutik“
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