Get to know the team in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies (IMES). Many of us work on a hybrid basis - a mixture of on-campus and digitally.Our working hours are Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm (UK time).Please email us in the first instance, and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.Undergraduate enquiriesEmail us about undergraduate study in IMESPostgraduate enquiriesEmail us about taught postgraduate programmes in IMESEmail us about postgraduate research in IMESHead of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies (IMES)NameRoleInes Aščerić-ToddHead of Department, Senior Lecturer in Arabic and Middle Eastern CulturesAcademic staffNameRoleFarah AboubakrLecturer in Arabic, IASH Affiliate (2023-24)Alaa Alshaikh SulaimanTeaching Fellow in ArabicThallein AntunTeaching FellowInes Aščerić-ToddHead of Department, Senior Lecturer in Arabic and Middle Eastern CulturesElvire CorbozSenior Lecturer in Contemporary Islam and Middle EastMourad Diouri (SFHEA)Teaching Fellow (Arabic), eLearning OfficerJona FrasLecturer in ArabicAndreas GörkeSenior Lecturer in Islamic StudiesAnthony GormanSenior Lecturer in Modern Middle Eastern HistoryPhil HerminaLanguage Assistant in Arabic, Lead Arabic Tutor Honorary Fellow Honorary FellowMarie LegendreSenior Lecturer in Islamic HistoryGiulia LiberatoreLecturerSimon LoynesBritish Academy Postdoctoral FellowNoemie LucasResearch Fellow in Abbasid Fiscal History and HistoriographyEbtihal MahadeenLecturer in Gender and Media Studies of the Middle EastDr Songül MecitTeaching Fellow Islamic and Middle Eastern StudiesDr Azin Mostajer HaghighiLecturer in PersianMarwa MouazenLecturer of ArabicAndrew J. NewmanPersonal Chair of Islamic Studies and PersianNacim Pak ShirazProfessor of Cinema and IranEline ScheerlinckResearch Fellow in Coptic PapyrologyŞebnem Susam-SaraevaProfessor of Translation StudiesProfessor Nazife Burcu TakilAtaturk Teaching Fellow in TurkishFrédéric VolpiProfessorHonorary and Emeritus staffNamePositionJonathan FeatherstoneHonorary FellowHugh GoddardHonorary Professorial Fellow in the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Centre for the Study of Islam in the Contemporary WorldCarole HillenbrandProfessor EmeritaRobert HillenbrandProfessor Emeritus This article was published on 2024-08-13