Prof. Dr. Ulrike Freitag
Institute of Islamic Studies
Professor
Research Focus: History of Arab nations, History of the Indian Ocean, Historical urban studies, Islamic networks on the Indian Ocean
Room 1.1052
14195 Berlin
Academic Career
Study
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1987 – 1991 |
Doctoral Studies: History, Islamic Studies, German Literature, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg |
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1981 – 1987 |
Study of History, Islamic Studies, German Literature, Rheinische Friedrich Wilhelms-Universität Bonn (1981-1983), Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (1983-1987), Universität Damaskus (1984-1985) |
Graduation / Academic Degrees
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2002 |
State Doctorate (Habilitation) in Islamic Studies, Rheinische Friedrich Wilhelms-Universität, Bonn |
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1991 |
PhD (Dr. phil) in History, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg |
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1987 |
Magister Artium in History, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg |
Current Position
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since 2002 |
Director, Zentrum Moderner Orient, in conjunction with a special Professorship (S-Professur) in Islamic Studies, Freie Universität Berlin |
Earlier Profession / Positions held
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1993-2002 |
Lecturer in Modern Middle Eastern History, School of Oriental and African Studies |
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1991 |
Wissenschaftliche Angestellte, Chair of non-European History, Fern-Universität Hagen |
Scholarships and Awards
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2000-2001 |
Scholarship to complete State Doctorate (Habilitation), Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation, DFG) |
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1999-2000 |
Junior Fellowship, Historisches Kolleg München |
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1996-1997 |
One year DFG Project for research in Yemen and Southeast Asia |
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1993 |
9 month DFG scholarship for research in British Archives |
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1988-1991 |
Graduate Scholarship (Graduiertenförderung) Baden-Württemberg |
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1983-1987 |
Scholarship by Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes |
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1983, 1984-84 |
Scholarships by DAAD to study Arabic in Cairo and Damascus |
Membership and Further Activities
Deutsch Arbeitsgemeinschaft Vorderer Orient (DAVO)
Middle East Studies Association (MESA)
Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft (DMG)
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since 2012 |
Advisory Board member Centre Marc Bloch, Berlin |
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since 2012 |
Vice-chairperson enquiry board, BBAW |
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since 2010 |
Co-Editor: Journal of Arabian Studies, London |
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since 2009 |
Member of Pool of Reviewers, European Science Foundation (ESF) |
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2007 - 2011 |
Scientific advisory board, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Jacobs University, Bremen |
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2007 - 2011 |
Advisory board member and deputy chairperson of the Graduate School Asia and Africa in World Reference Systems, Martin-Luther Universität Halle-Wittenberg |
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2007-2009 |
Scientific advisory board, Studie zur Internationalen Positionierung der Geisteswissenschaften (financed by the German Ministry of Education and Research) |
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since 2005 |
Advisory Board, Orient Institut Beirut (Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft) |
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since 2005 |
Selection Committee for Georg-Foster-Scholarships, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation |
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since 2005 |
Co-Editor: Journal of Global History, Cambridge |
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since 2003 |
Co-Editor: Geschichte und Gesellschaft |
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since 2002 |
Editor: ZMO Studien, Berlin |
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since 2001 |
Co-Editor: SOAS/Routledge/Curzon Studies on the Middle East |