Middle East studies in the News

Tariq Ramadan the New Islamic Studies Chair

by Sundas Ali
Cherwell.org (Student news of Oxford University)
August 5, 2009

http://www.cherwell.org/content/8992

http://www.campus-watch.org/article/id/7949

Professor Tariq Ramadan, Research Fellow at St Antony's College, has been appointed His Highness Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani Chair in Contemporary Islamic Studies.

His role will begin on 1st September 2009.

Prof. Ramadan is a world-renowned scholar. He has previously worked on a government task force devising policies to counter Islamic extremism in Britain.

Ramadan expressed gratitude for his appointment and commented, "such a chair is very much needed today and I am personally committed to making Oxford a centre of excellence on contemporary Islamic issues with worldwide academic connection."

The Chair of the Faculty of Oriental Studies Jeremy Johns said, "Professor Ramadan will add a new dimension to our teaching and research, and ensure that the work of the Faculty will in future have direct impact upon contemporary debates and developments."

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