Ulrike Freitag

Biography

since 1.10.2002 Director, Leibniz Center Modern Orient, Berlin, in conjunction with an S professorship in Islamic Studies, FU Berlin 31/01/2002 Habilitation in the field of Islamic Studies, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University, Bonn Theme: Indian Ocean Migrants and State Formation in Hadhramaut (Leiden 2003) 10 / 2000-9 / 2001 Habilitation scholarship of the German Research Association (leave of absence from SOAS) 10 / 1999-9 / 2000 Scholarship holder, Historical College, Munich (leave of absence from SOAS) 1996/97 One-year research year for research in Hadhramaut and Southeast Asia (Singapore, Java) 10 / 1993-9 / 2002 University lecturer for the modern history of the Near and Middle East, Department of History, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London 1 / 1992-9 / 1993 Research on Yemeni migration in the Indian Ocean (19th / 20th century) in London 3 / 1991-12 / 1991 Scientific staff for external European history, FernUniversität Hagen, Chair Prof. Osterhammel

Research Interest

Current research area: Islamic networks in the Indian Ocean, historical city research