Andrei Tirtan
Dep. Filosofie en Religiewetenschap - Religiewetenschap - Is
Utrecht University
Netherlands
Biography
Andrei Tirtan is a PhD candidate within the research program funded by the European Research Council entitled "Muslims in Interwar Europe" and led by Dr. Umar Ryad. Andrei will address the topic of "Political activism and Pan-Islamism. After graduating from the University of Bucharest, with a BA degree in Political Science- in English (2011), he continued his studies at the University of Leiden, where he pursued a Research Master in Area Studies focusing on the Middle East (2013). Topics of interest: Pan-Islamism, (Arab) Nationalism, Colonial History and Totalitarianism among others.
Research Interest
History and Philosophy of the Sciences and the Humanities
Publications
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A. Tirtan (29-05-2015) Presentation of research on Muslim intellectuals and their political activism in Interwar Europe.
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A. Tirtan (21-11-2015) Participant within the panel ‘Muslims in Europe in the Interwar Years: A Trans-cultural Perspective’ with the paper : “Muslim politics in post-Great War Europe: Laying the foundations of a Movementâ€.
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A. Tirtan (28-05-2015) Interviewed for the filming of the Documentary: Islam tijdens het Interbellum (Broadcasted 6 June 2015, 12:00 on NPO 2)
