Prof. Dr. Ulrike Freitag Director Phone: +49-(0)30-80307-0 Email: zmo(at)zmo.de Research project: Translocal Cultural History of Saudi Arabia in the 20th Century Regional focus: Arab countries (notably Arabian Peninsula and Bilād al-Shām), Indian Ocean
Dr. Sonja Hegasy Vice Director, Head of Knowledge Transfer Phone: +49-(0)30-80307-223 Email: sonja.hegasy(at)zmo.de Research project: Struggle over mined Territory: Historical Contingency in the Aftermath of the Moroccan Truth and Reconciliation Instance Regional focus: Middle East and North Africa
Prof. Dr. Kai Kresse Vice Director Phone: +49-(0)30-80307-230 Email: Kai.Kresse(at)zmo.de Research project: Contested Knowledge, Sociality, and Religion: Intellectual Culture Under Postcolonial Conditions on the Swahili Coast and Beyond Regional focus: Africa, especially East Africa and the Swahili coast, also to Southern Africa; transregional connections, especially across the Indian Ocean and the Muslim world; open for projects to all regions.
PD Dr. Stefan B. Kirmse Senior Research Fellow and Research Coordinator Phone: +49-(0)30-80307-220 E Email: Stefan.Kirmse(at)zmo.de Research project: Eurasian Borderlands, Past and Present Regional focus: Russia, Ukraine, Central Asia, Caucasus
Noël van den Heuvel Assistant to the Director (on parental leave) Phone: +49-(0)30-80307-104 Email: Noel.vandenHeuvel(at)zmo.de
Lena Herzog Knowledge Transfer Officer Phone: +49-(0)30-80307-224 Email: Lena.Herzog(at)zmo.de Research project: Aller Anfang ist…? Ankommen multiperspektivisch – Schüler:innen forschen nach
Muhammad Abubakar Yakasai Affiliierter Email: mhdyakasai(at)yahoo.com Research project: “Elite Formation and the Trajectory of the Agitation for Sharia Revival in Kano: 1945-2011.”
Mina Adel Ibrahim Affiliated Researcher Email: mina.ibrahim.17292(at)gmail.com Research project: “Coptic Misfits: In the Shadows of Altars, Domes, and Street Protests”
Adéjoké Rafiat Adétòrò Affiliated Researcher Research project: Religiosity and Higher Education at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, 1948–2010