Stijn Van Nieuwenhuyse

Jozef Plateaustraat 22, room C0.09
Address: Jozef Plateaustraat 22, B-9000 GHENT (Belgium)

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T +32 (0)9 264 35 60
F +32 (0)9 264 42 71

Info

- masters in Arabic and Islamic Studies, KU Leuven, 1997-2001

- further improvement of the Islamic Studies at the NVIC Cairo, 2001-2002

- studies in International Relations and Conflict management, KU Leuven, 2002-2003

- teacher of the Arabic language / language coordinator

Research

PhD research within the framework of the project The mamlukisation of the Mamluk sultanate. Political Traditions and State Formation in 15th century Egypt and Syria.

Fields of interest

- Shi’ism

- Islamic history, with focus on Egypt in the Fatimid and Mamluk era

- methodology of Arabic language training

Publications

Van Nieuwenhuyse, S., “The uprising of Abu Rakwa and the bedouins against the Fatimids”, Acta Orientalia Belgica 17 (2003), p. 245-264.