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Alexander Thurston
University of Cincinnati
Occupation
Assistant Professor
Contact
Discipline
Political Science
Sub Areas
Islamic Studies
Geographic Areas of Interest
Africa (Sub-Saharan)
All Middle East
Maghreb
Specialties
Islamic Law
Islamic Movements
Languages
Arabic (advanced)
French (advanced)
Hausa (elementary)
Education
PhD | 2013 | Religious Studies | Northwestern University
MA | 2009 | Center for Contemporary Arab Studies | Georgetown University
Abstracts
The Mālikī Madhhab, the Istidlāl Genre, and Contemporary Religious Authority: Tunisian and Libyan Examples