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Alexander Weissenburger
Austrian Academy of Sciences, Institute for Social Anthropology
Occupation
Researcher
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Discipline
Religious Studies/Theology
Sub Areas
Islamic Thought
Middle East/Near East Studies
Geographic Areas of Interest
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
Languages
German (native)
English (fluent)
Arabic (fluent)
French (elementary)
Education
MA | 2017 | Oriental Studies | University of Vienna
MLitt | 2015 | Security Studies | University of St Andrews
Abstracts
The ahl al-bayt’s return to power: The legitimation of religious rule in the speeches of Husayn al-Huthi in the context of the current crisis in Yemen. South Arabian Genealogy and Its Challenges to the Huthi Movement’s Claims to Authority