Position:

Early Career Fellow in Arabic/Islamic History (1000–1500 CE)

Faculty / College Address:

Oriental Institute

Email:

talal.al-azem@orinst.ox.ac.uk

Research Interests:

• Islamic legal & educational institutions
• Medieval learning and transmission
• Palaeography

Current Projects:

Legal precedent in the madhhab-law tradition.

Courses Taught:

• Introduction to Islamic History to 1500
• Islamic History, 570–1500 for third-year and first year MPhils
• Seljuk history (special option)
• Muslim learning and transmission in the Middle Periods (special option