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Curriculum Vitae (English)

Education and Academic Experience

• 2004–2008: Studied History and Egyptian-Islamic Archaeology, Alexandria University, Damanhour Branch; 2008: Bachelor of Arts (Major: History); 2009–2014: Teaching Assistant in Medieval History, Department of History, Faculty of Arts, Damanhour University; 2010–2011: Pre-Master’s Diploma (tamhīdī māǧistīr) in Medieval History, Alexandria University (Damanhour Branch); 2011–2014: Master’s Studies in Medieval History (joint supervision: University of Göttingen and Damanhour University). MA Thesis: “Tibnin (Toron) in the Age of the Crusades (AH 498–664 / AD 1105–1266)”, Supervisors: Prof. Frank Rexroth & Prof. Aly Elsayed; 2014–2015: PhD Credit-Hours Program, Faculty of Arts, Damanhur University; 2014–2015: Assistant Lecturer in Medieval History, Department of History, Faculty of Arts, Damanhur University; 2015–2017: Teaching Assistant in History, Department of Humanities, History Program, College of Science and Arts, Qatar University; 2017–2021: Doctoral Fellow (Yusuf Jameel Fellow) in History, Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS), Philipps-Universität Marburg; 2019–2020: Research Assistant, Project on Maghreb History (Alexander von Humboldt Project), CNMS, Philipps-Universität Marburg; 2021: PhD (Dr. phil.) in Medieval Islamic History, Philipps-Universität Marburg. Doctoral Thesis: “Between Imagination and Reality: The Prester John Legend and Its Impact on the Crusader–Muslim Conflict (12th–13th Centuries).” Supervisors: Prof. Albrecht Fuess & Prof. Frank Rexroth; 2021–2022: Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Fritz Thyssen Fellow) in Islamic Studies, CNMS, Philipps-Universität Marburg (associated as an Affiliated Fellow until Dec. 2024); 2022–2024: ERC Postdoctoral Researcher in Jewish–Muslim Social Relations in the Premodern Mediterranean, ERC-APCG Project: “Arabic Poetry in the Cairo Genizah,” Trinity College Dublin, the Univerity of Dublin; 2023: Certificate in Strategies for Research Leadership, Trinity College Dublin; 2025: Visiting Research Fellow in Medieval Mediterranean History, Trinity College Dublin; Since Oct. 2025: Postdoctoral Research Associate in Medieval History, Department of History, LMU Munich.

Research Interests

• The Crusades from Islamic and Latin perspectives, The Arabic–Islamic legacy of the Crusades in the modern era (19th–20th centuries), Jewish–Muslim relations through the Cairo Genizah, History of the Ayyubids and Mamluks, European–Islamic entanglements between the 12th and 15th centuries

Research Projects

• 2016–2018: Egyptian–Italian bilateral project “History of Peacemaking between East and West (11th–15th Centuries)”, funded by the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT, Egypt) and the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR, Italy). Role: Co-founder and Scientific Coordinator of the Egyptian team.
• 2018–2020: Egyptian–Italian bilateral project “Intercultural Influences between East and West (11th–21st Centuries)”, funded by ASRT (Egypt) and CNR (Italy). Role: Member of the Egyptian team; contributions to conferences, research mobility, and publications.
• 2017–2021: Doctoral Project “Between Imagination and Reality: The Prester John Legend and Its Impact on the Crusader–Muslim Conflict (12th–13th Centuries)”, funded by the Yusuf Jameel Scholarship, Philipps-Universität Marburg.
• 2021–2022: Postdoctoral Project “Between Memory and Historiography: The Crusades in Modern Egyptian Scholarship”, funded by the Fritz Thyssen Foundation, CNMS, Philipps-Universität Marburg.
• 2022–2025: Subproject II “Jewish–Muslim Social Relations in the Premodern Mediterranean”, within the ERC-funded project “Arabic Poetry in the Cairo Genizah (APCG)”, Trinity College Dublin. Principal Investigators: Prof. Mohamed Ahmed (Trinity College Dublin) & Prof. Benjamin Outhwaite (University of Cambridge).

Awards, Memberships, and Administrative Responsibilities

• 2023: Research Award (Middle East Category), Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA), Washington, D.C.
• Selective Memberships (selected): Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East (SSCLE) · Middle East Studies Association (MESA) · European Association for Jewish Studies (EAJS) · ASMEA · Mediävistenverband · DAVO (German Middle East Studies Association) · Egyptian Society for Historical Studies · Marburg University Research Academy (MARA) · Social History Society; 2010–2012 / 2014: Member and Chair of Examination Committees, Faculty of Arts, Damanhur University.
• Editorial Work: Since 2025: Bulletin Editor, Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East (SSCLE); Since 2025: Scientific Editor, Arabica Encyclopedia of the Crusades, Arab Centre for Research and Policy Studies; since 2023: Series Editor, Premodern Islamic Arab History and East–West Encounters, Trivent Publishing.

Publikationen / Publications: Ahmed Mohamed Sheir