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Dr Ursula G?nther


Biography

Ursula G?nther studied Arabic, Islamic Studies and Romance languages and literatures in T?bingen, Paris and Hamburg. She was awarded her Ph.D. on Mohammed Arkoun at the University of Hamburg. She is currently engaged in research on Islam and the transition process in South Africa at the University of Hamburg. Her research interests include gender studies, North Africa, the history of ideas, and inter-religious / inter-cultural dialogue. Her publications include Mohammed Arkoun: ein morderner Kritiker der islamischen Vernunft (forthcoming), and chapters on aspects of Islam in South and sub-Saharan Africa, in Algeria, Muslim feminism, and Islamic Modernism and fundamentalism.