Carool Kersten [SEP] country of citizenship
contemporary Muslim world, in particular intellectual history and current developments in both regional and global contexts. In addition to that, he is interested in Southeast Asian history and Islam, and in developments in the Middle East.
Education.
Carool Kersten studied Arabic Language and Culture at the then still existing Institute for the Study of the Languages and Cultures of the Middle East at Radboud University Nijmegen in the Netherlands. He specialized in modern Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, with minors in International Law, International Relations and Indonesian. In
Carool Kersten
Carool Kersten (Haelen, 28 June 1964) is a historian of Islam and the author and editor of eleven books. Trained as an Arabist, Southeast Asianist and scholar of religion, he currently works as a Reader in the Study of Islam and the Muslim World at "King's College London", teaching in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies, as well as at the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, where he was also acting head of department in 2017. In his research he focuses on the