CV

1979: Born (geboren) in Lebach/Germany.

1981-95: Schools (Schulen) in Jeddah/Saudi Arabia.

1998: Graduation (Abitur) from Gymnasium Wiesloch (near Heidelberg/Germany).

1999-2004: Political Science (Politikwissenschaft), Middle East Studies (Islamwissenschaft) and English Philology (Anglistik) at Heidelberg University and the University of Massachusetts at Boston. 

2004: Master’s thesis in Political Science (politikwissenschaftliche Magisterarbeit): “Islam und Demokratie: Zwei Fallbeispiele” (Islam and Democracy: Two Case Studies). 

2005: Internships in the media (Medienpraktika).

2006-08: Research for PhD thesis in Middle East Studies (Islamwissenschaft) at Heidelberg University.

2008-2015: English trainer for BASF employees (19-65) in Ludwigshafen at Dosch Sprachenservice.

2009-13: Continuation of PhD thesis (Doktorarbeit) at Marburg University.

2013: Completion and defense of thesis (Verteidigung der Doktorarbeit): “Muslims Against the Islamic State: Arab Critics and Supporters of Ali Abdarraziq’s Islamic Laicism.” 

2014 August: Publication of PhD thesis (Veröffentlichung der Doktorarbeit).

Languages: German, English, Arabic, French.