Faculties of Humanities and Theology

• History of Religions and Religious Behavioural Science, Church and Mission Studies
• Department of Archaeology and Ancient History - Classical archaeology and ancient history
• Division of Arabic Studies, Hebrew, and Middle Eastern Studies
• Biblical studies
• Human Rights Studies
• Department of History

History of Religions and Religious Behavioural Science

Anders Ackfeldt, Researcher
History of religion, Islam, Music, Islamic Studies, African American Islam
PERSONAL WEBSITE
anders [dot] ackfeldt [at] ctr [dot] lu [dot] se

Torsten Janson, Senior Lecturer
Islam and Muslim minorities, Education, Children’s literature, Palestinians in Lebanon, Turkish Islamism
PERSONAL WEBSITE
torsten [dot] janson [at] ctr [dot] lu [dot] se

Svante Lundgren, Associate Professor, Researcher
Christian communities in the Middle East, Armenians, Assyrians, Diaspora, Christian-Muslim relations
PERSONAL WEBSITE
svante [dot] lundgren [at] ctr [dot] lu [dot] se

Oliver Scharbrodt, Professor
modern Islamic reform, Shia Islam, Sufism, Islamic messianism, Muslims in Europe
PERSONAL WEBSITE
oliver [dot] scharbrodt [at] ctr [dot] lu [dot] se

Yafa Shanneik, Visiting Professor
Islam, gender, transnational migration, Muslim female resistance movements, refugees, Mulsim women's political participation
PERSONAL WEBSITE
yafa [dot] shanneik [at] ctr [dot] lu [dot] se

Karin Zetterholm, Associate Professor
Middle East history, History of religion, Jewish Studies, Jewish Theology
PERSONAL WEBSITE
karin [dot] zetterholm [at] ctr [dot] lu [dot] se

Department of Archaeology and Ancient History

Anas Al Khabour, Researcher
Ancient Mediterranean
PERSONAL WEBSITE
anas [dot] al_khabour [at] klass [dot] lu [dot] se

Maria Nilsson, Ph.D
Ancient Egypt, Egyptian Archaeology, Gebel el-Silsila, Ancient Quarries, Ancient Epigraphy, Egyptian fieldwork
PERSONAL WEBSITE 
Gebel el Silsila Project
maria [dot] nilsson [at] klass [dot] lu [dot] se

Mats Roslund, Professor
Social identity and group dynamics, Social and cultural consequences of exchange, Islamic and Byzantine archaeology, Social identity, ethnicity, cultural identity and cultural transmission, Medieval urban culture, Mobile material culture, with emphasis on ceramics
PERSONAL WEBSITE
mats [dot] roslund [at] ark [dot] lu [dot] se

Division of Arabic Studies, Hebrew, and Middle Eastern Studies

Lena Ambjörn, Professor
Middle East History, Medieval medicine in the Middle East, Arabic
PERSONAL WEBSITE
lena [dot] ambjorn [at] mellost [dot] lu [dot] se

Maria Persson, Associate Professor 
Semitic studies, Arabic dialect syntax
PERSONAL WEBSITE
maria [dot] persson [at] sol [dot] lu [dot] se

Borhan Yassin, Senior lecturer
Middle East Languages, The Kurdish question
PERSONAL WEBSITE
borhan [dot] yassin [at] mellost [dot] lu [dot] se

Human Rights Studies

Dan-Erik Andersson, Senior Lecturer
Ethics, History of Religions, History of Ideas, Middle East in Sweden, Christians in the Middle East
PERSONAL WEBSITE
dan-erik [dot] andersson [at] mrs [dot] lu [dot] se

Emma Sundkvist, PhD candidate 
Human rights, Feminist activism, Gender, Equality, Egypt, Social movements
PERSONAL WEBSITE
emma [dot] sundkvist [at] mrs [dot] lu [dot] se

Darcy Thompson, Doctoral student
Political Economy, Development, Democratisation 
PERSONAL WEBSITE
darcy [dot] thompson [at] mrs [dot] lu [dot] se

Biblical Studies

Samuel Byrskog, Professor
Philosophy, Ethics and religion, Theology, New Testament Exegetics
PERSONAL WEBSITE
samuel [dot] byrskog [at] ctr [dot] lu [dot] se

Ola Wikander, Senior lecturer
Religious studies, Comparative linguistic, Language studies, History of religion
PERSONAL WEBSITE
ola [dot] wikander [at] ctr [dot] lu [dot] se

Church and Mission Studies

Sameh Egyptson, Doctoral student
Interreligious relations, Islamic League, Swedish Muslim Council, Secularization, Muslim Brotherhood
PERSONAL WEBSITE
sameh [dot] egyptson [at] ctr [dot] lu [dot] se

Aron Engberg, Researcher
Christian Zionism, Evangelicalism, Israel/Palestine, Religious Language Ideology, Narrative, Apocalypticism, Anthropology of Christianity
PERSONAL WEBSITE
aron [dot] engberg [at] ctr [dot] lu [dot] se

Bo Holmberg, Professor
Syriac Heritage
PERSONAL WEBSITE
bo [dot] holmberg [at] mellost [dot] lu [dot] se

Samuel Rubenson, Professor
Christianity in The Middle East, Coptic Church, Ethiopian Church, Early Christian-Muslim relations, Monasticism
PERSONAL WEBSITE
samuel [dot] rubenson [at] ctr [dot] lu [dot] se

Department of History

Maria Småberg, PhD Historian, Senior Lecturer
Humanitarianism, Gender, Witness narratives, Memory cultures, Reconciliation processes, Peace education, Interfaith dialogue, Peacebuilding, Public diplomacy  Contexts of expertise: Israel-Palestine, Armenian Genocide, Yazidis, Greece
PERSONAL WEBSITE
maria [dot] smaberg [at] hist [dot] lu [dot] se

Joachim Östlund, Associate professor, senior lecturer
Early Modern Period, Ottoman Empire, Sweden, Egyptology, Cross-cultural Encounters, Diplomacy, Slavery
PERSONAL WEBSITE
joachim [dot] ostlund [at] hist [dot] lu [dot] setitle="mailto:joachim [dot] ostlund [at] hist [dot] lu [dot] se"