The research pursued at the Institute Middle East and Muslim Societies (MOMuG) is shaped by the disciplines of Islamic Studies and Middle Eastern Studies. This research takes the form of doctoral and postdoctoral theses and also encompasses other research projects not directly linked to an academic qualification. A key pillar of the institute’s work is provided by various research projects – often comprising several individual research initiatives – which are funded by third-party grants secured by institute members through competitive applications. The main source of these funds is the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).
Organised into the research groups of two professorships (Prof. Dr Serena Tolino and Ass. -Prof. Dr Nijmi Edres), a lecturer’s post (Dr Ali Sonay) and, currently, an SNSF Starting Grant assistant professorship (Ass.-Prof. Dr Eleonora Sammarchi), around 20 people are currently conducting research at the Institute, in addition to a number of researchers associated with the Institute.
