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Dr. Alexandre Caeiro
Associate Professor of Islamic Studies
Dr. Alexandre Caeiro
Associate Professor of Islamic Studies
Educational Qualifications
PhD in Religious Studies (Cum Laude)
MA in Sociology (Diploma in Advanced Studies; with Honors)
Entity
College of Islamic Studies
Program
Master of Arts in Contemporary Islamic Studies
Divison
Islamic Studies
Biography
Dr. Alexandre Caeiro is Associate Professor at CIS. He was trained in sociology and in Islamic studies in France, the Netherlands, and Egypt. His research deals broadly with the transformations of Islamic law in modern contexts. He is currently working on the legal history of Gulf sheikhdoms, focusing on the interaction between emirs, shari’a judges, merchants, and British agents in the context of the development of an oil economy and modern state institutions.
PhD in Religious Studies (Cum Laude)
Utrecht University
2011
MA in Sociology (Diploma in Advanced Studies; with Honors)
École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), Paris
2002
BA in Economics and Sociology (Two Subject Moderatorship; with Honors)
Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin
2001
- Modern History of Islamic Law
- Law and Society in the Gulf
- Religious Authority and Media Technology
- Muslim Minorities in the West
- Islamic Family Law
Associate Professor
CIS, HBKU
2019 – Present
Assistant Professor
CIS, HBKU
2012 – 2019
Research Fellow
Erlangen Centre for Islam & Law in Europe (EZIRE), Friedrich–Alexander University (FAU) Erlangen–Nürnberg
2009 – 2012
Junior Research Fellow (PhD)
International Institute for the Study of Islam in the Modern World (ISIM), University of Leiden
2004 – 2008
Junior Research Fellow
Le Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Paris
2003 – 2004
BOOK CHAPTERS
- In Sheedy, M. (Ed.), Politics, Scholarship, and Identity: The Study of Islam and the Study of Religions. Sheffield, UK: Equinox Publishing. 69-97.
- In Shah, Z.A. (Ed.), Iftā' and Fatwa in the Muslim World and the West. London and Washington: The International Institute of Islamic Thought. 73-88.
- In Diamantides, M., & Gearey, A. (Eds.), Islam, Law and Identity. London: Routledge. 209-235.
- In van Bruinessen, M., & Allievi, S. (Eds.), Production and Dissemination of Islamic Knowledge in Western Europe. London: Routledge. 121-141.
- In Gräf, B., & Skovgaard-Petersen, J. (Eds.), The Global Mufti: The Phenomenon of Yusuf al-Qaradawi. London: Hurst. 109-148.
- In McLoughlin, S., & Césari, J. (Eds.). European Muslims and the Secular State. London: Ashgate.
JOURNAL ARTICLES
- Sociology of Islam.
- Arabian Humanities 10.
- American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences 34(2). 42-74.
- Archives de Sciences Sociales des Religions 155 (October). 81-100. Reprinted in The Fatwa as an Islamic Legal Instrument: Concept, Historical Role, Contemporary Relevance, Vol. 3, 2018, Gerlach Press.
- International Journal of Middle East Studies 42(3). 435-449.
- Reprinted in Islamic Law. Critical Concepts in Islamic Studies, Vol. 4: Islamic Law in the Modern World (Routledge Major Works), 2009, London: Routledge.
- Die Welt des Islams 44(3). 351-375.
OTHERS
- In Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World, 2nd edition.
- In Princeton Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought.
- In Oxford Bibliographies Online. Oxford University Press.
- A project of the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, directed by P. Mandaville, Centre for Global Studies (GMU). Final Report available at http://pewforum.org/uploadedFiles/Topics/Religious_Affiliation/Muslim/Muslim-networks-full-report.pdf.
- In Césari, J. (Ed.), Report on “Muslims in Western Europe after 9/11”, WP 10: Securitization and Religious Divides in Europe for Challenge – Liberty and Security: an Integrated Research Program on European Security (www.libertysurf.org), sponsored by the European Commission. Available online at http://www.euro-islam.info/PDFs/ChallengeProjectReport.pdf%20-4.pdf.