Prof. Dr. Albrecht Fuess

Biographical note:

Prof. Dr. Albrecht Fuess is a professor of Islamic Studies at Philipps‑Universität Marburg and director within the Centrum für Nah‑ und Mittelost‑Studien (CNMS). He studied History and Islamic Studies at the University of Cologne and the University of Cairo, and earned his Ph.D. in Islamic Studies at Cologne with a dissertation on Mamluk naval history. His academic career includes research fellowships at SOAS (University of London) and the German Institute of Oriental Studies in Beirut, as well as positions at the University of Erfurt. He has been a full professor at Marburg since 2010.

Fuess’ research focuses on Middle Eastern history (13th–17th centuries), the cultural and social history of the Mamluks, Islam in Europe, and contemporary Islamic youth cultures. He has supervised numerous doctoral and master’s theses and co‑organized international workshops and conferences. Currently, he is involved in major interdisciplinary projects including the LOEWE Centre DynaRel, which explores religious diversity and interreligious dynamics in historical and contemporary contexts.

His book publications include Mobility Dynamics between Eastern Europe and the Near East: Exploring a Cross-Regional Shared History (Franz Steiner Verlag, 2024).   And Verbranntes Ufer. Auswirkungen mamlukischer Seepolitik auf Beirut und die syro‑palästinensische Küste (1250–1517) (Brill, 2001). He has authored numerous articles, encyclopedia entries, and media contributions on Islamic history and cultural encounters. 

Prof. Fuess’ teaching and research interests bridge classical Islamic history and contemporary religious and cultural studies, contributing significantly to academic discourse on the Middle East and Islam in Europe.

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  Books:

   - Mobility Dynamics between Eastern Europe and the Near East: Exploring a Cross-Regional Shared History (Franz Steiner Verlag, 2024)
   - Verbranntes Ufer. Auswirkungen mamlukischer Seepolitik auf Beirut und die syro-palästinensische Küste (1250-1517), Leiden: E. J. Brill 2001. (Islamic History and Civilization 39, ed. by Wadad Kadi)     
   - Die deutsche Gemeinde in Ägypten von 1919-1939, Hamburg: Lit-Verlag 1996. (Hamburger Islamwissenschaftliche und Turkologische Arbeiten und Texte 8, ed. by Gernot Rotter and Petra Kappert)          

  Edited volumes: 

   - Together with Nicolas Michel, Land and Landscapes in Mamluk and Ottoman Egypt (13th-18th Centuries), (accepted) publication, Cairo : IFAO, planned 2026.

   - Together with Anthony Quickel, Nature and Environment in the Mamluk Sultanate (1250-1517), Peeters Series: Mémoires de l’Association pour la Promotion de l’Histoire et de l’Archéologie Orientales (ed. Frédéric Bauden), (accepted) planned publication, Leuven Peeters, planned 2026.

   - Together with Heidi Hein Kirchner, Julia Obertreis, Stefan Rohdewald, Mobility Dynamics between Eastern Europe and the Near East. Exploring a Cross-Regional Shared History, Stuttgart: Franz Steiner 2024.

  Articles:

   - Medieval Quibbling: Yāsā as Legal Concept between Mongols, Mamluks, and Ottomans, in: Mamluk Studies Review, 27 (2024), 169-182. (Refereed Journal)

   -  “A Mamluk Sultan in Genoa: How the Sīrat Baybars Shaped the Egyptian Mental Map towards Europe and the Mediterranean”, in: Entangled Religions, 15(3) (2024). (Refereed Journal)

   - „Arabische Kultur in Europa, Süd- und Nordamerika. Einwander-Subkulturen auf dem Weg der Integration“, in: Geschichte der Arabischen Welt, ed. by Andreas Kaplony, München: C.H. Beck 2024, 624-634.

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  LOEWE Center DynaRel researches religious diversity. 

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