About Ahmed El Shamsy
Born 1976. Ahmed El Shamsy is an islamicist and university teacher.
Ahmed El Shamsy is a professor of Islamic thought at the University of Chicago.
Biography El Shamsy received his Ph.D. in 2009 from Harvard University. His works examine the historical development of classical Islamic disciplines and academic culture. His studies focus on orality and literacy, the history of the book, and the theory and practice of Islamic law. He has been at the University of Chicago since 2010.
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Ahmed El Shamsy was born in 1976.
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Ahmed El Shamsy is an islamicist and university teacher.
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