Asmaa Assakouti

Dr. Asmaa Assakouti is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Münster's Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies, specializing in pre-modern and modern Arabic literature. Her work bridges narratology, maqāmāt studies, and comparative literary analysis, with a focus on linguistic trickery, gender dynamics, and cultural positionality.

• PhD in Arabic Studies (2018-2023), Free University of Berlin
• MA in Comparative Literature (2016-2018), Doha Institute
• Specialized MA in Linguistic and Literary Approaches of Arabic (2014-2016), Moulay Ismail University

Her research explores the intersections of maqāmāt and postbellum aesthetics, often comparing Arabic literary traditions with Western thinkers like Nietzsche and Calvino. Recent publications analyze One Thousand and One Nights through the lens of narrative ethics and digital modernity.

• 2023: 'The Worst Stories in One Thousand and One Nights' (Boring Books)
• 2022: 'The Thin Line between Lying and Linguistic Possibilities' (AWL)

She contributes to digital humanities projects and peer-reviewed platforms like the Living Handbook of Temporal Communities, focusing on translation resistance and textual invisibility.