Jana Newiger

Jana Newiger is a Research Assistant in the Department of Arabic/Islamic Studies at Georg-August-University Göttingen since August 2016. Her work focuses on Islamic theology, Ibadī intellectual history, and interreligious dialogue between Muslim and Christian traditions.

• MA in Arabic/Islamic Studies with Religious Studies (2012-2015)
• BA in Arabic/Islamic Studies and General Linguistics (2008-2012)
• Additional qualification in German as a foreign language (2012-2014)

Her research explores the development of Islamic theology during early and classical Islamic periods, the intellectual and religious history of the Ibadīs (a distinct branch of Islam), and polemical discourses between Muslim and Christian traditions. She also investigates broader interreligious exchange mechanisms.

Scientific Awards:

• DAAD scholarship for Arabic language study in Cairo (2011-2012)

Contact: jnewige@gwdg.de | Office hours: Tuesdays 10-11 a.m. during lecture periods and by appointment otherwise. Location: Seminar for Arabic/Islamic Studies, Heinrich-Düker-Weg 14, Room 0.734, Göttingen.