Monica Colominas Aparicio

Associate Professor Monica Colominas Aparicio at the University of Groningen specializes in the intersection of Iberian religious minorities and Islamic identity formation. External affiliations include:

• Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (2016–2024)
• Dār al-Hadith al-Hassaniyya Rabat (2024)
• Leiden University Midterm Review (2024)

Her research examines:

• Muslim emotional discourse in premodern Iberia
• Aljamiado literature and manuscript circulation
• Polemical interactions between Islamic and Christian communities
• Methodological approaches to Nasrid religious thought

Article trends show focus on:

• Iberian interfaith dynamics
• Exile and minority identity
• Comparative religious texts
• Morisco/Mudejar intellectual networks
• Manuscript-based cultural exchange
• Emotion theory in Islamic contexts

Scientific awards include:

• 2025 Mediterranean Seminar Honorable Mention
• 2023 Mediterranean Seminar Article of the Month
• 2016 Amsterdam School of Historical Studies Dissertation Prize

Active in PhD supervision (University of Groningen), guest lecturing, and international conference presentations on Muslim minorities in Christian Iberia (11th-17th c.).