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Fahad Ahmad Bishara is an Associate Professor at the University of Virginia , specializing in the economic and legal history of the Indian Ocean and Islamic world . His work bridges global capitalism, international law, and historical narratives of mobility. Key Books: A Sea of Debt (Cambridge, 2017) and Monsoon Voyagers (UC Press, forthcoming) Awards: Hurst Prize, Jerry Bentley Prize, Peter Gonville Stein Book Award Research Focus: Explores debt, legal systems, and trade through microhistories of ships and merchant families, with recent interests in narrative scales and conceptualizations of law in global history. Academic Collaborations: Co-authored works with Nandini Chatterjee, Hollian Wint, and others, emphasizing Persianate and Indian Ocean interconnections. Scientific Awards: J. Willard Hurst Prize (Law and Society Association) Jerry Bentley Prize (World History Association) Peter Gonville Stein Book Award (American Society for Legal History)

• Legal History
• Economic History
• Indian Ocean World
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Dr. Sara Keller is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Max-Weber-Kolleg (University of Erfurt), specializing in Architectural Theory and South Asian Urban History . Her current habilitation thesis "Water Urbanities..." (submission Feb 2025) explores medieval South Asian water architecture. University of Erfurt: Postdoctoral Fellow (2025) Max-Weber-Kolleg: Researcher in Architectural and Cultural Studies Research Focus : • Water Urbanities – analyzing water spaces as socio-political-religious urban nodes • Architectural Resonance – investigating built environments as 'living organisms' • Inter-cultural Connections – tracking Mediterranean-Indian Ocean knowledge transfers Publication Trends : Her 15 recent works (2016–2024) establish a water-centric urban theory for South Asia, combining archaeological analysis with cultural geography , epigraphic studies , and comparative architectural philosophy (Vāstu śāstra, Islamic traditions).

• Architectural Theory
• History of Architecture
• South Asian Studies
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Arang Keshavarzian is an Associate Professor and Department Chair at New York University's College of Arts & Science. His research focuses on comparative politics of the Middle East, with specialization in Iran, the Persian Gulf, political economy, spatial politics, and transnational approaches. He holds a PhD in Politics from Princeton University (2003), an MA from the University of Washington (1996), and a BA from Washington University in St. Louis (1994). His major works include Bazaar and State in Iran (2007), recipient of the Tehran Book Prize, and Making Space for the Gulf (2024), which examines regionalism and capitalism in the Persian Gulf. He has authored/co-authored articles in journals like Politics and Society , International Journal of Middle East Studies , and Geopolitics , exploring topics such as authoritarian governance, urbanization, and revolutionary dynamics. Keshavarzian’s teaching spans undergraduate and graduate levels, including courses on Middle East politics, revolutionary Iran, and the political geographies of the Gulf. He co-edited Global 1979: Geographies and Histories of the Iranian Revolution (2021), and his research has been supported by grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Social Science Research Council. His awards include the Tehran Book Prize (2021) and recognition for his contributions to Middle East studies. Keshavarzian has advised numerous PhD and MA students in politics, history, and urban studies, fostering interdisciplinary research on transnationalism, spatial politics, and authoritarian resilience.

• Comparative politics of the Middle East
• Political economy and capitalism
• Modern Iran
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Taner Yildirim is an Associate Professor at Fırat Üniversitesi's Department of History within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. His work focuses on medieval Middle Eastern history, particularly the Abbasid Caliphate's political, economic, and cultural dynamics. He holds a doctoral degree in History from Fırat Üniversitesi. Research interests include Abbasid-era trade networks (especially ports like Sīrāf and Basra), political-administrative systems, socio-cultural aspects of medieval Islamic societies, and the interplay between geography and power. He also explores gaming psychology and historical medicine as secondary areas. Key thematic trends in his articles: Analysis of Abbasid Caliphate's international trade strategies, geopolitical significance of Persian Gulf ports, and socio-cultural phenomena in medieval Baghdad. His work bridges economic history with cultural studies, often examining how physical geography shaped political decisions. No scientific awards or grants explicitly mentioned in available texts. He has advised no formally listed graduate students. Academic focus remains on historical analysis with interdisciplinary connections to digital culture and medical history.

• Medieval History
• Islamic Caliphates
• Trade Routes in the Middle East
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