New York University
Department of History
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Bernard Haykel

Associate Professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies , History ; Middle East Studies Association, American Institute for Yemeni Studies, American Oriental Society.
D.Phil. 1998 (Islamic studies), MA 1996, M.Phil. 1991 (Modern Middle East studies), Oxford; BA 1989 (Politics), Georgetown.

Email:  bernard.haykel@nyu.edu

Areas of Research/Interest: Islamic law; Islamic political movements; history of Saudi Arabia and Yemen.

Affiliated with other departments or programs: Middle East Studies Association, American Institute for Yemeni Studies, American Oriental Society.

Select Publications:
Revival and Reform in Islam: the legacy of Muhammad al-Shawkani, Cambridge University Press, 2003.

Stereotypes and Political Styles: Islamists and Tribesfolk in Yemen, with Paul Dresch. The International Journal of Middle East Studies, no. 27. 1995.

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