Research Fellow
PhD Candidate at the Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication, supported jointly by Erasmus University Rotterdam and the Aga Khan University, London. His main research focuses on religious cultural heritage at times of crisis. Mohamad received his BA in Archaeology and Museum Studies from Aleppo University, Syria. He also took part in several national and international archaeological expeditions in Syria (2002-2008), where he worked on discovering its rich cultural heritage and preserving it for future generations. Mohamad holds an MA in Muslim Cultures from the Aga Khan University's Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations (AKU-ISMC), London, with focus on researching the display of Muslim material culture in international museums, specifically at the British Museum’s John Addis Islamic Gallery. Between 2011-2019, he was the Arabic editor, and later the acting manager, of the Muslim Civilisations Abstracts Project (MCA) at AKU-ISMC.
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About Mohamad Meqdad
PhD Candidate at the Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication, supported jointly by Erasmus University Rotterdam and the Aga Khan University, London. His main research focuses on religious cultural heritage at times of crisis. Mohamad received his BA in Archaeology and Museum Studies from Aleppo University, Syria. He also took part in several national and international archaeological expeditions in Syria (2002-2008), where he worked on discovering its rich cultural heritage and preserving it for future generations. Mohamad holds an MA in Muslim Cultures from the Aga Khan University's Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations (AKU-ISMC), London, with focus on researching the display of Muslim material culture in international museums, specifically at the British Museum’s John Addis Islamic Gallery. Between 2011-2019, he was the Arabic editor, and later the acting manager, of the Muslim Civilisations Abstracts Project (MCA) at AKU-ISMC.
| Present | Research Fellow, Aga Khan University ‐ Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2020 - Present | Associated Researcher, Centre for Global Heritage and Development | 2020 - Present | Memebr, International Council of Museum - UK | 2020 - Present | NISIS junior member, The Netherlands Interuniversity School for Islamic Studies |
Courses
| 2019 - 2021 | PhD Candidate, History and Heritage Studies, Erasmus University of Rotterdam ‐ Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication | |
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| 2008 - 2010 | MA, Muslim Cultures, The Aga Khan University ‐ The Aga Khan University- Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations (AKU-ISMC) | |
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| 2002 - 2006 | BA, Archaeology and Museum Studies, University of Aleppo - Syria ‐ School of Art and Humanities | |
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Contact Information
mohamad.meqdad@aku.edu
meqdad@eshcc.eur.nl