PhD - Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations - Arabic and Islamic Studies and the Cultures and Histories of Muslim Societies
Harvard - 2018
Ali Asgar Alibhai
Assistant Professor — Art History
Scholar of the histories and cultures of Muslim societies with research pertaining to the medieval Maghrib, Mediterranean, and South Asia which combines the study of textual and historical studies with art and architectural history.
Professional Preparation
MA - Medieval Studies
Southern Methodist University - 2008
Southern Methodist University - 2008
Research Areas
Islamic Art and Architectural History
Fatimid Studies
Arabic
Islamic Studies
Medieval Islamic World
Medieval Islamic Sicily
Publications
The Fatimid Crescent: Understanding a Complex Religio-Political Cosmos through Lunar Symbolism 2025 - Book Chapter
A tale of two port cities : Al-Mahdiyya, Palermo, and the timber trade of the medieval Mediterranean ; Příběh dvou přístavních měst : Mahdia, Palermo a obchod se dřevem ve středověkém Středomoří 2023 - Journal Article
Through the Eyes of Jūdhar: Reconstructing the Tenth-Century World of a Fatimid Chamberlain 2018 - Other
From sound to light: The changing symbolism of bells in Medieval Iberia in Christian and Muslim contexts 2008 - Other