Visiting Fellows
The Visiting Fellowships programme enables scholars to undertake a period of independent study and research at Oxford and contribute, as members of the Centre, to the wider academic life of Oxford. Listed below are Visiting Fellows, Visiting Research Fellows and Academic Visitors in residence during Michaelmas Term 2025.
Visiting Fellows
Ms Alaa Alshurafa, BA (Al Azhar, Gaza), MBA (Al Azhar, Gaza)
Chevening Visiting Fellow
Ms Nouhad Ghazi Awwad, BSc (AUB), MSc (AUB)
Chevening Visiting Fellow
Professor Jülide Karakoç Bakiş, BA (Marmara), MA (Galatasaray), PhD (Ankara)
Abdullah Gül Chevening Visiting Fellow
Professor Dr Idris Bedirhanoglu, MSc (Harran), PhD (Istanbul Technical)
Visiting Fellow
Dr Raida Chbib, MA (Friedrich-Wilhelms University of Bonn), DPhil (Ruhr University Bochum)
Visiting Fellow
Dr Elmoubashar Farag, MBBS (Gezira), PhD (Blue Nile Institute), PhD (Erasmus University)
STEMS Visiting Fellow
Dr Ikram Haque, BA, MA (Jamia Millia Islamia), MPhil, PhD (Jawaharlal Nehru)
Atlas Visiting Fellow
Mr Cheong Say Lim, MBA (INSEAD Fontainebleau), MFP (Sunshine Coast)
Chevening Visiting Fellow
Dr Tijjani Mohammed Mukaddas, BSc Ed., M.Ed, PhD (Abuja)
Chevening Visiting Fellow
Dr Nazrul Hazizi Noordin, B.Com (Lincoln - Christchurch), MSc (IIUM), PhD (INCEIF
SC-OCIS Visiting Fellow in Islamic Finance
Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar, ACCA, ICAEW, MIA
Sultan bin Abdulaziz Visiting Fellow
Dr Aaron Ponce, BA (Miami), MA (Texas), JD (Wisconsin-Madison) PhD (Indiana)
Visiting Fellow
Mr Dilmurod Rajaboev, BA, LLM (TSUL)
Chevening Visiting Fellow
Dr Husamettin Simsir, BA (Bogazici), MA (Sanbanci), MA, PhD (University of Notre Dame)
Abdul Aziz al-Mutawa Visiting Fellow
Visiting Research Fellows
Dr Hasan Gül, BS (Istanbul), MS (METU), PhD (Akdeniz)
Visiting Research Fellow
Dr Sarah Hopkyns, BA (Lancaster), MA, PhD (Leicester)
Visiting Research Fellow
Dr Noha Hussein, MSc (Cairo), DPhil (NTU)
Imam Bukhari Visiting Research Fellow
Dr Mohammad Mozahidul Islam, MA (Jahangirnagar), MA (Tsukuba), PhD (New South Wales)
Imam Tirmizi Visiting Research Fellow
Dr Shakhzod Islamov, BA (Tashkent Islamic University), MA (Tashkent State Institute of Law), PhD (International Islamic Academy of Uzbekistan)
Visiting Research Fellow
Dr Jari Portaankorva, BTh, MTh, PhD (Helsinki)
Visiting Research Fellow
Academic Visitors
Ms Arwa Alnesafi, B.Acc. (Gulf University of Sc. & Tech.), M.Acc (Case Western Reserve)
Academic Visitor
Dr Hassan Baig, MSc (Punjab), MA (Sargodha), MPhil, PhD (GC University, Faisalabad)
Academic Visitor
Dr Qaisar Bilal, B.Com (Karachi), MBA (M.A. Jinnah Univ.), MPhil (KUST), PhD (Univ. of Sc. & Tech, Bannu)
Academic Visitor
Dr Muhammad Junaid Ghauri, PhD (Gujrat)
Academic Visitor
Dr Ahmed Abdul Rehman, B.Com (AIOU), MS (IIU), PhD (AIOU)
Academic Visitor