Leif Erik Stenberg | |
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Title | Dean |
Academic background | |
Academic work | |
Era | Modern era |
Main interests | Islam &Science;Contemporary Sufism |
Notable works | The Islamization of Science |
Leif Stenberg has been the Dean of the Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations at the Aga Khan University (International) in London since April 2017.
Stenberg provided commentary during the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy. [1] [2] He also appeared on live television to comment on the roots and developments of the Arab Spring. [3] [4]
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