Sharjah Professor in Islamic Law and Finance

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The Sharjah Chair in Islamic Law and Finance is a professorship or chair in the Institute for Middle East and Islamic Studies, which forms part of the School of Government and International Affairs at Durham University. The Chair is named after the Sharjah emirate whose Emir Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi originally endowed the chair in 2008. [1] [2]

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  1. "Government of Sharjah - Sharjah Commerce Tourism Development Authority". Archived from the original on 17 July 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Appointments". 26 June 2008.