Archaeologists ask ‘Why people convert to Islam?’
As part of his latest research project, Professor Timothy Insoll, looks for the truth about Islamic conversion, which could lay buried in sub Saharan Africa.
Members
Director
The CfIA is directed by Professor Timothy Insoll FBA, Al-Qasimi Professor of African and Islamic Archaeology
Permanent Staff
Other key staff are Professor Dionisius Agius FBA and Dr John Cooper.
Doctoral and Post-Doctoral Researchers
| Member | Role |
|---|---|
| Dr Nathan Anderson | Affiliated Post-doctoral researcher |
| Awet T Araya | PhD Student |
| Dr Ömer Can Aksoy | Affiliated Post-doctoral researcher |
| Samantha Dobson | PhD Student |
| Nur Efeoglu | PhD Student |
| Dr Alessandro Ghidoni | Affiliated Post-doctoral researcher |
| Temesgen Kelecha | PhD Student |
| Dr Nadia Khalaf | Post-doctoral researcher |
| Dr Gizem Kahraman (Aksoy) | Affiliated post-doctoral researcher |
| Yiying Li | PhD Student |
| Cristina Martínez Carrillo | PhD Student |
| Hesham Nasr | PhD Student |
| Hannah Parsons | PhD Student |
| Dr Nick Tait | Affiliated Post-doctoral researcher |
| Alexandra Warminski | PhD Student |
| Anisha Russo | PhD Student |