Hussein Shami

PHD candidate in Islamic/Arab studies at Georg-August-Universität Göttingen since 2021.

Academic Studies
2018-2021 Master in Anthropology from The American University of Beirut (AUB).
2017-2019 Master in Economic and Social Development from The Lebanese University.
2014-2017 Bachelor in Social Science from The Lebanese University.

Research experince
Researcher at Center for Arab Unity Studies (CAUS) from April 2023 to present.
Research editor and translator at “Alkhandak” from 2022 to present.
I published a research review at “Al-Akhbar” newspaper on 5 December 2022.
I published a research paper at “Center for Arab Unity Studies” magazine (AL Mostakbal Al Arabi) on 1 September 2024.

Research interests
• Arab studies and affairs
• Anthropology
• Development Economic studies

PhD Thesis at Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Title: Ashura Rituals: Piety, Politics and Reinterpretation, An ethnographic study in south Lebanon. The project is under the supervision of Prof. D. Kata Moser.
The research investigates how Ashura Rituals affects the understanding and practicing of Islam within Shia community in Lebanon. In this regard, the project integrates Islamic Studies and the Anthropology of Religion, and a deep ethnographic work.