Amin Elfeshawi successfully defends dissertation

Big congratulations, herzlichen Glückwunsch and ألف مبروك to Amin Elfeshawi on successfully defending his doctoral dissertation at the University of Vienna on October 14, 2025! His thesis is entitled “The Individual between Jihadism and Islam Hadhari – the Contest of the Individual in Nation States of modern Islamic thinkers.” Anja Zalta, Yavuz Köse, Rüdiger Lohlker and I had the privilege of watching his presentation and asking him questions. Ingrid Jost and Jitka Kloudová provided essential administrative support. I joined the defense on Zoom from home rather than—as I had initially planned—from my office, as my daughter Maria was sick. I thank our nanny Marilou Magsayo Semetara for looking after her, while I participated in the defense from our living room. You can read the abstract of Amin’s thesis in English and German here: https://utheses.univie.ac.at/detail/7...