Colin Turner was born in Birmingham but has lived in Durham since 1979. He joined Durham University in 1995.... more

Sabine Schmidtke is an Islamic scholar from Germany. She is Professor of Islamic Intellectual History at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.... more

Watt was one of the foremost non-Muslim interpreters of Islam in the West, and according to Carole Hillenbrand "an enormously influential scholar in the field of Islamic studies and a much-revered name for many Muslims all over the world".... more

He was best known as the author of Islam, published by Penguin Books, and as co-author, with Sir Thomas Arnold, of The Legacy of Islam, in the Legacy series, which has been translated into several languages.... more

In 1958, he completed the first direct translation of the Quran from Arabic to Japanese. (The first indirect translation had been accomplished a decade prior by Okawa Shumei.)... more

His scholarly work has focused on early Islamic religious history and textual traditions (Qur’an and Hadith), and on topics in the global history of religion.... more

Dr Newman's interests include the history of Twelver Shi'ism, the history of Islamic law, hadith studies, the evolution of the legal bases of Islamic medical theory and practice, the history of Iran and Persian language and literature, and modern Arabic literature.... more

Her book, The Story of The Qur'an: its history and place in Muslim Life (now in its 2nd edition) was chosen in 2012 by the National Endowment for the Humanities for inclusion in its “Bridging Cultures” program.... more

Joseph Lumbard is a professor, translator, commentary author and general editor for the Study Quran.... more

She specializes in the study of Muslims in America, contemporary Muslim thought, women and gender in Islam, and Sufism.... more