Carool Kersten
Lecturer in Islamic Studies, King's College London
Area of Expertise: Civil Society, Migration and Integration, Religion
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia, North Africa and Middle East
Languages: Dutch, English
Field of Work: Academia, Author/Novelist
City: London
Country: UK
Continent: Europe
Email: carool.kersten@theglobalexperts.org
Dr. Carool Kersten’s is a lecturer in Islamic Studies at King’s College London. His areas of expertise include contemporary Islam and current affairs in the Muslim world, Islam in Southeast Asia and modern Muslim thought. He has a particular interest in liberal Islam, alternative Islamic discourses and the work of progressive Muslim intellectuals.
Before moving to the UK, he taught history and religion at the center for graduate and international studies at Payap University in Thailand. Prior to that he worked for more than ten years in a variety of corporate positions in Saudi Arabia.
Carool Kersten is the author of a number of books on Southeast Asian history and religion, and he has contributed chapters and entries to textbooks for the study of religion and encyclopedias on current and international affairs, including the history of conflict and war. His writings have appeared in academic journals and current affairs periodicals. He is also a regular contributor on current affairs for a regional radio station in the Netherlands.
Dr. Kersten has a PhD in the study of religions, an MA (with distinction) in Arabic language and culture, a certificate in Southeast Asian studies, and has done graduate work in philosophy.
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