Dr. Alexandre Caeiro is Associate Professor at CIS. He was trained in sociology and in Islamic studies in France, the Netherlands, and Egypt. His research deals broadly with the transformations of Islamic law in modern contexts. He is currently working on the legal history of Gulf sheikhdoms, focusing on the interaction between emirs, shari’a judges, merchants, and British agents in the context of the development of an oil economy and modern state institutions.
CIS, HBKU
2019 - PresentCIS, HBKU
2012 - 2019Erlangen Centre for Islam & Law in Europe (EZIRE), Friedrich–Alexander University (FAU) Erlangen–Nürnberg
2009 - 2012International Institute for the Study of Islam in the Modern World (ISIM), University of Leiden
2004 - 2008Le Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Paris
2003 - 2004Utrecht University (cum laude).
2011Ecole des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS), Paris (mention très bien).
2002Trinity College Dublin (with honors).
2001In Sheedy, M. (Ed.), Politics, Scholarship, and Identity: The Study of Islam and the Study of Religions. Sheffield, UK: Equinox Publishing. 69-97.
2018Iftā' and Fatwa in the Muslim World and the West. London and Washington: The International Institute of Islamic Thought. 73-88.
2014Islam, Law and Identity. London: Routledge. 209-235.
2011Caeiro, A. (2011). Transnational ‘Ulama, European Fatwas, and Islamic Authority: A Case Study of the European Council for Fatwa and Research. In van Bruinessen, M., & Allievi, S. (Eds.)
2011The Global Mufti: The Phenomenon of Yusuf al-Qaradawi. London: Hurst. 109-148.
2009In McLoughlin, S., & Césari, J. (Eds.). European Muslims and the Secular State. London: Ashgate.
2005Archives de Sciences Sociales des Religions 155 (October). 81-100. Reprinted in The Fatwa as an Islamic Legal Instrument: Concept, Historical Role, Contemporary Relevance, Vol. 3, 2018, Gerlach Press.
2011The Minority Fiqh Project and the Making of an Islamic Counterpublic. International Journal of Middle East Studies 42(3). 435-449.
2010The Muslim World 96(4). 661-685. Reprinted in Islamic Law. Critical Concepts in Islamic Studies, Vol. 4: Islamic Law in the Modern World (Routledge Major Works), 2009, London: Routledge.
2006http://pewforum.org/uploadedFiles/Topics/Religious_Affiliation/Muslim/Mu...
2008 - 2009Césari on “Muslims in Western Europe after 9/11”, WP 10: Securitization and Religious Divides in Europe for Challenge – Liberty and Security: an Integrated Research Program on European Security (www.libertysurf.org), sponsored by the European Commission. Available online at http://www.euro-islam.info/PDFs/ChallengeProjectReport.pdf%20-4.pdf.
2005 - 2006