Professional Background
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Apr 2020 – present |
Deputy professor of Modern Cultural History of North Africa, Universität der Bundeswehr München (UniBw M) |
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Apr 2014 – Mar 2020 |
Research associate, Leibniz Institute of European History, Mainz, position funded by the German Research Foundation |
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Sep 2017 – Jun 2018 |
Deputy assistant, chair of Contemporary History (Professor Dr. Marc Frey), UniBw M |
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Feb 2017 – Jun 2017 |
Research at the Cairo office of Orient-Institut Beirut |
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Sep 2016 – Jan 2017 |
Parental leave |
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Sep 2013 – Apr 2014 |
Parental leave |
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2011 – present |
Lecturer, Historical Seminar, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz |
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Nov 2010 – Mar 2014 |
Research associate, Leibniz Institute of European History, Mainz |
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2007 – 2010 |
PhD student and lecturer, Jacobs University, Bremen |
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2005 – 2006 |
Adult education teacher, TARGET GmbH, Bingen |
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1997 – 1999 |
Voluntary year of social service at L’ARCHE, a facility for adults with mental disabilities in St-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse, France |
Academic Qualifications and Studies
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Sep 2020 |
Submission of postdoctoral dissertation to Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz Title of postdoctoral dissertation: “Struggling for a New International Humanitarian Order: The Egyptian Red Crescent, 1940 – 1975” Reviewers of postdoctoral dissertation: Professor Dr. Johannes Paulmann (Mainz), Professor Dr. Ulrike Freitag (Berlin), Professor Dr. Jan Kusber (Mainz) |
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Jan 2011 |
Doctorate at Jacobs University, Bremen Title of doctoral dissertation: “Orte der Zivilisierungsmission: Die französischen Schulen im Libanon 1909 –1943” (Places of the Civilizing Mission: French Schools in Lebanon, 1909 – 1943, published by Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht in 2013) Reviewers: Professor Dr. Marc Frey, Bremen; Professor Dr. Harald Fischer-Tiné, Zurich; Professor Dr. Bernard Heyberger, Paris Doctoral degree awarded at Jacobs University without a grade. |
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1999 – 2005 |
Studies in history, Romanic philology and philosophy as part of an integrated German-French study program (Cursus Intégré) at Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, and Université de Bourgogne, Dijon First state examination for teaching at secondary schools and Maîtrise d’Histoire Title of state examination: “Les relations franco-allemandes et la guerre d’Algérie à travers la revue Documents” (German-French Relations and the Algerian War on the Basis of the Magazine Documents) Grade: 1.1 (with distinction) |
Languages
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German |
Native language |
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English |
fluent in speech and writing |
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French |
fluent in speech and writing |
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Arabic |
Very good in speech and writing |
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Italian |
Fundamentals |
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Turkish |
Basic knowledge |
Scholarships and Awards
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2017 |
Postdoctoral scholarship from Orient-Institut Beirut for research in Cairo (six months) |
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2013 |
Participation in the Christine de Pizan mentoring program for young researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz |
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2010 |
Doctoral scholarship, Leibniz Institute of European History, Mainz (ten months) |
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2008 |
Doctoral scholarship, German Historical Institute, Paris (six months) |
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2007 |
Doctoral scholarship, Orient-Institut Beirut (four months) |
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2007–2009 |
PhD fellowship, Jacobs University, Bremen |
Expert Activities
- Middle East – Topics & Arguments (META), published by the Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies at Philipps-Universität Marburg
- Transnational Social Review (Taylor & Francis)
Partnerships in Arab and Francophone Countries
- Dr. Shaimaa Ismail Al-Naklawy, Alexandria University, Egypt: joint publication project on the history of humanitarian aid in Egypt
- Professor Dr. Chantal Verdeil, INALCO Paris, France; Professor Dr. Karène Summerer Sanchez, Leiden University, The Netherlands; and Professor Dr. Inger Marie Okkenhaug, Volda University College, Norway: joint research project on the history of migration between Europe and the Arab world in the 19th and 20th centuries
- Professor Dr. Muhammad Afifi, Cairo University, Egypt, and Professor Dr. Habib Kazdaghli, Manouba University, Tunis, Tunesia: cooperation project on the history of charity and philantrophy in North Africa
- Professor Dr. Eyal Ginio, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, and Professor Dr. Raed Bader, Birzeit University, Ramallah, Palestine: joint panel at the 2021 German Historians Conference on the history of diversity in the southeastern and Arab Mediterranean area (together with other members of “The Modern Mediterranean”, a network funded by the German Research Foundation)
Other International Cooperation, Networks and Memberships
- Member of the network “The Modern Mediterranean: Dynamics of a World Region, 1800 – 2000”, funded by the German Research Foundation (coordinated by Professor Dr. Manuel Borutta, University of Konstanz) (2018 – 2021)
(https://modernmediterranean.net)
- Co-founder of the network “Engaging Europe in the Arab World. European Missionaries and Humanitarianism in the Middle East (1850 – 1970)”, funded by the Dutch Research Council (coordinated by Professor Dr. Karène Summerer Sanchez, Leiden University) (2015 – 2018)
- Applicant and co-spokeswoman of the network “Dynamiken interkultureller Begegnungen” (Dynamics of Intercultural Encounters), funded by the German Research Foundation (2013 – 2016)
(www.dynamiken-interkultureller-begegnungen.de)
- German Middle East Studies Association for Contemporary Research and Documentation
- German Association of Historians
- European Network in Universal and Global History (ENIUGH)
- Forum for Intercultural Research Relating to France (FIFF)
- Société pour l’Histoire du Français Langue étrangère et seconde (SIHFLES)
- Mainz Refugee Council
Organization of Academic Events
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Oct 2019 |
International conference: “Questioning the Mediterranean. (Self-)Representations from the Southern Shore, c. 1800 – 2000”, Orient-Institut Beirut (together with Jasmin Daam) |
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May 2019 |
International workshop: “Philanthropy and Foundations in the Eastern Mediterranean: Christian, Jewish and Muslim Perspectives”, Leibniz Institute of European History, Mainz (together with Dr. Zachary Chitwood) |
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Feb 2018 |
International conference: “Crises in the Middle East: Humanitarianism, Religion and Diplomacy, c. 1850 – 1970”, Leibniz Institute of European History, Mainz (together with Professor Dr. Johannes Paulmann) |
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Jun 2017 |
International conference: “Gender and Humanitarianism: (Dis)Empowering Women and Men in the Twentieth Century”, Leibniz Institute of European History, Mainz (together with Professor Dr. Johannes Paulmann and Junior Professor Dr. Katharina Stornig) |
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Oct 2014 |
Workshop: “Kulturkontakten auf der Spur – Manifestationen der Begegnung” (Tracking Cultural Contacts – Manifestations of Encounters), Leibniz Institute of European History, Mainz, as part of the German Research Foundation network “Dynamiken interkultureller Begegnungen” (Dynamics of Intercultural Encounters), which I initiated |
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Apr 2012 |
International conference: “Education in Lebanon during the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries: A Catalyst for Multiple Modernities?” at Orient-Institut Beirut, in cooperation with the German Historical Institute, London, and Orient-Institut Beirut (together with Dr. Christine Beth Lindner and Dr. Julia Hauser) |
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Nov 2010 |
Panel discussion on “Der Orient bei uns. Arabische und iranische Wissenschaftler berichten von Arbeit und Leben in Deutschland” (The Middle East in Germany: Arab and Iranian Researchers Talk about Life and Work in Germany), in cooperation with the Mainz Refugee Council |
Presentations
2019
Gendering Twentieth Century Humanitarianism. Workshop: “Refugees, Diasporas and Humanitarian Actors in the Eastern Mediterranean Regions, 1860 – 2020”, Volda (Norway), August 29 – 30, 2019 (together with Johannes Paulmann).
Europeans and Arabs Facing Migration in the Middle East: Archives, Questions and Perspectives. Workshop: “Refugees, Diasporas and Humanitarian Actors in the Middle East”, Volda (Norway), August 29 – 30, 2019 (together with Karène Summerer Sanchez).
Between State Politics, International Relations and Local Charity Traditions: Humanitarian Aid in 20th-Century Egypt. Workshop: “Philanthropy and Foundations in the Eastern Mediterranean: Christian, Jewish and Muslim Perspectives”, Leibniz Institute of European History, Mainz, May 24, 2019.
Muslim and Secular, National(ist) and International(ist): The Egyptian Red Crescent in the 20th century. Workshop: “Muslim Humanitarianism”, Graduate Institute, Geneva, May 15 – 16, 2019.
“Humanitäre Hilfe im östlichen Mittelmeerraum: Der Rote Halbmond im späten 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhundert” (Humanitarian Aid in the Eastern Mediterranean: The Red Crescent in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries). Colloquium on Eastern European History, Giessen University, January 22, 2019.
2018
“Blutsbrüder und -schwestern. Ägyptische humanitäre Hilfe im Israel-Palästina-Konflikt nach 1948.” (Blood Brothers and Sisters: Egyptian Humanitarian Aid during the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict after 1948.) Panel: “Relief for One’s Own Community: Humanitarian Organizations at Home and Abroad”, 52nd German Historians Conference, Münster, September 27, 2018.
Which Help is the Best? Humanitarian Aid during the Israeli-Palestine Conflict, 1948 – 1950. International conference: “Crises in the Middle East: Humanitarianism, Religion and Diplomacy, c. 1860 – 1970”, Leibniz Institute of European History, Mainz, February 7 – 9, 2018.
2017
Humanitarian Aid in its Local, National and International Contexts: The Egyptian Red Crescent, 1940s – 1970s. Research seminar, organized by Freie Universität Berlin and Orient-Institut Beirut, Cairo, June 19, 2017.
Redefining Humanitarian Aid in the Arab World: The Egyptian Red Crescent and its Global Connections, 1940s – 1970s. Colloquium, Orient-Institut Beirut, April 20, 2017.
2016
“Französische Schulen im Nahen Osten – Grenzüberschreitende Verflechtungen von Lehrkräften, Programmen und Modellen (1900 – 1950)” (French Schools in the Near East: Cross-Border Interaction between Teachers, Programs and Models (1900 – 1950)). Panel: “Transnationale Bildungsräume: Historische Analysen zu grenzüberschreitenden Verflechtungen” (Transnational Education Areas: Historical Analyses of Cross-Border Interaction), conference of the German Society for Educational Science, University of Kassel, March 13 – 16, 2016.
“Zwischen lokaler Praxis, internationaler Kooperation und globalem Völkerrecht – Der Ägyptische Rote Halbmond im 20. Jahrhundert.” (Between Local Practices, International Cooperation and Global International Law: The Egpytian Red Crescent in the 20th Century). Colloquium on Recent History by Junior Professor Dr. Julia Hauser, University of Kassel, February 8, 2016.
2015
Humanity as a Polemical Concept within the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. International conference: “Humanity – A History of Concepts in Practice”, Leibniz Institute of European History, Mainz, October 8 – 10, 2015.
Between External and Internal Civilizing Missions: The Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement in the Arab World. International conference: “Civilizing Missions, International Relations, and Foreign Policies in the 20th Century”, University of Konstanz, April 10 – 12, 2015.
“Orte der Mission? Französische und deutsche Schulen im Nahen Osten” (Places of Mission? French and German Schools in the Near East). International conference: “Transnationale Dimensionen religiöser Bildung in der Moderne” (Transnational Dimensions of Religious Education in Modern Times), Goethe University Frankfurt, September 30 – October 2, 2015.
Building the Body of Tomorrow: Sports, Education and Nation-Building in Late Colonial Lebanon. International conference: “Decolonization(s) and Education: New Men and New Politics”, Humboldt-Universität Berlin, November 25 – 28, 2015.
2014
“Protokolle als Spuren interkultureller Begegnungen. Das Beispiel der arabischen Rotkreuz-und Rothalbmondkonferenzen in den 1960er und 1970er Jahren.” (Protocols as Footprints of Intercultural Encounters: The Example of Arab Red Cross and Red Crescent Conferences in the 1960s and 1970s). Workshop: “Kulturkontakten auf der Spur – Manifestationen der Begegnung” (Tracking Cultural Contacts: Manifestations of Encounters), organized by “Dynamiken interkultureller Begegnungen” (Dynamics of Intercultural Encounters), a network funded by the German Research Foundation, Leibniz Institute of European History, Mainz, October 9 – 11, 2014.
The Suez Crisis 1956 as a Moment of Global Humanitarian Engagement. Panel: “Humanitarian Cooperation beyond the West”, 4th ENIUGH Conference, École Normale Supérieure, Paris, September 4 – 7, 2014.
“Humanitäres Handeln in der arabischen Welt am Beispiel der Rotkreuz- und Rothalbmondbewegung (ca. 1900 – 1950).” (Humanitarian Activities in the Arab world: The Example of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (c. 1900 – 1950). Colloquium by Professor Dr. Jürgen Osterhammel, University of Konstanz, July 15, 2014.
2013
Non-State Humanitarian Aid in Egypt in the 20th Century – An Entangled History. International workshop: “Sources and Uses of Humanitarian History” of the international network “Non-state Humanitarianism: From Colonialism to Human Rights”, National University of Ireland, Galway, June 20, 2013.
2012
Not for School but for Life We Learn? Alumni Associations and Job Perspectives of Lebanese Alumni in French Schools 1930s – 1940s. International conference: “Education in Lebanon during the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries: A Catalyst for ‘Multiple Modernities’?”, Orient-Institut Beirut, April 19 – 21, 2012.
“Les enjeux de l'éducation francophone des filles juives au Liban (19e et 20e siècles).” Panel: “Francophonisation, identités linguistiques et nationalismes émergeants: Le rôle de passeur de l’Alliance israélite universelle”, 20th conference of the Conseil International des Études Francophones (CIEF), Thessaloniki, June 7 – 10, 2012.
Adapting a Christian European Organization to Islamic Anticolonial Needs: The Egyptian Red Crescent in the First Half of the 20th Century. International conference: “Religion in the Age of Imperial Humanitarianism”, Leibniz Institute of European History, Mainz, September 5 – 7, 2012.
An Imperial, Nationalist or Universal Medical Project? The Egyptian Red Crescent at the Turn of the 20th Century. International conference: “Health, Culture and the Human Body. Epidemiology, Ethics and History of Medicine – Perspectives from Turkey and Central Europe”, Istanbul University, September 13 – 15, 2012.
Humanitarianism without Frontiers? The Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and the Israel/Palestine Conflict 1948/1949. International conference “Humanitarianism: Past, Present and Future”, University of Manchester, November 7 – 10, 2012.
“Humanitäre Hilfe aus globaler Perspektive. Das Beispiel des Ägyptischen Roten Halbmonds in der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts.” (Humanitarian Aid from a Global Perspective: The Example of the Egyptian Red Crescent in the First Half of the 20th Century.) Colloquium by Professor Dr. Rebekka Habermas, Göttingen University, December 4, 2012.
2011
Entangled Interests. Französische Schulen im Libanon 1909 – 1943 (French schools in Lebanon 1909 – 1943). Colloquium by the Institute of the History of Education, Humboldt-Universität, Berlin, December 13, 2011.
“Kontakt und Konflikt. Die französischen Schulen im Libanon 1909 – 1943” (Contact and Conflict: French Schools in Lebanon, 1909 – 1943). International workshop: “Kontaktzonen – Konfliktzonen” (Contact and Conflict Zones). “Räume kultureller Verflechtung” (Areas of Cultural Interconnection), Trier University, July 10 – 11, 2011.
“Les écoles françaises et l’enseignement féminin au Liban 1900 – 1950: Résussites et limites.” International conference: “Female Voices”, Palazzo Feltrinelli, Gargnano, June 4 – 6, 2011.
2010 and earlier
“Missionare wie alle anderen? Die Schulen der Mission laïque française im Libanon.” (Missionaries like all others? The Schools of the Mission laïque française in Lebanon). Panel: “Mission und Erziehungspolitik in Beirut, 19./20. Jahrhundert” (Mission and Educational Policy in Beirut, 19th and 20th Centuries), German Oriental conferences, Philipps-Universität Marburg, September 20 – 24, 2010.
Möller, Esther, Negotiating Secularism: The Schools of the Mission laïque française in Lebanon 1909 – 1943. Panel: “Secularism and Islam”, WOCMES international conference, University of Barcelona, July 20 – 24, 2010.
“Une Union éternelle? Les catholiques libanais et les écoles françaises au Liban 1900 – 1950.” International workshop: “Langue française, identité(s) et école. Le cas de la minorité catholique au Levant (milieu XIXe - XXe siècles)”, Leiden University, December 9 – 10, 2009.
“Clients, Coopérants ou Concurrents de la Mission civilisatrice? Les écoles de la Mission laïque française face aux écoles israélites au Liban 1909 – 1943.” International conference: “Judaïsme, école et mission en Méditerranée à l’heure coloniale (de 1880 aux années 1960)”, University of Tours, March 11 – 13, 2009.
Negotiating Decolonization in the Classroom: Franco-Lebanese Interaction in the 1940s. International conference: “Trajectories of Decolonization: Elites and the Transformation from the Colonial to the Postcolonial”, University of Cologne, October 7 – 9, 2008.