Books By Mohamad El-Merheb - Author

Mohamad El Merheb is Assistant Professor of Medieval History at the University of Groningen. He is a historian of Islamic political thought and studies the ideal of 'the rule of law' as expressed in advice literature under the Mamluks, Ayyubids, and Seljuqs. Mohamad's other research interests include the crusades, the depiction of kings Louis IX and Frederic II in Islamic historiography, and professional mobility in pre-modern Islam. His recent projects include a collected volume entitled Professional Mobility in Islamic Societies (700-1750), New Concepts and Approaches (Brill, 2021).