Lubaaba Al-Azami

Dr Lubaaba Al-Azami is a cultural historian of early modern England and its relationships with the wider world beyond Europe. She speaks and writes on topics ranging from history, literature and religion to theatre and film criticism. Her speaking engagements have spanned from local radio to national festivals and she has written across an array of print and digital media.

Lubaaba completed her doctorate, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), at the University of Liverpool and the University of Oxford, where she examined 16^th and 17^th century English interactions with Mughal India. She has also variously studied, researched and taught at King’s College London, the School of Oriental and African Studies and the George Washington University.

She is the founder of Medieval and Early Modern Orients, an AHRC-funded project on the early interactions between England and the Islamic worlds. There she leads a transnational team of researchers to produce resources, publications and outreach events on this rich history. She is also founder of Network of Sisters in Academia, the first international professional network for Muslim women academics.

Lubaaba’s book, First Encounters: How England and Mughal India Shaped the World, is forthcoming from John Murray Press.