Meet the Author

Safa Kamran
Safa Kamran is currently pursuing a Masters Degree in History at SOAS University of London, where she previously completed her undergraduate degree in LLB Law. Throughout Kamran’s academic journey at SOAS University of London, her research interests have been focused on the study of Islamic and Classical Arab history, as well as Islamic Art and culture. Having lived in Riyadh for the majority of her life, she has curated a particular interest and passion for Arab culture and identity through lived experiences and an affiliation to the Arts of the SWANA region. Kamran’s current postgraduate research interests include the study of Classical Arabic and Islamic manuscripts, Islamic History and Architecture. For her dissertation, Kamran hopes to conduct a comparative study between the rise and fall of the Ottoman empire in juxtaposition with the decline of the Andalusian era during the Reconquista.