Centre for Modern Oriental Studies

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Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient
Category Research Institute
Sponsoring Association Geisteswissenschaftliche Zentren Berlin e.V.
Location of Carrier Berlin, Germany
Location of Facility Berlin-Nikolassee
Form of Research Basic research
Subjects History, anthropology, Islamic Studies
Fields of Research Humanities, social sciences
Funding Equal parts by the federal government and the federal states under the umbrella of the Leibniy Association; third party funds
Director Prof. Dr. Ulrike Freitag
Employees Approx. 55
Homepage www.leibniz-zmo.de

Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient(ZMO) is a German research institute located in Berlin. The researchers focus on a comparative and interdisciplinary study of the Middle East, Africa, Eurasia, South and Southeast Asia. Central to its current research topics is the study of predominantly Muslim societies and their relations with non-Muslim neighbours. ZMO was founded in 1996 as an independent centre for the humanities, cultural and social sciences, and resides in the “Mittelhof”[1], designed by Hermann Muthesius, in Berlin-Nikolassee. Under the directorate of Ulrike Freitag, the centre is part of the association “Geisteswissenschaftliche Zentren Berlin e.V.”[2]. The research programme has been funded by the Berlin senate, the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), and the German Ministry for Education and Research. Since January 1st, 2017 ZMO is part of the Leibniz Association.[3][4][5]

References
  1. "Mittelhof, Zentrum Moderner Orient und Landhaus im Internet Stadtfuehrer "Berlin Hidden Places"". www.berlin-hidden-places.de. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  2. "Geisteswissenschaftliche Zentren Berlin /// Artikel ///". www.gwz-berlin.de. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  3. "Das Zentrum Moderner Orient wird Leibniz-Institut". idw-online.de. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  4. "Berliner Orient- und Sprach-Institute gesichert". www.tagesspiegel.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  5. "Leibniz-Gemeinschaft bekommt zwei neue Mitglieder mit Sitz in Berlin". www.berlin.de (in German). 2016-12-27. Retrieved 2020-08-06.

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