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Erlwein, Hannah Christine

2011-2015: (official award date 31 May 2016) PhD in Islamic Studies, SOAS University of London  Thesis title: Arguments for the Existence of God in Classical Islamic Thought: A Re-appraisal of Perspectives and Discourses //2009-2010: MA in Middle East Studies, University of Exeter  Classification: Distinction  Focus of dissertation: democracy promotion in the Middle East under the George W. Bush administration – methods, results, and motives, as well as a comparison with those of the European Union //2008-2009: MA in Islamic Studies, SOAS University of London  Classification: Distinction  Focus of dissertation: an examination of the origins of the death penalty for apostasy in classical Islam with a view to the Qur ’ an, the ḥ ad ī th , and fiqh //2005-2008: Magister in Islamic Studies, Economics, and Philosophy, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany (not completed) //2005: Abitur (school-leaving examination qualifying for admission to a university), Goethe-Gymnasium, Berlin, Germany