Research degrees

Degrees taken since 1993 -

Master's ("Hovudfag") theses

• Mete Pamir: 'Social and political roots of an unsuccessful late industrialization attempt: the case of Turkey until 1946' (1993, Sociology).

• Anne Katrine Bang: 'The Idrisi State in 'Asir, 1906 - 1934: politics, religion and personal prestige in early twentieth-century Arabia' (1994, History).
• Svein Engelstad: 'Tendencies in modern Egyptian painting' * (1994, Art History).
• Kim Jensen: 'Project Alpha: an Anglo-American attempt to solve the Arab-Israeli conflict' (1994, History).
• Herbjørn Jenssen: 'The subtleties and secrets of the arabic language: preliminary investigations into al-Qazwini's Talkhis al-miftah' (1994, Arabic).
• Dag Jørund Lønning: 'Bridge over troubled water: inter-ethnic and co-operation in the midst of ethnic conflict: the Israeli-Palestinian case' (1994, Anthropology)
• Camilla Trud Nereid: 'In the light of Said Nursi: Turkish nationalism and the religious alternative' (1994, History).

• Arne Haugen: 'Between Mecca and Moscow: cultural change in Turkmenistan in the Soviet period' * (1995, History)
• Morten Ivarsen: 'Attitudes towards the Six Day War in some Norwegian newspapers' * (1995, History)
• Tore Kjeilen: 'Tunisia / Islam. 1994/1995: actions and attitudes' * (1995, History of Religions)
• Knut Atle Klausen: 'Georg August Wallin and the Orient: cultural encounter in a cosmological perspective' * (1995, History of Religions).
• Narve Skaar: 'Norway in The United Nations Emergency Force - 1956-57: background and participation' * (1995, History).
• Arvid Tengesdal: 'Khomeini and the charisma in the Iranian revolution' * (1995, History of Religions).
• Reidar Visser: 'Ottomanism and separatism: patterns of ethno-politics in Lebanon, Syria and Iraq' (1995, Political science).

• Mursit Cetin: 'The effects of the customs union with the European Union on Turkish foreign trade: an empirical study using a partial equilibrium model' (1996, Economy).
• Jorunn Barka: 'Womens' life in Cairo: an anthropological study of middle class women's daily life' * (1996, Anthropology).
• Jan Hasselberg:'The agricultural policy of Egypt 1982-1992: the quest for sustainability in a liberal age' (1996, History).
• Andreas Hjelle: 'Crossing points: An anthropological analysis of young men of the middle class in Cairo' * (1996, Anthropology).
• Anne Hushagen: 'The conceptions of others and one's own images: the identity construction of Iranian women in Norway' * (1996, Sociology).
• Gun Anita Kvalsvik: 'Women in between: strategies of discussion among female students in Cairo' * (1996, Anthropology).
• Geir Lund: 'The Jakarta Charter return trip: A historiographic survey on Islam in the negotiations for a constitution in Indonesia, 1945' * (1996, History).
• Gulengul Nalis: 'Should we have a child?: an interprative study of child-having and remaining childless experiences of the Turkish academics' (1996, Sociology).
• Toril Orrestad: 'The political importance of Islamist movements in the Maghreb' * (1996, Political Science).
• Sevil Sümer: 'Ambiguous modernities, vigorous identities: a comparative study of the educated women of urban Turkey and Norway' (1996, Sociology).
• Solveig Ulland Uribe: 'History of Norwegian Aid, 1972-1992: A study of the Church Emergency Relief in Southern Sudan' * (1996, History).

• Rune Fimreite: 'The Palestinian factor in Jordanian politics 1971-93' * (1997, History)
• Unni S. Fuglestad: 'The struggle over childrens' faith: Ahmed Taleb Ibrahimi and Abbassi Madani on the schools of independent Algeria' * (1997, History)
• Solveig Holm: 'Minangkabau women in Yogyakarta: cultural orientation in a context of migration' * (1997, Anthropology)
• Undine Kvist: 'To be alike and different at the same time: the handling of identities among young grown-ups of Turkish descent in Germany' * (1997, Anthropology)
• Bente Krossøy: 'Choosing Islam: conversations and companionship with North African women in Norway' * (1997, Anthropology)
• Tone Lund-Olsen: 'Religion and globalisation: consequences in Malaysia' * (1997, History of Religions)
• Anne-Karine Solstad Olsen: 'Voix de femmes dans L'amour, la fantasia d'Assia Djebar' (1997, French lit.)
• Marit Stålesen: 'In the beginning were the Turks: nationalised history writing in Turkey in the 1930s' * (1997, History)
• Vestein Vada: 'The Norwegian Peace Corps in Iran, 1965-71: support for the needy or a mistake in development aid politcs?' (1997, History)

• Christine Jacobsen: 'To return to Islam: Islamization, gender and identity in a French context' * (1998, Anthropology)
• Siri Lill Mannes: 'The tale of the wolf: the development and mobilisation of Chechen national identity' (1998, History [M.Phil.])
• Susanne Olsson: 'Religio-political Islam in the encounter with modernity: an analysis of Hasan Hanafi's socio-political interpretation of Islam' * (1998, History of Religions)
• Ole Reinert Omvik: 'Shari'a in modern Egyptian jurisprudence, in light of the case against Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd' * (1998, History).
• Kari Eken Strømmen: 'Turk, Muslim and Soviet citizen: the development of Azerbaijani national identity under the Soviet regime' * (1998, History).
• Margrete Søvik: 'Islam in the French problematics of integration: an analysis of the French discussion over veiling in 1989' * (1998, History).
• Lill Thomassen: 'The traditional strategy: an analysis of Seyyed Hossein Nasr's religiously founded critique of modernity' * (1998, History of Religions).
• Astrid Vatne: 'Egyptian feminism 1900-1930: issues, alliances, organizations and strategies' * (1998, History).
• Kristina Strand Vestbø: '"At home we are Uzbek": family, marriage and community in the old city of Tashkent, Uzbekistan' (1998, Anthropology).

• Seyed Fazel Alyasan: 'Adapting religion to modern times: A study of religion and identity among Shia Iranian immigrants in Norway.' (1999, Sociology)
• Elisabeth Berner: 'Indispensable and invisible. The Nation of Islam's teaching on womanhood' (1999, History of Religions)
• Mona Dia: 'We are like different fingers on a hand: A study of the discourse of ethno-religious differences in Beirut, Lebanon' (1999, Anthropology) *
• Benedikte H. Fjeldstad: 'Holy war in Christianity and Islam. A study of central features of Christian and Islamic holy war during the Crusades' (1999, History of Religions) *
• Kjetil Fosshagen: 'We don't exist. Negotiations of history and identity in a Turkish Cypriot town' (1999, Anthropology)
• Åsne Halskau: 'Rifa'at Hassan: Between Western modernity and normative Islam' (1999, History of Religions) *
• Tom Irgan: 'One source - many rivers: A study of Pakistani Muslim organizations in Oslo' (1999, Anthropology) *
• Liv Ingeborg Lied: ' From Palestine to Heaven: Conceptions of the Land in the Testament of Moses' (1999, History of Religions) *
• Farhad Maghsoudi: 'Trading tradition : on the re-emergence of dællaly (middlemanship) in post-1979 Iran ' (1999, Anthropology)
• Maricano B. Matiyas: 'Early Iron Age around Rufiji delta, Tanzania: a study of Mwangia pottery tradition' (1999, Archaeology [M.Phil.])
• Rachel M. Olsen: 'Liberated or responsible women? The entry of Tunisian women on the political arena, in particular in the period 1980-1990' (1999, History) *
• Eirin Rødseth: 'This is not our culture. An analysis of processes of cultural change among Muslims in Sri Lanka' (1999, Anthropology) *
• Asle Smith: '"Israel" or "Palestine": An historical analysis of the political process of rapprochement between the state of Israel and the PLO' (1999, History) *
• Benedicte Solheim: 'Education is a weapon for the future! An anthropological study of female students on the West Bank' (1999, Anthropology) *
• Esther van Veen'One of us: belonging, relations and network among Kazakh intelligensia in Almaty, Kazakhstan' * (1999, Anthropology)
• Per Anders Aas: ' Muslim attitudes to the teaching of Christianity in Norwegian schools' (1999, History of Religions) *
• Tor Morten Normann: 'Consolidated democracy on the basis of Kemalism? The games around democatic consolidation in Turkey; an integrated perspective' (1999, Political science) *

• Kjersti Håvardstun: 'Between tradition and modernity in Islam: An analysis of Yusuf al-Qardawi's thought' (2000, History of Religions) *
• Synnøve Lid: , 'In nature's bosom: An analysis of the wooden godess motive in three selected graves of Thebes' * (2000, History of Religions).
• Helge Lyberg: 'Reading Popular Literature in Yemen: The Sequels of Poverty' (2000, Arabic)
• Hege Irene Markussen: 'Alevilik ve Bektasilik. Religion and identity formation in contemporary Turkey' (2000, History of Religions)
• Ragnhild Mestad: '"Elles n'ont pas la volonté" : respectability among Christian women in Ngaoudere' (2000, Anthropology) *
• Hårek Sande: 'The Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq : background, organization and development 1982-1995' (2000, History)

• Laila Badawy: 'Perceptions of the Western Other and the Authentic Self: A comparison between two contemporary Egyptian intellectuals Jurj Bahguri and Yusuf Fransis' (2001, Arabic)
• Siri Dahl Dørnes: 'Jewish civil religion. An analysis of Jerusalem Post in the period before, during and afer Operation Peace for Gallille in 1982'. (2001, History of Religions) *
• Rune Endresen: 'The identity and self-awareness of Ahmadi Muslims: A study of the community of Islam's Ahmadiyya in Norway'. (2001, History of Religions)
• Hans Eric Fasmer: 'Tramping with mangrove and dates: the inter-regional dhow trade between the Gulf and East Africa, 1890s-1960s' (2001, History)
• Jorun Titlestad Gjelsvik: "Influence of Islamic culture on Scandinavian management in Malaysia - a glance at multinational management and Islamic values". (2001, History of Religions)
• Cecilie Hansen: 'The veil: Views and experiences of Muslim women's headgear' (2001, Ethnology) *
• Gørill Husby: "'Don't vote for the Evil Eye'. Religion encountering politics: Sufism and Islamism on Zanzibar". (2001, History of Religions)
• Maria Mellegaard Lien: "' Let us find our own identity first. Identity construction among young Muslims in Norway". (2001, History of Religions) *
• Lars-Gunnar Lundblad: 'Zakat (alms): The third pillar of Islam. On religiously motivated welfare services, focusing on practices in Palestine' (2001, Sociology) *
• Renate Lunde: 'Between tradition and modernity : girls' education in the northern Sudan, 1899-1956' (2001, History)
• Helle M. Lundberg Silva: 'Where men are like lions: the handling of identity on Ilha de Moçambique' (2001, Anthropology) *
• Jorid Tveita: 'The Comores: A life to live. A study of structure, individual and positioning on Ngazidja' (2001, Anthropology) *
• Yvonne M. Wang: "The Jewish messengers from Palestine 200-429 CE - the relationship between the Rabbinical milieu in Eretz Israel and the Jewish diaspora". (2001, History of Religions) *
• Inger Jorunn Årseth: 'The position of the Muslim woman in marriage: theory and practice' (2001, History) *

• Ayman Abu Mustafa: 'The Trade Routes in Palestine during the Mamluk period (1260-1516 Q.D.) A historical, geographical and economic study' (2002, History)
• Sindre Bangstad: 'On Dien and Doenja: Muslim identities in an urban local community in Cape Town' (2002, Anthropology) *
• Aslak Svindland: "Like a river without water." Life in a Lezgi-village after the disintegration of the Sovjet Union'(2002, Anthropology)*
• Kjersti G. Berg: 'Building peace in a time of war: Palestininan experiences with the development program People-to-People 1995-2002' (2002, History) *
• Janne Bøe: '"Agriculture will always be the preferred labour; it was this that was the first love": A comparative anthropological study of irrigation socities on the West Bank' (2002, Anthropology) *
• Ane Fidjestøl: 'The prince chose the Heavenly empire: A study of the myth complex around the battle of Kosovo/a in 1389' (2002, History of Religions) *
• Tone Delin Fredriksen: 'Expatriate life: An anthropological study of living and identity among Western women attached to the oil industry in the sultanate of Oman' (2002, Anthropology) *
• Silje Grønner: 'The mountains are our only friends: The growth of Kurdish national identity in Turkish Kurdistan 1880-2000' (2002, History) *
• Ragnhild Lunde: 'Religion and state. An analysis of the religious policies of independent Uzbekistan' (2002, History of Religions) *
• Anne Mailin Selland: 'Betraying the Nation: Reactions and background to the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin' (2002, History of Religions)
• Pål Steiner: 'The everday offering ritual in the New Empire temples' (PDF file); (2002, History of Religions) *

• Marianne Bøe: "'Show us the real Islam! I am a Muslim and you are a Muslim too. But tell me: What is Islam?" A study of Iranian women's activism" (PDF file);(2003, History of Religon*
• Kjartan Dirdal:Still on the run: An anthropological study of young Kurdish men, and their efforts to create continuity and escape the liminality of life in exile. (2003, Anthropology) *
• Kristin Gaarde: 'British Irrigation Management in Mandatory Palestine, 1929-47' (2003, History)
• Henriette Hafsaas: 'Cattle pastoralists in a multicultural setting: the C-Group people in Lower Nubia, 2500-1500 BCE' (2003, Archaeology) *
• David Hogstad: 'Student, state and history in Morocco: an outline of the praxis of theory' (2003, Anthropology) *
• Minna Hynninen: Kurds, Turks, Kurdish Turks or Turkish Kurds? Identity and belonging among Kurds from Konya in a Norwegian city' (2003, Anthropology) * <
• Jostein Innvik: 'Do electoral laws effect the access of interests to the national assembly : on the influence of institutional charateristics and strategic action in the case of Lebanon' (2003, Political Science)
• Bård Helge Kårtveit: '"In the US I'm an Arab terrorist, here I'm an American punk!": a study of Palestinian return migration and indentity management on the West Bank' (2003, Anthropology) *
• Stojna Kecoseska: '"It could have been me" A critical discourse analysis of Norwegian tabloids after the killing of Fadime' (2003, Ethnology) *
• Pernille Myrvold: 'Images of the Other: The West seen through the popular Arabic press' (2003, Arabic) *
• Kjersti Rogde Næss: 'The myth about Muslims: An analysis of the media's descriptions of Muslim immigrants in Norway in light of Roland Barthes' concept of myths' (PDF file); (2003, History of Religions) *
• Janne Rasmussen Mellingen: 'Kurdish diaspora. A culture study among Kurdish migrants in Norway' (2003, Culture studies) *
• Hege Toje: 'State and stanitsa: Identity and adaptation in Cossack settlement in Northwest Caucasus 1864-2000' (2003, Anthropology) *

• Elisabeth Bakka: '"In the Baha'i faith, we are allowed to be women": Identity and selfunderstanding' (2004, History of Religions) *
• Ellen Therese Hoff: 'Isolation and escape from reality in Naguib Mahfouz' "The Thief and the Dogs" and "Adrift on the Nile"' (2004, Comparative literature) *
• Maria Elisabeth Moskvil: 'Turkish mother tongue: Temporality in the mother tongue, target language and intermediate language' (2004, Nordic Languages) *
• Ann Nilsen: 'The metamorphosis of the nights: The transformations of the stories in "Arabian Nights" and Naguib Mahfouz' "Arabian Nights and Days"' (2004, Comparative literature) *
• Håkon Taule Njøs, 'Unity of the Nile valley or an independent Sudan? British-Egyptian conflicts and Sudan's path to independence 1936-1956' (2004, History hovudfag) *

• Siren Marit Dahl: 'Why crown a king and then deprive him of his kingdom._ A study of the introduction and the abolishment of directly elections to prime-minister in Israel' (2005, Comparative Politics) *
• Vidar Edland: 'Dis-closed wisdom. Egyptism in the neo-religious florishing in the second half of the 19th century' (2005, History of Religions) *
• Siv D. Gencher: 'The Turkish career woman. An ideal and a lifestyle' (2005, Anthropology) *
• Øyvind Gjerstad: 'La Franchophonie libanaise: essai d'une présentation et d'une analyse sociologique' (2005, French)
• Arnt Vidar Klungland: '"We are pointing – the Land is preaching" The International Christian Embassy Jerusalem, Norwegian branch: IKAJ as a Norwegian religio-political movement' (2005, History of Religions) *
• Stian Skår Ludvigsen: 'Economics of Wrath. Estimating the Impacts of the economy and terrorism on Israeli government popularity' (2005, Political Science)
• Ingrid Birce Muftuoglu: '"Turk! Be proud! Be confident! Be industrious!" A culture study investigation of the significance of Atatürk monuments in Turkey' (2005, Culture studies) *
• Erlend Nedrelid: 'The political, economic and commercial position of the Adamawa-emirate in the Sokoto empire, 1850-1900' (2005, History) *
• Thomas Nyløkken: 'A cross-cultural relgio-psychological study of pro-social behaviour (material from Palestine/Israel)' (2005, History of Religions).
• Zofia Paszkiewicz: 'Muslims first, women second, scholars third? An analysis of Muslim feminist discourse in Egypt' (2005, History of Religions)
• Tina Pedersen: '"Let's start working, in sha-Allah!" A study of working conditions for female Muslim decision-makers in the UN' (2005, History of Religions)
• Lars Tore Rydland: 'Explaining the failure of the Algerian transition, 1994-95: A rational choice approach' (2005, Comparative Politics)
• Gunnar A. Thune, 'The inspector general: The career of Baron Sir Rudolf von Slatin Pasha in the Sudan' (2005, History [hovudfag])
• Liv Tønnesson: 'Islamism and Democracy -An Inquiry into the Political Thought of Hassan al-Turabi' (2005, Political Science)
• Hanne Vatnaland: 'Citizenship Rights of the Holy Land and the Case of Israeli Palestinians ' (2005, Political Science)
• Kari Veltzien Wik, 'The Turkish feminist women's movement after the military coup in 1980' (2005, History) *
• Elin Østevik: 'The complexity of belonging. An analysis of identity processes in the Somali diaspora' (2005, Anthropology) *
• Torkil Åmland: 'With the UN for peace? The political process surrounding the General Assembly resolution "Zionism is racism" of 1975' (2005, History) *
• Olav Aanestad: 'Creating a Common Space in a Sectarian Landscape. Social Work and Cohesive Action in Post-War Lebanon' (2005, Social Anthropology)

• Sunniva Lye Axelsen, 'Suicide in Islam' (2006, Arabic). *
• Alemseged Beldados: 'The Agordat material, Eritrea and its implication for early food production and regional Contact' (2006, Archaeology)
• Mahmoud Beshir: 'Iron objects from Meroitic and Post-Meroitic period' (2006, Archaeology). *
• Henrik Bjørge Pedersen: 'From Province to Neighbouring Country: Jordan's role on the West Bank 1967-1994' (2006, History) *
• Temesgen Burka: 'Iron smelting in Wollega, Ethiopia: An ethno-archaeological study' (2006, Archaeology)
• Eirik Egeland: 'Mortuary rituals among Coptic-Orthodox Christians in Cairo, Egypt' (2006, History of Religions) *
• Ghefari Fadlallh Elsayed: 'The politics of Difference and Boundary Making among the Nuba and the Baggara of Southern Kordofan State, Sudan' (2006, Anthropology)
• Ruben Gentékos: 'Muslims in Britain: The Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006' (2006, History) *
• Eirik Hovden: 'Rainwater harvesting cisterns and local water management : a qualitative geographical / socio-anthropological case study and ethnographic description from the districts of Hajja, Mabyan and Shiris, Governorate of Hajja, Yemen' (2006, Geography)
• Sonya Jenssen: 'Traditional rainwater harvesting in Jordan: A qualitative study of Project Rainkeep' (1994-1995) (2006, Water studies)
• Jasna Jozelic: 'Islamization and the position of Islam in Bosnia and Herzegovina today' (2006, History of Religions) *
• Helene Lindqvist: 'Outmoded and remote or quite up-to-date? On the presentation of Islam in the Norwegian primary school subject "Christianity, religion and ethics" (KRL)' (2006, History of Religions) *
• Stanley Mbakwa: 'The rise and fall of the Cameroon federation: A re-examiniation with particular reference to West Cameroon' (2006, History).
• Ane Brorstad Mengshoel: '"What's up dawg!" An analysis of identity constructions among a group of young Somali men in Norway' (2006, Anthropology) *
• Freda Nkirote: 'Late iron age economies of Mount Kenya region : a case study of Kiburu, Kangai and Kanyua archaeological sites' (2006, Archaeology)
• Marie Palm: 'The family law of Morocco. A study of women in non-governmental organisations' (2006, History of Religions) *
• Ingvild Stabrun: 'Traditional spirituality in a modern context: An analysis of the Islam of shaykh Ahmad Kuftaro in "The Way of Truth"' (2006, History of Religions) *
• John Erik Sætren: 'Islamic discourse in new media: the preacher 'Amr Khalid' (2006, Arabic) *
• Hanne Visdal-Johnsen: 'Modern Turks in Norway: "Turkishness" - basic and continuous. A study of Turkish women and their relation to their Turkisn background" (2006, Anthropology) *
• Janne Åsheim: 'Islam and Muslims in the media. A study of the newspaper VG in the period 1998-2003' (2006, History of Religions) *

• Kristin Lovise Fet: 'Cosmology and traditions on health in Afghanistan. Afghan women and men in Norway speak about their practices at home' (2007, History of Religions) *
• Kristin Finne, 'An islamist notion of development: a history of Lebanese Shi'i development policies between 1969 and 1992' (2007, History)
• Pål André Haugen: 'Terror and honour killings: How Islam is discussed in six Norwegian political party newspapers in a one-year period from 11 September 2001' (2007, History) *
• Marte Teie Hellum: 'Who are you? Self-consciousness: certainty and incertainty in the Nuba Mountains, Sudan' (2007, Anthropology) *
• Tasim Karim-Birkeland, 'The caricature drawings of Muhammad' (2007, Arabic) *
• Linda /i>Kjosaas/i>, 'Enigmatic poetry: Ahmed Fuad Nigm and the tradition of political zajal in Egypt' (2007, Arabic)
• Hilde Kjøstvedt: '"Her voice, Palestinian": a study of women's rights conceptions among ordinary Palestinian women on the occupied West Bank' (2007, Anthropology)
• Daniel Kvamme, 'The za'ama system in Lebanon 1943-1975: a historiographical analysys' (2007, History) *
• Arnstein Lona: '"The local in the global". Aspects of everyday life among Ahmadiyya Pakistanis in Kristiansand' (2007, Sociology) *
• Kjersti H. Nerhus, '"The closer you get to the East the less the people speak": a study of orientalism in Knut Hamsun's I Æventyrland' (2007, Nordic languages) *
• Elisabeth Eide Olsen, '"Every intention is for Good": a study of young Muslim women in NYC' (2007, History of Religion) *
• Anna Kristina Polster, 'Irrational women and wise men: the Egyptian gender discourse under Mubarak' (2007, History) *
• Maria Aano Reme: 'The frozen case: civil rights of the Palestinian refugees in Lebanon: perceptions and realities' (2007, History)
• Solfrid K. Roald: '"The way of self-giving": Bishop Hassan B. Dehqani-Tafti on an Iranian Christian identity' (2007, History) *
• Astrid Rundereim, '"We are Christians with the Muslims, with the Lebanese we are Palestinian, we are different anywhere we go": Identity management among Christian Palestinians in Lebanon' (2007, Anthropology) *
• Thor-Asle Faye Syversen, 'Seven mountains, five pillars: four Muslims in Bergen on identity and religion' (2007, History of religion) *
• Knut Tjosevik: 'The development of civil society in Egypt: The relations between private organizations, international NGOs and the government in Egypt' (2007, History) *
• Jovard Valen, 'Yusuf al-Qaradawi and Muslim's relations to ahl al-kitab' (2007, Arabic) *
• Marit M. Vambheim: 'Peace-making in the southern Sudanese civil war, 1965-66' (2007, History)
• Pegah Zomorodi, '"Until culture divides us": A study of divorce among Pakistani women in Norway' (2007, Anthropology) *
• Helge Line Aasland: 'The construction of tawhid in a political Islamic discourse' (2007, History of Religions) *

• Simen Bach Ekblom, 'Iraq's shias under the British mandate' (2008, History) *
• Ida Dyrkorn Heierland, 'Artifacts, Interests and Agencies: The Politics of Sudan Archaeology' (Archaeology, 2008)
• Monica Voll, 'The relations between the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan and the monarchy' (2008, History) *