Amr Moneer , Ph.D. (2007), is a former Professor of Medieval History at the College of Sharia and Islamic Studies at Umm al-Qura University and a member of the Faculty of Arts, South Valley University (Egypt). He is an author of numerous books and peer-reviewed articles, focusing on Medieval History, Manuscript Studies, and Myth and History. He has been awarded the Ibn Battuta Prize in 2010 and the Al-Kasso Prize in 2014. Umar Ryad , Ph.D. (2008), is Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies and Head of the Department of East Asian and Arabic Studies at the Faculty of Arts - KU Leuven (Belgium). He earned his Bachelor's degree in Islamic Studies in English from the University of Al-Azhar in Cairo, and both his Master's and PhD degrees in Islamic Studies from the University of Leiden. His research focuses on pan-Islamist movements, Christian-Muslim relations, and Orientalism. Father Bigol Abdallah Zaki is a priest in the Coptic Orthodox Church and an MA researcher at the Department of History of the Institute of Coptic Studies.

Amr Moneer , Ph.D. (2007), is a former Professor of Medieval History at the College of Sharia and Islamic Studies at Umm al-Qura University and a member of the Faculty of Arts, South Valley University (Egypt). He is an author of numerous books and peer-reviewed articles, focusing on Medieval History, Manuscript Studies, and Myth and History. He has been awarded the Ibn Battuta Prize in 2010 and the Al-Kasso Prize in 2014. Umar Ryad , Ph.D. (2008), is Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies and Head of the Department of East Asian and Arabic Studies at the Faculty of Arts - KU Leuven (Belgium). He earned his Bachelor's degree in Islamic Studies in English from the University of Al-Azhar in Cairo, and both his Master's and PhD degrees in Islamic Studies from the University of Leiden. His research focuses on pan-Islamist movements, Christian-Muslim relations, and Orientalism. Father Bigol Abdallah Zaki is a priest in the Coptic Orthodox Church and an MA researcher at the Department of History of the Institute of Coptic Studies.

Amr Moneer , Ph.D. (2007), is a former Professor of Medieval History at the College of Sharia and Islamic Studies at Umm al-Qura University and a member of the Faculty of Arts, South Valley University (Egypt). He is an author of numerous books and peer-reviewed articles, focusing on Medieval History, Manuscript Studies, and Myth and History. He has been awarded the Ibn Battuta Prize in 2010 and the Al-Kasso Prize in 2014. Umar Ryad , Ph.D. (2008), is Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies and Head of the Department of East Asian and Arabic Studies at the Faculty of Arts - KU Leuven (Belgium). He earned his Bachelor's degree in Islamic Studies in English from the University of Al-Azhar in Cairo, and both his Master's and PhD degrees in Islamic Studies from the University of Leiden. His research focuses on pan-Islamist movements, Christian-Muslim relations, and Orientalism. Father Bigol Abdallah Zaki is a priest in the Coptic Orthodox Church and an MA researcher at the Department of History of the Institute of Coptic Studies.