​The Middle East and Central Asia Unit was established in April 2018 within the Department of Political Studies. The research covers a region, which has it center in the Middle East and Central Asia, while reaching out farther to North Africa, Europe or Far East - as long as it focuses on local Muslim communities. The staff consists of five employees - two associate professors, two assistant professors and one reserach assistant. On this website we present our academic activities (also previous to 2018), while some of our activity is available at the Department of Political Studies website.

CURRENTLY WORKING ON:

Prof. Katarzyna Górak-Sosnowska is carrying out her projects:

• EMPATHY: Let's Empower, Participate and teach Each Other to Hype Empathy. Challenging Discourse about Islam and Muslims in Poland, (European Commission: Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers, 2022-2023)
  
• Digital Islam across Europe: Understanding Muslims’ Participation in Online Islamic Environments; funded within CHANSE - Collaboration of Humanities and Social Sciences in Europe PL: Prof. Frederic Volpi (university of Edinburgh)

Dr Monika Krukowska

Prof. Joanna Modrzejewska-Leśniewska

Dr Agnieszka Syliwoniuk-Wapowska is engaged in two Erasmus+ Strategic Partnerships projects Navigating Social Worlds: Toolbox for Social Inquiry (2021-2023)

Aleksandra Tołczyk, MA works on her PhD and supports the project EMPATHY: Let's Empower, Participate and teach Each Other to Hype Empathy. Challenging Discourse about Islam and Muslims in Poland.