Transnational Scholar in Residence Adnen El Ghali

Over the next five weeks, Adnen El Ghali will be visiting the C²DH as a Transnational Scholar in Residence with the Contemporary History of Luxembourg (LHI) research group.

Adnen is an architect, urban planner and political scientist, and holds a PhD in History from the Université libre de Bruxelles. His research has focused on governance in urban spaces from the perspectives of security and migration history. More recently, his work has expanded to include relations between Europe and the Muslim world. Since 2025, he has been conducting research at the University of Turin as part of the ERC project REDMIX, ‘Unpacking Mixedness for an Inclusive History of the Red Sea, 1800s–2000s’.

During his stay at the C²DH, Adnen will examine Luxembourg’s relations with the Red Sea region and conduct research on this topic at the National Archives. He will also present this project during the LHI team meeting on 6 May. On 20 May 2026, we will welcome him to the C²DH Research Seminar, where he will present his latest book, “When Diplomacy Shapes the City: The Consular District of Ottoman Cities (17th–19th Centuries)” and outline his ongoing research on the socio-spatial mixedness and urban fabric of Jeddah.