Prof.
Efrat
Aviv
- History Dept.
Bar-Ilan University
English, Kurdish, Spanish, Turkish
Research Interests
My research focuses on religion, identity, and politics in modern Turkey and the Middle East, with emphasis on Islamic movements (especially the Gülen movement), antisemitism, Jewish life, and interfaith diplomacy. I also explore satire, memory, and minority politics under authoritarian regimes, using interdisciplinary methods to examine how religion and power shape national narratives and transnational relations.
Selected Awards
2024: GINGKO (U.K) research grant “Religious Dynamics in Erdoğan’s Turkey: Exploring the Impact of State-Religion Relations on the Turkish Jewish Community.”
2024: short list of Am Olam Prize, The Israeli Association of History for the book on FGM.
2022: ASMEA Research Grant.
2018: one of 50 most beloved lecturers in Israeli academia, by the National Union of Israeli Students.
2017: Ihel Award for excellent research in security.
Bar-Ilan’s 2012 Outstanding Lecturer
2011-2015: Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism Fellowship.
2024: short list of Am Olam Prize, The Israeli Association of History for the book on FGM.
2022: ASMEA Research Grant.
2018: one of 50 most beloved lecturers in Israeli academia, by the National Union of Israeli Students.
2017: Ihel Award for excellent research in security.
Bar-Ilan’s 2012 Outstanding Lecturer
2011-2015: Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism Fellowship.
