Madawi al-Rasheed

Saudi professor of social anthropology
Person human Q3275459
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Summary

Madawi al-Rasheed was born on January 1, 1962[1], in Paris[2]. She has worked as an anthropologist[3] and university teacher[4]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (406 views/month, #7,249 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: October 1962[6]
  • Country of citizenship: Saudi Arabia[7]
  • Field of work: social anthropology[8], anthropology of religion[9]
  • Employer: King's College London[10], Goldsmiths, University of London[11], London School of Economics and Political Science[12]
  • Educated at: University of Cambridge[13]
  • Award received: BBC 100 Women[14]
  • Sex or gender: female[15]
  • Doctoral student: Claire Beatrix Marie Beaugrand[16]
  • Commons category: Madawi al-Rasheed[17]
  • Academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy[18]
  • Family name: al-Rasheed[19]
  • Official website: http://www.madawialrasheed.org/[20]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[21], Arabic[22]
  • Name in native language: مضاوي الرشيد[23]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: LSEThesisProject[24], BBC 100 Women Edit-a-thon[25]
  • Social media followers: 249,123[26], 243,803[27], 257,175[28], 254,058[29]

Why It Matters

Madawi al-Rasheed has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] She is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Madawi al-Rasheed born?

Madawi al-Rasheed's place of birth was Paris[2].

What did Madawi al-Rasheed do for work?

Madawi al-Rasheed worked as an anthropologist[3] and university teacher[4].

Where did Madawi al-Rasheed go to school?

Madawi al-Rasheed was educated at University of Cambridge[13].

What awards did Madawi al-Rasheed receive?

Honors received include BBC 100 Women[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . lse.ac.uk. Retrieved . lse.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . bbc.com. Retrieved . bbc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Retrieved . researchonline.lse.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . meed.com. Retrieved . meed.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Award received → —
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    Employer → King's College London, Goldsmiths, University of London, London School of Economics and Political Science
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