The word “jihad” appeared 1 times in this article's opening at its peak in 2010. Today the opening carries none. 1 remains further down the article, where a reader arriving from a search result does not go.
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Carole Hillenbrand OBE is professor of Islamic History at the University of Edinburgh .1 She is currently the Vice-President of the British Society for Middle Eastern Studies and a Member of the Council for Assisting Refugee Academics . Her research interests include "The Crusades; Islamic political thought; medieval and modern concepts of jihad; Arabic and Persian travel literature." She serves on the editorial boards of several academic journals including the Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies . Hillenbrand was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours. The London Gazette ( invalid |supp= ( help ) ). 31 December 2008.2
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Carole Hillenbrand OBE is professor of Islamic History at the University of Edinburgh . She is the Vice-President of the British Society for Middle Eastern Studies and a Member of the Council for Assisting Refugee Academics . Her research interests include "The Crusades; Islamic political thought; medieval and modern concepts of jihad; Arabic and Persian travel literature." She serves on the editorial boards of several academic journals including the Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies . Hillenbrand was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours. The London Gazette ( invalid |supp= ( help ) ). 31 December 2008.
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British Islamic scholar (born 1943) Carole Hillenbrand , CBE FBA (born 1943), is a British Islamic scholar who is Emerita Professor in Islamic History at the University of Edinburgh and Professor of Islamic History at the University of St Andrews . She is the Vice-President of the British Society for Middle Eastern Studies and a Member of the Council for Assisting Refugee Academics .
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British Islamic scholar (born 1943) Carole Hillenbrand CBE FBA (born 1943), is a British Islamic scholar who is Emerita Professor in Islamic History at the University of Edinburgh and Professor of Islamic History at the University of St Andrews . She is the Vice-President of the British Society for Middle Eastern Studies and a Member of the Council for Assisting Refugee Academics .
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professor of islamic history at the university of edinburgh
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british islamic scholar who is emerita professor in islamic history at the university of edinburgh and professo
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