Deals with the history of ideas and politics in the Middle East in the 19th and 20th centuries from a comparative perspective, especially in relation to Western and Jewish thought, and with an emphasis on Islamic politics, an increasingly relevant field of scholarship today. His published work has dealt with topics such as ‘ulama, Sufism, fatwas, martyrdom, Islamic protest movements, liberal discourse, modern Egypt, and Palestinian politics.

Landau Mifal Hapais Prise for the Art and Sciences in the field of Comparative Religion, 2023

Courses taught:

Readings in Modern Arab Thought; Historical Myths and Modern Politics; Social Justice in Islam; Religion, Nationalism, and Communism in Islam and Judaism; Autobiographies as Historical Documents; A Liberal Middle East: An Alternative Perspective on Politics and Society in the Middle East 

Recent Publications:

Hatina, Meir. 2022. The Silenced Voice: Liberal Thought in the Arab Middle East. Tel Aviv: Resling (Hebrew). 
Hatina, Meir, and Orit Bashkin (eds.). 2024. The Sphinx in an Era of Transitions: Revisiting Modern Egyptian History. Tel Aviv: Resling. (Hebrew) 
Hatina, Meir. 2025. Islamic Enlightenment in a Radical Age: Mustafa al-Sibaʿi and the Muslim Brothers in Syria, 1946-1964.  Jerusalem: Magness. (Hebrew)