Warren Dockter (born 1982) is an author and historian. He was a Research Fellow at Clare Hall,

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and a lecturer at Aberystwyth University in International Politics. Dockter is a former member of the council of the British Institute at Ankara. Dockter now serves as the President and CEO of the East Tennessee Historical Society in Knoxville, TN.

Biography

Warren Dockter is a graduate of the

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and gained his PhD at the

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. His book ''Churchill and the Islamic World: Orientalism, Empire and Diplomacy in the Middle East'' (2015) challenged notions surrounding Winston Churchill's Islamophobia. According to Dockter, Churchill's often quoted

criticism of Islam Criticism of Islam is broadly defined as criticism of the Islamic religion in its beliefs, principles, and/or any other ideas attributed to Islam. Criticism of Islam has existed since Islam's formative stages. Early written disapprovals came fr ...

was written during a time of a fundamentalist revolt in Sudan and this statement does not reflect his full views of Islam as a religion, which were "often paradoxical and complex." He could be critical but at times "romanticized" the Islamic world; he exhibited great "respect, understanding and magnanimity." Churchill had a fascination of Islam and Islamic civilization.

Winston Churchill Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and again from ...

's future sister-in-law expressed concerns about his fascination by stating, " ease don't become converted to Islam; I have noticed in your disposition a tendency to orientalism." However, Dockter also asserted that Churchill "never seriously considered converting" to Islam. Dockter worked with

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as his research assistant for the book ''The Churchill Factor: How One Man made History''. He was not credited, but was thanked in its acknowledgments.

Publications

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External links

* http://www.hist.cam.ac.uk/directory/dr-warren-dokter * http://www.clarehall.cam.ac.uk/our-people/warren-dockter

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dockter, Warren Academics of the University of Cambridge Living people Fellows of Clare Hall, Cambridge 1982 births