Indiana University, Bloomington
Ph.D. in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, expected December 2026
Curriculum vitae and background
An interdisciplinary path through law, religion, and history
My training spans Islamic law at al-Azhar, Islamic history at Cairo University, religious studies at Temple University, and Islamic and Middle Eastern studies at Indiana University.
Education
Academic formation
Temple University
M.A. in Religion
Cairo University
Postgraduate Diploma in Islamic Studies, Islamic History and Civilization
al-Azhar University, Cairo
B.A. in Islamic and Arabic Studies, Islamic Law and Legal Theory
Academic appointments
Research, teaching, and service
Associate Instructor
Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, Indiana University · 2018–2025
Senior Researcher
Islamic Studies, Office of the Grand Imam of al-Azhar, Cairo · 2013–2018
Lecturer
Islamic Studies, World Association for al-Azhar Graduates, al-Azhar University · 2012–2016
Selected distinctions
Awards and languages
Awards and fellowships
Outstanding Graduate Assistant Award, Indiana University, two consecutive years · 2021–2023
Fulbright Foreign Student Scholarship, U.S. Department of State · 2016–2018
Class Valedictorian, al-Azhar University · 2008
Languages
Arabic: native, including Modern Standard, Classical, and Egyptian colloquial
English: fluent
Persian: advanced reading and translation; intermediate speaking
French: intermediate reading and translation; elementary speaking