Dr. Malika Zeghal

Biography

Malika Zeghal is the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Professor of Contemporary Islamic Thought at Harvard University, where she has been a faculty member since 2010. She previously served as an Associate Professor at the University of Chicago's Divinity School and is a Senior Scholar at the Harvard Academy for International Area Studies. Her research primarily focuses on the interaction between Islam and politics in the modern Middle East, with specific interests in modern Muslim states, religious institutions, and Islamist movements. Zeghal has published several notable works, including a study on Egyptian ulama's engagement in politics and a volume discussing the political dynamics of Islam in contemporary Morocco. Her most recent book, “Making Modern Muslim State: Islam and Governance in the Middle East and North Africa,” is set to be published by Princeton University Press in March 2024. She is actively involved in nurturing graduate students and expanding research on Islamic intellectual networks.

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