Dr. Seemi Ghazi

Biography

Seemi Ghazi is a Sessional Lecturer at the University of British Columbia in the Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies. She has an extensive educational background, having studied Arabic Education at Duke University and completed a Graduate Program in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago. She is a Fellow at the Center for Arabic Studies Abroad in Cairo and has taught at institutions such as King Abdul Aziz University and Bryn Mawr College. With a focus on Islamic languages, literatures, and cultures, her research interests include Qur’anic rhetoric, Sufism, and Muslim feminist theology. She has published various works, including on feminist interpretations of Qur’anic narratives and has contributed to educational resources on Modern Standard Arabic for the British Columbia Department of Education. Ghazi has a keen interest in comparative mysticism and gender studies within the context of Islam.

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