Academic interests
Investigating the Liminal Space of Afro-Arab Cultures: The Arabic Literature of East Africa
My doctoral project aims to explore Arabic literary texts from East Africa in order to understand the cultural, historical, and political realities of this region through critical analysis of Arabic literary narratives written by native writers.
Background
Education
2023-Present PhD in Arabic Literature and Cultural Studies - University of Oslo
2020-2023 Graduate Diploma in Arabic and Islamic Studies - The American University in Cairo
2018-2022 Master of Arts in English and Comparative Literature - The American University in Cairo
2014-2018 Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature - Arab Open University, Cairo
Professional Experience
2020-2023 Academic Writing and Communication Coach, The Mohamed Taymour Writing Center, The American University in Cairo
2019-2022 Graduate Teaching Assistant, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, The American University in Cairo
2019-2020 Editorial Assistant, Alif: Journal of Comparative Poetics, Cairo
2016-2018 English and Arabic as a Foreign Language Instructor, Berlitz Egypt
Awards
2023 Tewfik Doss Pasha Endowed Award for Best MA Thesis in English and Comparative Literature for the thesis entitled The Flow of (Re)Memory in African American and Nubian Egyptian Literature.