Malika Zeghal
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Professor in Contemporary Islamic Thought and Life · Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences · Harvard University
Quick answer: Malika Zeghal is Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Professor in Contemporary Islamic Thought and Life at Harvard University. Malika Zeghal shows an active PhD hiring signal as of 2026-09-11.
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Research interests
Her research focuses on the interaction between Islam and politics in the modern Middle East. She is particularly interested in studying modern Muslim states and their religious institutions, as well as the intellectual and political genealogies of Islamist movements in the region. She also has an interest in modern Islamic intellectual history in the Middle East, Europe and North America.
Selected publications (since 2023)
The Making of the Modern Muslim State: Islam and Governance in the Middle East and North Africa [Princeton University Press, 2024]
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What does Malika Zeghal research?
Her research focuses on the interaction between Islam and politics in the modern Middle East. She is particularly interested in studying modern Muslim states and their religious institutions, as well as the intellectual and political genealogies of Islamist movements in the region. She also has an i
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