Hussein Ali Abdulsater

Hussein Ali Abdulsater is an Associate Professor of Arabic Culture and Islamic Studies at the University of Notre Dame, serving as Director of the Middle Eastern and North African Studies Minor within the Department of Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies.

His academic credentials include:

• Ph.D., Yale University
• M. Phil., Yale University
• M.A., American University of Beirut

Professor Abdulsater's research centers on Islamic intellectual history with emphases on theological school development, sectarian identity formation, and rationalist expressions in Islamic theology and Arabic literature. His work bridges Islamic Studies, Theology, and Arabic Literature through analysis of classical and medieval Islamic thought.

His publications consistently explore intersections of Islamic rationalism, theological school interactions (particularly Shi'i and Mu'tazili traditions), and historical evolution of reason in Islamic contexts. This scholarship reveals complex intellectual traditions and methodological diversity within Islamic theological discourse.

He is available to direct doctoral dissertations in Islamic Studies and Arabic Literature, mentoring graduate researchers in these fields.