M. Shobhana Xavier

M. Shobhana Xavier is an Associate Professor at the School of Religion, Queen's University, with research expertise in contemporary global Islam and Sufism. Her work spans regional contexts including North America (United States and Canada) and South Asia (Sri Lanka).

• Education: BA, BEd, and MA from York University; PhD from Wilfrid Laurier-Waterloo University

Her research examines Sufism through lenses of migration, diaspora, gender, popular culture, rituals, and religious spaces. Recent projects include analysis of Sufi shrine cultures in the United States and ongoing work on anti-Sufism dynamics in Sri Lanka.

Xavier's publications include monographs on Canadian Sufism and transnational shrine networks. She actively contributes to graduate education as a member of Queen's University graduate faculty.