Mona Hassan

Mona Hassan is Associate Professor of Islamic Studies & History at Duke University, affiliated with the Department of History and Religious Studies within the Arts & Sciences college. Her research focuses on global Islamic history, particularly the intersections of religion, culture, gender, and politics. She received her Ph.D. from Princeton University in 2009.

• Primary Research Areas:
  • Transregional memory of the Abbasid and Ottoman caliphates
  • Evolution of female Islamic legal scholarship from early Islam to modern secularism
  • Gender dynamics in Turkish secular state policies

Publication Trends show interdisciplinary work bridging historiography, legal studies, and gender analysis, with a focus on Mamluk-era cultural production, contemporary Turkish religious authority, and medieval Islamic thought.

• Scientific Awards:
  • American Academy of Religion 2017 Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion (Historical Studies) for her book on the caliphate

She teaches courses like RELIGION 207S.01 (Secularism) and RELIGION 776S.01 (Comparative Secularism) at Duke University. No student names are listed in the provided data.