معرفی
Sara M Omar is an Assistant Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies at the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Georgetown University. Her academic work focuses on Islamic intellectual history, Qur'ānic exegesis, Islamic law, and gendered power dynamics across eight centuries of Islamic discourses.
- PhD, Harvard University - Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
- MA, Harvard University - Near East Studies
- BA with Honors, University of Michigan - History
Her research traces legal and social genealogies of normativity in Islamic history, particularly analyzing gendered patterns of authority and violence. She is currently writing a book on the genealogy of same-sex sexual practices in early Muslim discourses, examining how such practices shaped Islamic legal and ethical frameworks.
- Fulbright Fellowship for fieldwork on female religious authority in Damascus
- Postdoctoral Fellowship at MacMillan Center, Yale University
Teaching areas include Islamic law, gender studies, and Qur'ānic hermeneutics. Her work intersects religious studies, legal history, and critical gender theory.
