Tamer El-Leithy

Tamer El-Leithy serves as Assistant Professor of Arabic and Islamic Civilizations at The American University in Cairo's School of Humanities and Social Sciences, following prior teaching roles at New York University and Johns Hopkins University.

His academic credentials include:

• PhD in History from Princeton University (2005)
• MPhil from the University of Cambridge (1997)
• BA in Economics and Philosophy from The American University in Cairo (1994)

El-Leithy's research centers on medieval Middle Eastern social dynamics, particularly analyzing 14th-century Coptic Christian conversions to Islam and the long-term cultural transformations from Arabization in Egypt (11th-14th centuries). His work explores how language shift from Coptic to Arabic generated new religious genres and deeper integration with Islamic contexts, utilizing sources like the Cairo Geniza, Arabic/Judeo-Arabic documents, and Islamic court records to examine religious difference and community evolution.

His distinguished recognition includes:

• Junior Research Fellowship at Harvard Society of Fellows

No information is available regarding current advisees, grant funding, or research laboratories/teams.