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Dr. Walaa Quisay is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the University of Edinburgh, specializing in Islamic theology, prison studies, and political Islam. Her research explores the intersection of faith and confinement, focusing on Muslim political prisoners, Islamic legal debates (fiqh) in carceral settings, and the role of neo-traditionalist thought in shaping modern Muslim identity. Her work bridges theology, sociology, and political science, particularly examining how religious frameworks respond to suffering, modernity critique, and state repression.
Key research areas include liberation theology in Egyptian prisons, theodicy in the context of mass atrocities like the Rabaa massacre, and the evolution of quietist political thought among Muslim scholars. She has contributed to edited volumes such as the Routledge Handbook of Political Islam and engages with prominent figures like Hamza Yusuf Hanson, analyzing their impact on contemporary Islamic discourse.
Dr. Quisay’s articles frequently analyze spatial dynamics in prisons, the symbolism of religious practices under confinement, and the tension between traditional Islamic principles and modern governance structures. Her work highlights how faith communities navigate oppression through theological innovation and narrative resistance.
She holds the prestigious Leverhulme Fellowship, recognizing her contributions to understanding the socio-religious dimensions of imprisonment and Islamic intellectual movements in the 21st century.
