Celene Ibrahim is an American

Islamic scholar In Islam, the ''ulama'' (; ar, علماء ', singular ', "scholar", literally "the learned ones", also spelled ''ulema''; feminine: ''alimah'' ingularand ''aalimath'' lural are the guardians, transmitters, and interpreters of reli ...

. She is currently serving as a faculty member in the Department of Religious Studies and Philosophy at

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Biography

Ibrahim graduated from

Princeton University Princeton University is a private university, private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the List of Colonial Colleges, fourth-oldest ins ...

with a BA in Near Eastern Studies, and was the first person to receive a Master of Divinity from

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...

with a concentration in Islamic studies and Muslim leadership. She received her PhD for her work on Arabic and Islamic Civilizations, as well as a Master of Arts in Women and Gender Studies and Near Eastern and Judaic Studies from

Brandeis University , mottoeng = "Truth even unto its innermost parts" , established = , type = Private research university , accreditation = NECHE , president = Ronald D. Liebowitz , pro ...

. She worked as a chaplain at

Tufts University Tufts University is a private research university on the border of Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1852 as Tufts College by Christian universalists who sought to provide a nonsectarian institution of higher learning. ...

and was a scholar-in-residence in Islamic studies on the faculties of

Andover Newton Theological School Andover Newton Theological School (ANTS) was a graduate school and seminary in Newton, Massachusetts. Affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA and the United Church of Christ. It was the product of a merger between Andover Theological ...

and

Hebrew College Hebrew College is a private college of Jewish studies in Newton Centre, Massachusetts. Founded in 1921, Hebrew College is committed to Jewish scholarship in a pluralistic, trans-denominational academic environment. The president of the college i ...

Works

;As author * ''Islam and Monotheism'' * ''Women and Gender in the Qur'an'' ; As editor * ''One Nation, Indivisible: Seeking Liberty and Justice from the Pulpit to the Streets'' Reviews of ''One Nation, Indivisible: Seeking Liberty and Justice from the Pulpit to the Streets'': * Lucinda Mosher, The Journal of Interreligious Studies 31 (November 2020), 122-123 *

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ibrahim, Celene Islamic studies scholars Female Islamic religious leaders Princeton University alumni Harvard Divinity School alumni Brandeis University alumni Women scholars of Islam 21st-century Muslim scholars of Islam Muslim scholars of Islamic studies Year of birth missing (living people) Living people