Celene Ibrahim is an American

Islamic scholar In Islam, the ''ulama'' ( ; also spelled ''ulema''; ; singular ; feminine singular , plural ) are scholars of Islamic doctrine and law. They are considered the guardians, transmitters, and interpreters of religious knowledge in Islam. "Ulama ...

. 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 Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the List of Colonial ...

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 university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyma ...

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 Brandeis University () is a Private university, private research university in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States. It is located within the Greater Boston area. Founded in 1948 as a nonsectarian, non-sectarian, coeducational university, Bra ...

. She worked as a chaplain at

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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, the college conducts Jewish scholarship in a pluralistic, trans-denominational academic environment. Its president is Rabbi Sharon Cohen ...

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 * ; As contributor * ''Testament: The Story of Moses.

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