Celene Ibrahim

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Celene Ibrahim is an American Islamic scholar. [1] She is currently serving as a faculty member in the Department of Religious Studies and Philosophy at Groton School. [2]

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Ibrahim graduated from Princeton University with a BA in Near Eastern Studies, and was the first person to receive a Master of Divinity from Harvard University 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. [3] She worked as a chaplain at Tufts University and was a scholar-in-residence in Islamic studies on the faculties of Andover Newton Theological School and Hebrew College. [4]

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References

  1. Fernandez, E.S. (2017). Teaching for a Multifaith World. Pickwick Publications. p. 67. ISBN   978-1-4982-3974-5 . Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  2. "Leaders Who Serve: Celene Ibrahim, MDiv '11". Harvard Divinity School (HDS). 2021-11-04. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  3. "Dr. Celene Ibrahim "Women of Legend in Muslim History"". Harvard Web Publishing. 2018-11-13. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  4. "Dr. Celene Ibrahim, Muslim Chaplain". Tufts University Chaplaincy. 2018-08-20. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  5. Reviews of Women and Gender in the Qur'an:
  6. Reviews of One Nation, Indivisible: Seeking Liberty and Justice from the Pulpit to the Streets: