Personlig profil
Kort præsentation
I am a legal scholar and researcher with advanced expertise in the intersections of law, religion, and human rights. My academic journey, marked by two PhDs and a Master’s degree in Foundations of Jurisprudence, reflects a deep commitment to interdisciplinary legal scholarship. I began my studies at the University of Jordan, where I completed a Master’s thesis titled “The Legal Ruling Concerning Personal Status of Muslim Minorities.” This research explored the complexities of legal rulings for Muslim minorities, setting the foundation for my ongoing focus on comparative jurisprudence and transnational legal issues. Building on this work, I earned my first PhD at the same university, presenting a dissertation on “Legal and Religious Consequences of Immaterial Harm,” which examined compensation frameworks in Islamic law and their counterparts in civil codes in Egypt and Jordan. Both my Master’s thesis and PhD dissertation were later published as monographs, underscoring my dedication to advancing scholarship in these areas.
Eager to broaden my research scope, I pursued a second PhD in Legal Sciences at the University of Milan-Bicocca in Italy, specializing in Law and Pluralism. My dissertation, “Muslim Family Law in the Legal Pluralism System in Europe: Justifications and Conflicts,” investigated the intersection of religion, family law, and human rights within European contexts. Conducting fieldwork in Islamic centers across Italy, I analyzed the socio-legal implications of marriage and divorce practices occurring outside the formal legal framework, with this research published in the Oñati Socio-Legal Series due to its relevance to contemporary socio-legal scholarship. My interdisciplinary work has allowed me to contribute to prominent research projects, including the Annotated Legal Dictionary for European and Islamic Comparative Studies (Bononia University Press), for which I authored the chapter on “Governance in Islamic Tradition.” Additionally, I contributed to Relationships, Rights and Legal Pluralism: The Inadequacy of Marriage Laws in Europe (Routledge), addressing human rights challenges arising from legal pluralism in marriage and divorce laws among Muslims in Europe. During my postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Milan-Bicocca’s School of Law, I furthered my research by examining the recognition of the institutions of kafala and talaq within the Italian legal system, advancing understanding of these practices in a comparative legal context. Currently, I am a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Copenhagen’s Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, contributing to the ERC-funded project “Mobilization of the Law in Gulf States (GulfFeminisms)” This project provides an empirical analysis of feminist movements in the Gulf region, expanding perspectives on how feminism is conceptualized and practiced in these societies. Alongside my research, I bring substantial teaching experience at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, delivering courses on Arabic language, translation, Muslim family law, and Islamic finance.
Throughout my academic career, I have remained committed to interdisciplinary collaboration and addressing complex legal and human rights issues across European, Arab, and Gulf contexts. My research continues to explore the dynamic interplay between law, culture, and religion, aiming to contribute to a deeper understanding of governance, pluralism, and justice in diverse legal systems.