Kecia Ali
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Born1972 (age 53–54)
EducationBA Stanford University, MA, PhD Duke University
OccupationScholar of Islam
Kecia Ali | |
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| Born | 1972 (age 53–54) |
| Education | BA Stanford University, MA, PhD Duke University |
| Occupation | Scholar of Islam |
| Website | bu |
Kecia Ali (born 1972) is an American scholar of Islam who focuses on the study of Islamic jurisprudence, ethics, women and gender, and biography.[1] She is currently a professor of religion at Boston University.[2] She previously worked with Brandeis University's Feminist Sexual Ethics Project,[3] presided over the Society for the Study of Muslim Ethics and was a research associate and postdoctoral fellow at Brandeis University and Harvard Divinity School.[1]
Ali received her BA at Stanford University in History and Feminist Studies in 1993. Then, in 2000, she received her M.A. in Religion and in 2002 her Ph.D. in Religion both at Duke University. She converted to Islam while in college.[2]
