Occupation
Assistant Professor
Contact
Department of Political Science
University of Rhode Island
80 upper College Road, Washburn Hall
Kingston
RI
02881
United States
ABOUT
Dr. Katrin Jomaa will be teaching Islamic religion and Politics of the Middle East at the University of Rhode Island starting Fall 2013. Last year she completed her PhD degree at Indiana University Bloomington in Middle Eastern Studies. Her research interests include Islamic thought and philosophy, Qur’anic exegesis, as well as classical and modern political philosophy. Currently, she is teaching courses in Arab-Islamic civilization at the Lebanese International University in Beirut. Prior to that, she taught Arabic Language at Emory University, Indiana University and Beloit College. In addition to her interest in the field of humanities, Dr. Jomaa has a dual passion for science and technology. She had a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering at the American University in Cairo and a Masters degree in Applied Materials Science at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Her scientific background has informed her study of religion and politics as she employs structural analysis to the understanding of religious texts and political events.
Discipline
Religious Studies/Theology
Sub Areas
Islamic Studies
Modern
Middle East/Near East Studies
Theory
Comparative
Islamic Thought
Specialties
Political Philosophy, Qur'anic Exegesis
Languages
Arabic (native)
English (fluent)
French (intermediate)
Persian (intermediate)
Hebrew (elementary)
Education
DPhil
| 2012
| Near Eastern Languages and Cultures
| Indiana University-Bloomington
MA
| 2005
| Center of Arab and Middle Eastern Studies
| American University of Beirut
MS
| 2001
| Physics and Materials Engineering
| University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
BS
| 1998
| Mechanical Engineering
| American University in Cairo
Abstracts
The Qur’anic Umma: a New Perspective for Civil Society in a Global Context
