Experience

MIDDLE EAST MEDIEVALISTS

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Editor of The Journal of Middle East Medievalists (al-ʿUṣūr al-Wusṭā)

  • 2015 - Present

  - Editor for a peer-reviewed academic journal focused on Islamic history in the Late Antique and Medieval periods. Duties include typesetting, copyediting, proofreading, and creation of InDesign master plates for the journal. - Matthew Gordon and Antoine Borrut, Founding Editors - Editor for a peer-reviewed academic journal focused on Islamic history in the Late Antique and Medieval periods. Duties include typesetting, copyediting, proofreading, and creation of InDesign master plates for the journal. - Matthew Gordon and Antoine Borrut, Founding Editors



MEJDI Tours

• United States
• Travel Arrangements
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Academic Programs

  • Jan 2011 - Present

  - Manage the development of MEJDI's study abroad and field studies courses in the Middle East and Europe - Oversee research and development for new programs, as well as new program content - Have taught or directed study abroad programs in Israel-Palestine, Turkey, Northern Iraq, Egypt, Jordan, Oman, the UAE, Vietnam, Cuba, and Syria - The company has been recognized by the UN Alliance of Civilizations, the UN World Tourism Organization, National Geographic, Forbes, CNN, and al-Arabiya for its work promoting multi-narrative approaches in history, cultural education, and study abroad programs. Show less



University of Maryland

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PHD

  • 2012 - Dec 2019

  - PhD in the Department of History - Dissertation Title: “To Drink a Cup of Fire: Morality Tales and Moral Emotions in Egyptian, Algerian, and French Anti-Colonial Activism, 1945-1960” - Areas of Specialty: History of the Middle East/North Africa; Emotions in Protest Movements; Morality Tales and Moral Cognition; Transnational Activism; Revolutions and Social Movements; the Cold War Middle East; Behavioral History, Cognitive History, and the History of Emotions. Instructor of Record for HIST208 “Imagining the Middle East Imagining Europe: History, Politics, and Propaganda” Other Courses: HIST245 “The Middle East in the 20th Century” HIST133/RELS289 “God Wills It! The Crusades in Medieval and Modern Perspectives” RELS289 “Jesus, Mani, and Muhammad: New Religious Movements” HIST120 “Islamic Civilizations” Show less



George Mason University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Associate, Center for World Religions, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution (CRDC)

  • Aug 2010 - Dec 2012

  - Helped coordinate study abroad programs for the Center for World Religions, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution (CRDC) - Developed and delivered course content for overseas courses (including topics such as the Egyptian Revolution, Turkish foreign policy, and the modern history of Syria)- Provided consulting on program development and projects

• Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2010 - Dec 2012

  - Taught courses in Global History and Western Civilization



SETI Tours

• Germany

• Co-Owner

  • Dec 2006 - Aug 2011

  - Tourism management and development - Headed program development and operations for SETI's study abroad, pilgrimage, and religious heritage tours for its Middle East destinations (Egypt, Turkey, Iraq, Israel-Palestine, and Jordan) - Developed and taught academic seminars for public universities, seminaries, and private organizations - Guided group tours, with a special focus on academic, incentive and luxury tours - Specialist in archaeology and religious history - Tourism management and development - Headed program development and operations for SETI's study abroad, pilgrimage, and religious heritage tours for its Middle East destinations (Egypt, Turkey, Iraq, Israel-Palestine, and Jordan) - Developed and taught academic seminars for public universities, seminaries, and private organizations - Guided group tours, with a special focus on academic, incentive and luxury tours - Specialist in archaeology and religious history



Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies

• Digital History Developer

  • 2010 - 2011

  - Developed and programmed the digital history website “Beyond Golden Age and Decline: The Legacy of Muslim Societies in Global Modernity, 1300-1900.” - The site was funded by an NEH Grant as part of the Bridging Cultures Initiative on the Muslim World and the Humanities, and brings together scholars who are working on challenging the paradigm of “Golden Age and Decline” in Islamic history - Developed and programmed the digital history website “Beyond Golden Age and Decline: The Legacy of Muslim Societies in Global Modernity, 1300-1900.” - The site was funded by an NEH Grant as part of the Bridging Cultures Initiative on the Muslim World and the Humanities, and brings together scholars who are working on challenging the paradigm of “Golden Age and Decline” in Islamic history