Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellow
Ph.D, New York University, 2006

Research Interest

My focus is on the anthropology of medicine, health, science, and technology, and the production of knowledge. My field experience has been primarily in Egypt , where I have pursued Muslim ethical responses to bio-technological dilemmas. My current research is focused on the organ transplant debate in Egyptian life.

Selected Publications

Our Bodies Belong to God: Islam and Bioethics in Egypt 's organ transplant debate. Manuscript in preparation.

“Blinding Ignorance: Medical Science, Diseased Eyes, and Religious Practice in Egypt” Invited article, Arab Studies Journal , Special Issue on The Body in Scholarship on the Middle East , Fall 2004/Spring 2005 Volume XII, No. 2/Volume XIII, No.1, Georgetown University Press, pp. 26-45. View article:

“Science and Modern Islamic Discourses: Overview,” Encyclopedia of
Women and Islamic Cultures , general editor Suad Joseph, vol. 3, Leiden : E.J. Brill 2005.

Courses: Introduction to Science Studies (Fall 2006), Science and Culture (Spring 2007) , click here