Education
- PhD-Project in International Development Studies, Vienna Doctoral School of Social Sciences (ongoing)
- BA in Near Eastern Studies, University of Vienna (2016)
- Regional Academy on the United Nations, Prague/Szeged/Vienna (2016)
- Mag. (Individual Diploma Program) in International Development Studies, University of Vienna (2014)
- Arabic Language and Culture Program, University of Vienna (2013/14)
Academic Employment
| Sept. 2021- | Lecturer of Islam in an International Context and Gender Studies at the University College of Teacher Education of Christian Churches Vienna/Krems |
| Feb 2019- Jan 2022 |
University Assistant for History and Development at the University of Vienna |
| Jan 2017- Jan 2019 |
University Assistant for Islamic Religious Education at the University of Vienna |
Selected Publications
Grants and Fellowships
| Feb 2022-Aug 2022 | “Gender perspectives and gender relations in Islamic Studies. An analysis of disciplinary culture in German-speaking academia” – Marietta Blau Scholarship granted by the Austrian Agency for International Cooperation in Education, Science and Research, visiting fellow at the University of Zurich |
| 2018 | Research Grant of the University of Vienna Student’s Union for Queer-Feminist Research on Gender in Islamic Studies |
Research Interests
- Institutionalization and History of Gender Studies and Islamic Studies
- Human Resources and Gender Equality in Academia
- Orientalism and postcolonial theory, Muslims in Europe and the Indian Subcontinent
- Urdu language and literature
Memberships
- Gender Studies Association Austria (ÖGGF)
- Development Policy Network for Women’s Rights and Feminist Perspectives (WIDE)
- Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities, Bard College, New York
- Regional Academy on the United Nations (RAUN) - Alumni Network