Expert Profile
- Name:Sherine Hafez
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Topic:
- Public Policy: Egypt
- Title:Assistant Professor of Women's Studies
- Degree:Ph.D. UC Davis
- E-mail: sherine.hafez@ucr.edu
- Phone: (951) 827-6427
- Prefered Media: Print, Radio, Video
Media Contact:
- Bettye Miller
- bettye.miller@ucr.edu
- (951) 827-7847
Background:
Professor Hafez is available to discuss events unfolding in Egypt and analyze what they may mean for the nation's future. She specializes in women's issues in Arab and Middle Eastern cultures - particularly women's Islamic activism in Egypt - Middle East studies, and Islamic societies and cultures.
Recognitions:
Professor Hafez is the author of "The Terms of Empowerment: Islamic Women Activists in Egypt" and "An Islam of Her Own: Reconsidering Religion And Secularism In Women's Islamic Movements" (published by New York University Press, to be released in spring 2011).
Languages Spoken:
English, Arabic
