Hibba Abugideiri, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of History
Area of Expertise:
- Women in Islam
- Middle East Gender and Women's Studies
- Gender Historian
Summary
Suspicion and mistrust have marked the post-September 11th "new normal" on both sides of the cultural divide. As an expert in Arab-Islamic culture, especially as it pertains to gender issues, Dr. Abugideiri hopes to correct entrenched misunderstandings and promote progress for Muslim women. Her longstanding scholarly interest in East-West encounters and a commitment to "civilizational bridge-building" has made Abugideiri a regular participant in the U.S. Department of State's speaker programs to address popular misconceptions held by Muslim populations overseas about Islam in America.
Education
- Ph.D., Georgetown University
- M.A., Georgetown University
- B.A., University of Maryland
Selected Publications
- Abugideiri, Hibba, "Gender and the Making of Modern Medicine in Colonial Egypt", Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
- Abudgideiri, Hibba, Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck and Esposito, John L., ed., Greenwood Press, 1997.
- Abugideiri, Hibba, "Out To Work at Home: Egyptian Midwives Blur Public - Privatge Boundaries," Hawwa, Vol. 6, #3 (2008).
Selected Professional Experience
- Senior Editor, Oxford Dictionary of Islam and Women
- Visiting Assistant Professor of International Affairs, Qatar University
- Assistant Professor of History, Honors and Co-Director of Undergraduate Program of International Affairs
- James T. & Ella Rather Kirk Visiting Assistant Professor of History, Agnes Scott College
- Professor Gender Studies, St. Lawrence University
Selected Research
- MEAward, Population Council in Cairo
- American Research Center in Egypt Fellowship
