Nargis Ali ViraniAssociate Teaching Professor

Education/Degrees

• Ph.D., Arabic and Islamic Studies, Harvard University
• A.M., Arabic Language, Literature, Sufism and Islamic History, Harvard University
• Diploma in Modern Standard Arabic, Institut Bourguiba des Langues Vivantes, University of Tunis
• Post-Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE), Institute of Education, London University
• Bachelor of Commerce, Accounting and Auditing, Bombay University, Mumbai, India

Teaching/Research Areas

• Arabic Language: Historical Development and Contemporary Pedagogies
• Arabic and Islamic Literatures
• The Quran: Recitation and Interpretation
• Islamic History, Cultures, Civilizations-Classical and Modern
• Contemporary Muslim Women’s Literary Contributions: Novels and Short Stories
• Islamic Mysticism: History, Movements, Literature
• Mawlana Jalaluddin Rumi’s Life and Works