Mairaj Syed

Education and Degree(s):

• M.A., Ph.D. in Religion, Princeton University
• B.A. in Business, University of Texas at Austin

Research Interest(s):

• Islamic law, Early Islamic History, Hadith literature, Islamic Ethics, Ethical Theory, Islamic Political Thought, Islamic Intellectual History, Legal Theory, Legal History, Law and Society, Moral Philosophy, Social Theory, Gender

Course(s) Taught:

• Religion and Law (RST 1H), the Qur'an (RST 65C), Introduction to Islam (RST 60), Introduction to Islamic Thought (RST 160), Introduction to Islamic Law (RST 162), Foundational Theories of Religion (RST 200B)

Teaching Experience:

4 years

Current Projects:

Hadith (early Islamic narratives) and the social network that preserved and disseminated them in premodern Islam

Honors and Awards:

• Fulbright Fellow (2014)