Humanities, Multidisciplinary
Dr. Sumaiyah Ahmed is Assistant Professor in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hamdard
University, New Delhi, India. She holds PhD in West Asian Studies from School of International Studies,
Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, India. Her expertise includes the socio-Islamic discourses on
women’s status and roles in the Arab and Islamic societies. Her MPhil and PhD thesis have discussed
Muslim women’s education and empowerment, and Muslim women and social activism in Egypt. She