BA, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah University, Morocco
Research Interests
Arabic Culture and Language
North African Studies
Popular Culture
Islamic Studies
Medieval Western Mediterranean Studies
Teaching Interests
Arabic Culture and Language
Islam in Africa and the Mediterranean
North African Youth Culture
M. Eastern and North African Literature
Orientalism
Awards
Dean’s Research Award, Binghamton University, New York, Spring 2005.
Research Assistant Award, Department of English, The University of Toledo, Spring 1996.
Fulbright Fellowship, The Moroccan-American Committee for Educational and Cultural Exchange—Fulbright Commission, 1992-96.
Graduate Teaching Assistant Award, Department of English, The University of Toledo, Fall 1992 - Summer 1996.
Fulbright Visiting Scholar Grant, The Moroccan-American Committee for Educational and Cultural Exchange. Attended Seminar on American Studies at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, Summer 1990.