Postdoctoral Scholar

Umar Shareef earned his Ph.D. in Islamic Studies in 2025 from Georgetown University. He has traveled, studied, and conducted research in Jordan, Turkey, and Egypt. He has taught at a variety of institutions, including universities like Georgetown and the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) as well as several high schools. His research examines the intersection of Islamic law, legal theory, and political authority, with a particular focus on how Muslim jurists and rulers historically negotiated the boundaries between divine legislation (Sharīʿa) and state governance (siyāsa).