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Rana Osman

Rana Osman is a doctoral researcher in the Department of Law at SOAS University of London, focusing on Islamic jurisprudence and social movements. She earned an MA in Islamic Law from the same university and completed her first MA in Middle East & Islamic Studies from George Mason University. Her research focuses on the juristic discursive formations involved in conceptualizing a politico-ethical trajectory of “justice” in Muslim Sunni political thought post-2010 uprisings in MENA. Her interests include comparative Muslim political thought, contemporary iftāʾ organizations, Islamic legal theory, and sociolegal research methodologies in Islamic Studies.

Posts From This Author

[Book Review] Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment: A Global and Historical Comparison, by Ahmet T. Kuru (Cambridge University Press, 2019)| Reviewed by Rana Osman

By Rana Osman // April 29, 2021September 7, 2021

Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment: A Global and Historical Comparison is an ambitious project that offers a closer look to a frequently asked question: why does authoritarianism reign supreme in most Muslim-majority countries today? In a…

Hajj Data-The Maydan

By Rana Osman // August 21, 2018August 22, 2018

The Maydan team compiled the following data regarding hajj, inclusive of 2018 numbers. Also see our A Select Bibliography on the Hajj | Books, Documentaries and Films Compiled by Rana Osman.