Specializing in Jewish law, Islamic law, Philosophy of Religion, Queer Theory, and Feminist Philosophy; I hold a doctorate in comparative religion from Chicago Theological Seminary.

My dissertation compares rulings and legal discourses related to the relationship between gender, ritual obligation, and public religious space in Jewish and Islamic law.

Utilizing the insights of critical phenomenology, queer of color critique, and autonomous Marxist feminist theory, I argue that the future of Muslim and Jewish feminist theory and praxis needs to consider the relationship between subjectivity, gender, and sacred space as constructed in both Jewish and Islamic law. In doing so, I articulate my vision of the ritual commons, inspired by Silivia Federici’s synthesis on commons and reproduction. In doing so, I aim to pave a pathway forward for dismantling cispatriarchial legal praxis while developing methods of legal interpretation that empowers people to create insurgent communities.