Sahar Ishtiaque Ullah holds a PhD in Arabic and Comparative Literature from Columbia University. Her dissertation "Ingenious Beginnings: The Poetics of the Medieval Arabic-Islamic Prelude” examines Arabic poetics and literary form from the thirteenth century to the modern eras that extend the Iberian Peninsula, Africa, and Asia. Ullah’s research lies at the intersection of literary culture, material culture and longue durée trans-regional intellectual and political histories. Her work has been published in the Cambridge Journal of Postcolonial Literary Inquiry and the Journal of Arabic Literature.
Ullah is currently working on an article about a medieval Arabic-Iberian love treatise. Ullah received numerous prestigious teaching awards including the Core Preceptor Award and the Presidential Teaching Award – the highest teaching honor at Columbia University.
She has been invited to speak about her work at the United Nations, U.S. Embassies, and universities around the world as well as media outlets including BBC Newshour, Chicago Tribune, and the Miami Herald.
She holds a BA from the University of Miami in English, Religious Studies and Political Science and an MA from the University of Chicago in Middle Eastern Studies.
Through Fulbright and CASA Fellowships, Sahar studied at the University of Yarmouk, Jordan and the American University in Cairo, Egypt.
Committed to bridging her scholarship with the arts and creative pedagogy, Ullah is the Creative Director and Head Writer for the Hijabi Monologues, and she has consulted for a number of theater and television productions on Muslim cultures including Orange is the New Black.https://www.college.columbia.edu/core/lecturers
https://saharullah.com/
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