Rachel Marion Scott
Professor
- Chair of the Department of Religion and Culture
- Department of Religion and Culture
Rachel M. Scott is the Chair of the Department of Religion and Culture and a professor of Islamic Studies and ASPECT (Alliance of Social, Political, Ethical, and Cultural Thought). Her areas of research relate to Islamic political thought, modern Islamic law, constitutions, and personal status law.
Her first book, The Challenge of Political Islam: Non-Muslims and the Egyptian State, was published by Stanford University press in 2010. Her second book, Recasting Islamic Law: Religion and the Nation State in Egyptian Constitution Making, was published by Cornell University Press in spring 2021.
Professor Scott has also published a number articles and book chapters on a range of topics, including modern Islamic thought, the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, al-Azhar and religious authority, and Qur’anic exegesis.
