Omar Gebril

Omar is originally from Giza, Egypt. He is an MA candidate in Islamic Studies at Columbia University, having joined as a recipient of the Fulbright scholarship. Omar completed his undergraduate degree in Islamic Studies at Al-Azhar University in Cairo. Following his graduation, he worked as a researcher at Egypt’s Dar Al-Ifta. His academic interests include Islamic legal history, the anthropology of Islamic law, uṣūl al-fiqh, legal reform in Egypt, state and religious institutions, and Islamic political theory.