Dr Nebil Husayn is an Associate Professor of Religious Studies and a faculty affiliate of the Center for Global Black Studies at the University of Miami. His research explores authoritarianism in the Middle East, debates on the caliphate, and the development of Islamic thought. Dr Husayn also serves as a Senior Research Advisor for Mipsterz, an arts and culture collective curating, enabling, and amplifying artists of marginalized backgrounds through illustration, film, and music. He is the recipient of a Fulbright award and the University of Miami Fellowship in the Arts and Humanities. Dr Husayn obtained his Ph.D. in Near Eastern Studies from Princeton University and an M.A. in Arabic and Islamic Studies from Harvard University. He is the author of ‘Opposing the Imam’ (Cambridge University Press, 2021), which examines the history of early Muslims who were hostile to Islam’s fourth caliph, Ali, and his descendants. 

During his fellowship at AMI, Dr Husayn participated in the following events:

• Seminar: A letter from ʿAlī on the history of the caliphate: A key source text Legal Theories and Law.