Biography
Nareman Amin is Assistant Professor of Contemporary Islam in the Religious Studies Department. Her research focuses on religious authority, affect, political participation, Islamic liberation theology, social media and Muslim youth culture. Her book (forthcoming with Oxford University Press), “Is God for Revolution?: Affect, Youth, and Islam in Post-2011 Egypt” examines how Muslim youth partaking in the 2011 Egyptian uprising affectively responded to the promise and ultimate demise of a revolution.
From 2021 to 2022, she was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy and Middle East Center Regional Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania. She taught courses on social movements and revolutions, Islamic history, and youth culture and social media at the University of Pennsylvania, Fordham University and the American University in Cairo.
Education:
Ph.D., Princeton University (Religion), 2021
M.A., Princeton University (Religion), 2017
M.A., University of South Florida (Political Science), 2015
B.A., American University in Cairo (History), 2011
College of Arts & Letters News
- MSU Students Bring Religious Traditions to Life Through Immersive Digital ProjectsCollege of Arts & Letters
January 23, 2026Students in a Religious Studies 101 class at Michigan State University are seeing their coursework reach a public audience. Projects created in the class taught by Nareman Amin, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, are currently available for display in the 360 Room of the […] Read Now →
- Ask the Expert: How Ideas of Democracy and Religion Have Changed Since the 2011 Egyptian RevolutionCollege of Arts & Letters
January 13, 2026In early 2011, Egyptians calling for “bread, freedom, and social justice” took to the streets to protest the 30-year authoritarian rule of Hosni Mubarak. Jan. 25 marks the 15th anniversary of the Egyptian uprising and the first taste of democracy in Egypt following […] Read Now →
- College Welcomes 41 New Faculty and Staff MembersCollege of Arts & Letters
October 1, 2024This year the College of Arts & Letters welcomes 41 new faculty and staff members. These faculty and staff members were recognized during the College of Arts & Letters’ 2024 Faculty and Staff Welcome Reception on Sept. 30 at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center.
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