Grami, Prof. Dr. Amel

Amel Grami is a professor in the department of Arabic studies of the Faculty of Literatures, Arts and Humanities in Manouba, Tunisia. Her fields of specialization include Islamic and gender/women studies (with a focus on Maghreb), comparative religion and dialogue between religions and cultures. Grami wrote her doctorate on the difference in Islamic culture at the University of Manouba and holds a PhD in the topic of apostasy in Islamic thought from the University of Tunis. Amongst various academic publications she also wrote numerous studies and articles on “the voice of women” and gender analysis in the Arab media as well as human rights with a focus on the impact of (new) media. Her fields of interest include reforms in the Middle East as well as the new reformers in Tunisia. She is a member of several dialogue and research groups concerning religious media discourses and of the Association of Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights.