Emann Allebban

Emann specializes in Islamic philosophy and theology, with an interest in the history of metaphysics. In a series of articles, she explores the ways in which philosophers of the Islamic world systematically investigated the world, from the natural sciences to metaphysics to rational theology, as distilled through the lenses of both Aristotelian and indigenous frameworks. She integrates these traditions into her teaching as part of the liberal arts education, weaving historical and global perspectives into the treatment of enduring questions.

She is a recipient of the National Endowment for the Humanities summer stipend award and has presented her work at Harvard University, UCLA, the University of Chicago, the University of Notre Dame, as well as abroad at the University of London, the University of Birmingham, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, and Medeniyet University of Istanbul, among others. She also frequently presents at conferences of the American Philosophical Association, the Society for Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy, the American Academy of Religion, and the Middle East Studies Association. 

She studied and researched for a year in Damascus as a Fulbright recipient and has conducted archival research in Turkey, Spain and Morocco. She received her doctorate in philosophy at McGill University, with a year as a visiting student researcher at UC- Berkeley, and her B.A. in philosophy and liberal studies at the University of Michigan- Dearborn.

She was featured in The Forum of the BBC World Service for her work on Avicenna.