Dr. Sohaira Siddiqui is the executive director of Al-Mujadilah: Center & Mosque for Women. Dr. Sohaira Siddiqui is also an associate professor of Islamic Studies at Georgetown University in Qatar. Her research interests include classical Islamic legal theory and political thought, Islamic law under colonialism, contemporary Islamic family law, and issues of gender, authority, and participation. Dr. Siddiqui received her PhD in religious studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara.