Rumeysa Hafızoğlu

Rumeysa Hafızoğlu, after completing her undergraduate studies at Istanbul University Faculty of Theology, completed her master’s degree in tafsir at the same university on “Dating of Qur’anic verses in British orientalism”. She continued her studies at the University of Jordan and Tripoli University in Lebanon. Hafızoğlu is currently a PhD candidate in Sociology of Religion at Marmara University. Her research interests cover a wide range of topics such as religion and gender, Muslim women, youth and religion, dynamics of social change and the ongoing debates around religion and secularization. She has presented papers titled “Comparison of interpretations of Qur’anic verses in the context of universal-historical dichotomy”, “Qur’an and Gender” and “The Construction of Muslim Women Discourse on YouTube” in workshops and symposiums. Hafızoğlu is actively involved in social projects outside the academy and regularly publishes on topics of intellectual interest.