# Faris Casewit Histories and Cultures of Muslim Societies Subfield: Arabic & Islamic Studies Ph.D. 2019 ![casewit_f.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum4571/files/styles/hwp_4_5__480x600/public/nelcnew/files/casewit_f.jpg?itok=6HzjdEek) email Area of research: Mystical Qur'anic exegesis, Sufi hermeneutics, 13th century, North Africa and Middle East. I was led to this unknown figure by Paul Nwyia's book "Ibn 'Ata' Allah et la Naissance de la Confrerie Shadilite" (Beirut, 1986) Thesis topic: The Hermeneutics of al-Harrali (d. 1240) - ## People Type [Class of 2019](/people-type/class-2019) [Recent Alumni (Graduate and Undergraduate)](/people-type/recent-alumni-graduate-and-undergraduate) - ## People [Alumni](/alumni)