Mafaz Al-Suwaidan
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| Born | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States |
| 🏫 Education | Harvard University (PhD candidate) Harvard Divinity School (MTS) Emerson College (MFA) Toronto Metropolitan University (BJourn) |
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Mafaz Al-Suwaidan (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) is a Kuwaiti American academic and current doctoral candidate at Harvard University. She is also a producer and writer for American Muslims (2024),[1][2] a PBS film series of short documentary films.[3]
Early and personal life
Al-Suwaidan was born in Oklahoma and spent some of her youth in Kuwait and Canada.[4][5] Her father is Islamic author, Tareq Al-Suwaidan, who is also a leader of Kuwait's Muslim Brotherhood.[6]
In 2010, she married Kuwaiti singer-songwriter Humood Alkhudher,[7] but they later separated.[8]
Education
Al-Suwaidan received her undergraduate degree in journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University) in 2011.[9] She then worked briefly as a journalist in Kuwait.[10][11] In 2016, she received her Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree from Emerson College, in Boston, Massachusetts.[12][5]
She earned a Master of Theological Study (MTS) degree from Harvard Divinity School in 2018.[13] She is currently a PhD candidate at Harvard University in Philosophy of Religion, focused on Islam and Modern Thought, with a secondary degree in African and African American Studies. She is also a member of the university's Committee on the Study of Religion.[14]
She has been named as Dorothy Porter & Charles Harris Wesley Fellow for 2024–2025 by the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research.[15] In Fall 2025, she joins as a Fellow at the Abdallah S. Kamel Center for the Study of Islamic Law and Civilization at Yale Law School.[16]
Activism
Al-Suwaidan is and has long been a supporter of social justice, human rights, and specifically, Palestinian liberation, in relation to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.[17]
She has participated in conversations and writings about racism in the Arab world in context of the Black Lives Matter movement.[18][19] She started the #ArabsForBlackLives campaign with Egyptian-American community organizer, Rana Abdel Hamid, about how Arabs can work to fight against anti-Black racism.[20][21]
In 2021, when philosopher Cornel West had threatened to (and eventually did) leave Harvard after his request for tenure was denied; Al-Suwaidan, who had trained with West as a master's student, organized a letter of support for him, which was signed by more than 60 other doctoral candidates.[22]
She was one of the representatives of HGSU-UAW who wrote a letter in February 2024 to Shawn Fain, president of the United Auto Workers (UAW), on behalf of the UAW Arab Caucus, demanding the union divest from Israel.[23]
In March 2024, a Lowell House panel discussion on Islamophobia and antisemitism featuring Al-Suwaidan, Rabbi Professor Shaul Magid, and Madeline J. Levy (a PhD student) was planned to take place. However, the event was cancelled after Al-Suwaidan, Lowell House Faculty Deans, and the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Ethics withdrew. [24][25]
In July 2025, Al-Suwaidan spoke at a sold-out event with Aymann Ismail discussing his memoir, "Becoming Baba," which is about Muslim parenthood in the United States.[16]
References
- ↑ "Documentary: "American Muslims: A History Revealed"". Islamic Research & Information Center. 2025-01-10. Archived from the original on 2025-01-21.
- ↑ "Creative Team". American Muslims. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ↑ "The Project". American Muslims. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ↑ "HDS Viewbook by Harvard Divinity School". issuu.com. 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Adams, Heather; Al-Suwaidan, Mafaz; Bains, Chamandeep; Mann, Sharon Cairns; Campbell, Catherine; Domenicucci, Julia; Fritz, M. Leanne; Fulton, Christina; Hausler, Kat (2015-08-04). Rozlyn: Short Fiction by Women Writers. Rozlyn Press. ISBN 978-0-9833260-2-1. Search this book on
- ↑ "TV preacher fired for Brotherhood links". Al Jazeera. 2013-08-18. Retrieved 2025-04-13.
- ↑ Mahmoud, Rowaida (2023). "من هي زوجة حمود الخضر". موقع نواعم (in العربية). Retrieved 2025-08-09.
- ↑ Salah, Shaima (2022-09-20). "أعمال حمود الخضر وسيرته الذاتية - مشاهير الفن". mashaheeralfann.com (in العربية). Retrieved 2025-08-09.
- ↑ Vandezande, Luke (2011-02-09). "Egypt hits close to home". archive.ryersonian.ca. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ↑ Al-Suwaidan, Mafaz (2011-07-14). "Poetry as a reflection of life". Kuwait Times. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-05-05 – via Issuu.
- ↑ Al-Suwaidan, Mafaz (2011-07-15). "SPEAK up to be heard: 'People would rather suffer in "psy-lence" than get treatment'". Friday Times. Retrieved 2024-05-05 – via Issuu.
- ↑ "Emersonian 2016". issuu.com. 2017-05-15. p. 104. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ↑ "2018 HDS Dean's Report by Harvard Divinity School". issuu.com. 2018-12-10. p. 33. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
- ↑ "Mafaz Al-Suwaidan". studyofreligion.fas.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ↑ "Mafaz Al-Suwaidan". hutchinscenter.fas.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "SOLD OUT! Aymann Ismail with Mafaz Al-Suwaidan: Becoming Baba | Brookline Booksmith". brooklinebooksmith.com. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
- ↑ Al-Suwaidan, Mafaz (2008-05-30). "More than just a chic checkered scarf". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ↑ Daoudi, Safae. "Understanding Racism in the Arab World". The Daily Q. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ↑ Biskup, Holly-Rose (2020-08-21). "Black Lives Matter in the Middle East and North Africa". YDS. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ↑ "Missing in Plain Sight: Who Are the Afro-Arabs and Where Are They in the World?". Amaliah. 2020-06-10. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
- ↑ Hsieh, Eileen (2020-07-03). "Arab-Americans tackling anti-Blackness in the Middle East". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
- ↑ Krantz, Laura (2021-03-08). "Cornel West leaving Harvard teaching post after tenure dispute". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ↑ MLToday (2024-03-04). "UAW Arab Caucus Demands Stronger UAW Action on Palestine". Marxism-Leninism Today. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ↑ Montgomery, Asher J. (2024-03-21). "Lowell Panel on Islamophobia and Antisemitism Canceled After Panelists Withdraw". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ↑ Amponsah, Michelle N.; Kim, Joyce E. (2024-02-20). "As Harvard Warns of Disciplinary Action, Pro-Palestine Groups Apologize for Antisemitic Image". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
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