Hina Azam is an Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Texas, Austin. She has published articles in the Journal of Law and Religion, the Journal of Middle East Women's Studies, and Comparative Islamic Studies. She has contributed to the edited volumes Feminism, Law, and Religion and A Jihad for Justice: Honoring the Work and Life of Amina Wadud, as well as to The Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam and Law.