He holds a PhD in Islamic Studies from Princeton University and an MA in Religious Studies from Florida State University. He teaches courses on Islam such as Islamic Religious Traditions; Jihad: Just War, Holy War; Islamic Ethics and Law; and The Qur’an and Prophetic Traditions. His research interests include twentieth-century Islamic reform movements in the Middle East, Islamic legal theory and Qur’anic studies. He has published articles in the journals Studia Islamica, Journal of Islamic Studies and Journal of Ecumenical Studies.