Kahf's work explores themes of cultural dissonance and overlap between Muslim American and other communities, both religious and secular. Syria, Islam, ethics, politics, feminism, human rights, the body, gender, and erotics often feature in her work. In her poetry book Emails From Schherazad,[1] Kahf explores many different Arab and Muslim identities and practices, frequently using humor.[14] She reconfigures many female figures of the Islamic tradition, particularly in Hagar Poems.[15]