Rate My Professor Huma Ahmed-Ghosh

Her research interests center on women in Afghanistan, Muslim immigrant women in the USA, Islam and feminism, as well as gendered ageing, widowhood, and domestic violence in India. Ahmed-Ghosh has published extensively, including editing two volumes published by SUNY Press: Asian Muslim Women: Globalization and Local Realities (2015) and Contesting Feminisms: Gender and Islam in Asia (2015). Notable peer-reviewed articles include “A History of Women in Afghanistan: Lessons Learnt for the Future” (Journal of International Women’s Studies, 2003), “Voices of Afghan Women: Women’s Rights, Religion and Culture” (International Feminist Journal of Politics, 2006), and “Dilemmas of Islamic and Secular Feminists and Feminisms” (Journal of International Women’s Studies, 2008). She has guest-edited special issues for the Journal of International Women’s Studies (2009) and Journal of Lesbian Studies (2012). Among her accolades are the SDSU Alumni Award for Exceptional Service, Teaching, and Research (2017), SDSU Diversity Award (2016), induction into the San Diego County Women’s Hall of Fame (2023), Fulbright Fellowship to India (2018-2019), and KPBS Local Hero Award (2016). As Co-Director of the Bread and Roses: Center for Feminist Research and Activism, and on advisory boards for the Center for Islamic and Arabic Studies and Center for Asia-Pacific Studies, she has influenced academic programs and community activism, including co-founding an organization providing literacy training to Afghan refugees in San Diego.