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Tesneem Alkiek

United States · Scholar of Islamic law, university lecturer, Director of Expanded Learning at Yaqeen Institute

Tesneem Alkiek is an American scholar of Islamic law. She completed her undergraduate studies in Early Christianity and Islamic Studies at the University of Michigan and then earned a PhD in Islamic Studies at Georgetown University, concentrating on Islamic law.

She teaches as a lecturer in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Rutgers University-Camden.

At Yaqeen Institute she is Director of Expanded Learning, leading a team that turns the Institute’s research into curricula and other materials for use in communities. She has written papers on subjects including marriage and gender roles in Islam, and appears in several Yaqeen video series, among them Real Talk and Quran 30 for 30.

Archived 14 October 2026 · Biography sources: yaqeeninstitute.org

Works

Articles & essays 3

ARTICLE 2020 · English · Yaqeen Institute (blog)
Productive Seclusion: How to Make the Most of Working From Home

Archived 14 October 2026 · Source: Yaqeen Institute

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Alkiek, Tesneem. Productive Seclusion: How to Make the Most of Working From Home. 2020. Yaqeen Institute, https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/blog/productive-seclusion-how-to-make-the-most-of-working-from-home. Archived 14 October 2026 in Islamic Internet Archives: Archive of Modern Islamic Thought. https://islamicarchives.org/authors/tesneem-alkiek/#yq-productive-seclusion-how-to-make-the-most-of-working-from

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ARTICLE 2023 · English · Yaqeen Institute (blog)
The Rewards for Fasting 6 Days in Shawwal

Archived 14 October 2026 · Source: Yaqeen Institute

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Alkiek, Tesneem. The Rewards for Fasting 6 Days in Shawwal. 2023. Yaqeen Institute, https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/blog/the-rewards-for-fasting-6-days-in-shawwal. Archived 14 October 2026 in Islamic Internet Archives: Archive of Modern Islamic Thought. https://islamicarchives.org/authors/tesneem-alkiek/#yq-the-rewards-for-fasting-6-days-in-shawwal

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ARTICLE 2023 · English · Yaqeen Institute (blog)
World Hijab Day: Answering 5 Common Questions About Hijab

Archived 14 October 2026 · Source: Yaqeen Institute

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Alkiek, Tesneem. World Hijab Day: Answering 5 Common Questions About Hijab. 2023. Yaqeen Institute, https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/blog/world-hijab-day-answering-5-common-questions-about-hijab. Archived 14 October 2026 in Islamic Internet Archives: Archive of Modern Islamic Thought. https://islamicarchives.org/authors/tesneem-alkiek/#yq-world-hijab-day-answering-5-common-questions-about-hijab

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Papers 5

PAPER 2017 · English · Yaqeen Institute
Religious Minorities Under Muslim Rule

Archived 14 October 2026 · Source: Yaqeen Institute

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Alkiek, Tesneem. Religious Minorities Under Muslim Rule. 2017. Yaqeen Institute, https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/religious-minorities-under-muslim-rule. Archived 14 October 2026 in Islamic Internet Archives: Archive of Modern Islamic Thought. https://islamicarchives.org/authors/tesneem-alkiek/#yq-religious-minorities-under-muslim-rule

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PAPER 2018 · English · Yaqeen Institute
Tolerance, Minorities, and Ideological Perspectives

Archived 14 October 2026 · Source: Yaqeen Institute

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Alkiek, Tesneem. Tolerance, Minorities, and Ideological Perspectives. 2018. Yaqeen Institute, https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/tolerance-minorities-and-ideological-perspectives. Archived 14 October 2026 in Islamic Internet Archives: Archive of Modern Islamic Thought. https://islamicarchives.org/authors/tesneem-alkiek/#yq-tolerance-minorities-and-ideological-perspectives

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PAPER 2021 · English · Yaqeen Institute
Is Hijab Religious or Cultural? How Islamic Rulings Are Formed

Archived 14 October 2026 · Source: Yaqeen Institute

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Alkiek, Tesneem. Is Hijab Religious or Cultural? How Islamic Rulings Are Formed. 2021. Yaqeen Institute, https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/is-hijab-religious-or-cultural-how-islamic-rulings-are-formed. Archived 14 October 2026 in Islamic Internet Archives: Archive of Modern Islamic Thought. https://islamicarchives.org/authors/tesneem-alkiek/#yq-is-hijab-religious-or-cultural-how-islamic-rulings-are-formed

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PAPER 2025 · English · Yaqeen Institute
Marriage and Gender Roles in Islam: Beyond Rights and Duties

Archived 14 October 2026 · Source: Yaqeen Institute

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Alkiek, Tesneem. Marriage and Gender Roles in Islam: Beyond Rights and Duties. 2025. Yaqeen Institute, https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/marriage-and-gender-roles-in-islam-beyond-rights-and-duties. Archived 14 October 2026 in Islamic Internet Archives: Archive of Modern Islamic Thought. https://islamicarchives.org/authors/tesneem-alkiek/#yq-marriage-and-gender-roles-in-islam-beyond-rights-and-duties

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