## Merabet Ahmed
**Personal Information:**
* **Birth Date:** Fri Feb 08 1974 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
* **Birth Place:** Livry-Gargan, France
### Social Media Details:
* **Twitter:** https://twitter.com/merabet_ahmed
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### Recent Projects:
* **"The Mirror of the Invisible World"** (2021): A novel that explores the intersection of science fiction, philosophy, and Islamic mysticism.
* **"The Fractured Land"** (2019): A book of short stories that delves into themes of identity, displacement, and the search for home.
* **"Fluid Frontiers: Race, Gender, and Identity in Global Perspective"** (2018): An edited volume that examines the complex intersections of race, gender, and identity in a globalized world.
### Other Relevant Information:
* **Education:**
* PhD in Comparative Literature from New York University
* MA in Women's Studies from Brandeis University
* BA in English from Howard University
* **Awards and Honors:**
* National Book Award Finalist (2021)
* Whiting Award (2020)
* Guggenheim Fellowship (2019)
* **Teaching Appointments:**
* Associate Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and Literature at Barnard College, Columbia University
* **Research Interests:**
* Science fiction and fantasy literature
* Postcolonial and diaspora studies
* Gender and sexuality in Muslim contexts
* **Selected Publications:**
* "Centropy: A Memoir of Longing for Istanbul" (2017)
* "Navigating the Labyrinth: Muslim Women and Other Cultural Encounters" (2012)
* "The Algerian and the Jew in America" (2005)