Faiza, a New York City native, is currently a PhD student at Princeton University researching the application of Islamic law in Muslim-majority states, with a focus on issue of personal status and gender. She is working on Visualizing the Virus as a Research Curator (Sponsored by the Religion Department, Princeton). Before attending Princeton she earned an MA in Islamic Law and an MA in Islamic Studies, both from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), UK, as a recipient of the Marshall Scholarship and a BA in Religion from Hunter College.