Princeton University puts Spotlight on Professor Amaney Jamal
Amaney Jamal, the Edwards S. Sanford Professor of Politics and director of the Mamdouha S. Bobst Center for Peace and Justice, has taught at Princeton since 2003. Jamal was born in Oakland, California, and lived in Modesto, California, as a child. At age 10, her parents decided the family should move to Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, to learn more about their culture and their religion, Islam. Jamal returned to the United States for college. Read The Article
Workshop on Arab Political Development
Amaney Jamal currently directs the Workshop on Arab Political Development. visit website
Bobst-AUB Collaborative Initiative
The Bobst Center for Peace and Justice and the American University of Beirut (AUB) launched a four year collaborative initiative with the generous support of the Bobst Foundation. visit website
Arab Barometer Project
Amaney Jamal is co-PI of the Arab Barometer Project. visit website
Past Events
Recent Publications
- Earned Income and Women’s Segmented Empowerment: Experimental Evidence from Jordan
- Economic Self-Interest, Information and Trade Preferences: Evidence from an Experiment in Tunisia. Review of International Political Economy
- Poverty and Divine Rewards: The Electoral Advantage of Islamist Political Parties
- Arab Responses to Western Hegemony: Experimental Evidence from Egypt
- Using the Qur’ān to Empower Arab Women? Theory and Experimental Evidence From Egypt
- Anti-Americanism, Authoritarianism, and Attitudes about Women in Politics: Evidence from a Survey Experiment in Jordan