SARAH SWICK
6119 Swansea Street
Bethesda MD 20817
U.S.A.
Email: swick_s@yahoo.com
EDUCATION: American University, Washington, DC, May 2010
(expected)
PhD,
Anthropology
London School of
Economics and Political Science, London, UK, November 2004
Thesis: Reforming
Muslim Women’s Rights through International
Human Rights Law and Islamic Law
Honors: Graduated with Merit
BA,
International Studies; minor French, Graduated with Honors
Thesis:
A Journey into the Lives of Moroccan
Women: A Case Study of
Women’s Status in Fes
Honors:
GPA 3.81
Magna Cum Laude
Graduated with Honors
from the Honors College
Arabic Language Institute of Fes, Fes,
Morocco, Spring 2003
Studied
Moroccan Arabic and completed fieldwork for thesis
Al
Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco, Fall 2002
Studied North African culture and politics
Institute d’Etudes Politiques de Paris, Paris,
France, Fall 2000-Spring 2001
Studied
French and European culture and politics
Martin-Luther-Universitat-Halle-Wittenberg,
Wittenber,
Germany, Summer 2000
Studied
German language, culture, and politics
AWARDS: Best Graduate
Papers, Third Place, Association
of Muslim
Social Scientists Annual
Conference, October 2007
Humane Studies Fellowship, 2007-2008
HAMSA
Essay Contest, Second Place, 2006
Dean’s Scholarship, 1999-2003
University Scholars Scholarship, 1999-2003
WORK Minaret of Freedom Institute, Bethesda, MD
EXPERIENCE Program Assistant (December,
2005-November 2007)
o
Research
and write papers
o
Represent
Institute at various academic conferences
o
Develop
new programs
o
Prepare
grant proposals
o
Organize
public events
Intern (May 2005- November 2005)
o
Researched
and wrote papers
o
Clerical
work
Amnesty
International, International Secretariat, London, UK
Volunteer on
the North African Team in Middle East Programs (November 2003 – May
2004)
o
Research
o
Clerical work
o
Archived materials
HRC Women’s Empowerment Centre
(Ifrane, Morocco)
Volunteer
(August 2002-January 2003)
o
Set-up Documentation Centre,
o
Created research database
o
Clerical work
o
Assisted with research
PRESENTED Association of Muslim Social
Scientists’ 36th Annual
Conference, University of Maryland, October
26-28th, 2007
Association of Muslim Social Scientists’ 35th Annual
Conference, Hartford Seminary, October 27-29th,
2006
“Responding to the Challenge: Moroccan
Women and Democracy”
o
Center for the Study of
Islam and Democracy’s 7th Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., May
5-6, 2006
“Reforming
Muslim Women’s Rights Through International Human Rights Law and Islamic Law”
o
Third Annual International
Women's Conference at Temple University, April 5th, 2006
“From London
to Andijan: the rising global influence of Hizb Tahrir Among Muslim Youth”
o
Association
of Muslim Social Scientist’s 34th Annual Conference, Temple
University, September 30th - October 1st , 2005
PUBLISHED “Reforming Muslim Women’s Rights
Through International
WORK Human Rights Law and Islamic
Law”
Submitted for publication as a chapter in a book edited by Dr.
Nilgun Okur, Temple
University
LECTURE Lecturer – ANTH 339:
People/Cultures of Mid East
Teaching Assistant – SIS 596: Post-Saddam
Iraq
Fall
2007, American University, Washington, DC
Guest Lecturer – ANTH 215: Sex, Gender, and Culture
Teaching Assistant – SIS 696: Politics of Identity in the Middle East
o
Spring
2007, American University, Washington, DC
Teaching Assistant – ANTH 215: Sex, Gender, and Culture
o
Spring
2007, American University, Washington, DC
SEMINAR “Liberty and
Society – Institute for Humane Studies
EXPERIENCE Wake Forest University, NC, June 2 – 8, 2007
“Humane
Studies Research Colloquium” – Institute for Humane Studies
Alexandria, VA, May 11-13, 2007
“Islam and Economics”- Liberty Fund
Cincinnati, OH, May 22 –24, 2007
“Women and Islam: Between Oppression and (self) Empowerment” –
Friedrich Ebert Foundation
o
Cologne,
Germany, March 7-9, 2007
“Free Trade and Globalization”– Institute
for Humane Studies
o
Washington,
DC, October 13-15, 2006
“Freedom, Tolerance, Civil Society”– Institute for Humane Studies
o
Loyola
University, Chicago, IL, July 15-21, 2006
LANGUAGES French
o
Fluent
Moroccan Arabic
o
Proficient
German
o
Proficient
Spanish
o
Basic
Modern Standard Arabic
o
Basic