Sophia Rose Arjana

Sophia Rose Arjana is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Western Kentucky University, where her scholarly work engages questions of Islamic thought, religious practice, and Muslim identity in contemporary contexts. Her first monograph, Muslims in the Western Imagination, received recognition as a CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title of 2015, establishing her as a significant voice in the study of Islam in Western culture. She subsequently authored Pilgrimage in Islam: Traditional and Modern Practices, part of The Foundations of Islam series, examining the history and contemporary dimensions of the Hajj and other pilgrimage traditions.