▁Atlanta , ▁Georgia ▁as ▁a ▁Professor ▁of ▁Med ieval ▁Mediter rane an ▁and ▁Middle ▁East ▁History ▁where ▁he ▁currently ▁teach es . ▁ ▁Publications ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁works ▁on ▁medieval ▁North ▁Africa ▁and ▁a ▁bi ography ▁of ▁I bn ▁Kh ald un , ▁he ▁published ▁the ▁first ▁full - length ▁history ▁of ▁modern ▁Q atar ▁- ▁Q atar , ▁A ▁Modern ▁History . ▁ ▁Hon ors ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁From her z ▁became ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Institute ▁for ▁Mag h rib ▁Studies ▁( AI MS ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁a ▁senior ▁human ities ▁fellow ▁at ▁New ▁York ▁University ▁Ab u ▁D hab i ▁( N Y U AD ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁term ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁A I MS ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁board ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁O verse as ▁Research ▁Cent ers ▁( CA OR C ). ▁ ▁Tra vel ▁▁ ▁From her z ▁is ▁a ▁tour ▁guide ▁for ▁educational ▁group ▁t ours ▁including ▁Smith son ian ▁J our ne ys . ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁▁▁▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁The ▁Al m oh ads : ▁The ▁R ise ▁of ▁an ▁Islam ic ▁Empire , ▁( IB ▁T aur is , ▁London ) ▁▁▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁I bn ▁Kh ald un , ▁Life ▁and ▁Times , ▁( Ed inburgh ▁University ▁Press ) ▁▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Q atar : ▁A ▁Modern