Haseena Sahib entered the PhD program in Religious Studies at UVA in Fall 2022.  Her research interests include Sufism (Islamic mysticism), Sufi poetry and literature, Islamic philosophy, Female Sufi scholarship, Comparative religion, Muslim-Buddhist intellectual interactions, Contemplative traditions in religion, and Religion and the Environment.  In her free time Haseena enjoys writing her own poetry, singing, and playing the traditional Middle Eastern frame drums.