Matthew is Associate Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and Chair of the Department of International and Middle Eastern Studies at the American University in Dubai. He received his master’s degree in Arabic Studies at the American University in Cairo and his doctorate in Islamic Studies from Yale University. Before joining the AUD faculty in the fall of 2016, Matthew taught Islamic Studies and Religious Studies at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington, USA. He’s currently writing a university textbook on Islamic civilization for Bloomsbury Press.