Dr. Noor Odette Falah is a postdoctoral fellow at the Haifa Laboratory for Religious Studies  at the University of Haifa. She completed her doctoral studies in the field of religious studies at the Cohn Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Ideas and the School of Philosophy at Tel Aviv University. 

 

Her doctoral dissertation, titled “Transitions Between Religious and Secular Spaces and the Formation of Religious Subjectivity Among Devout Muslim Women in Israel,” explores the processes through which devout Muslim women in Israel construct their religious subjectivity.

 

Her research traces the internal processes of these women as they interact with their religious framework and the secular spaces of their lives. In addition, she coordinates a research group at the Haifa Laboratory focused on the emergence of an original Islam in Israel, and actively participates in it alongside researchers from across the country.

 

The group discusses questions related to the unique characteristics of Islam developing in Israel as a result of the distinctive situation of the Muslim minority living in the state.

Dr. Falah is also a clinical psychologist by training, providing individual therapy and facilitating groups.

 

She completed her master’s degree in clinical psychology at the University of Haifa, and her M.A. thesis, in the field of the psychology of religion, examined the relationship between belief in reincarnation (as a form of religious belief) and religiosity to the fear of personal death, while comparing the Druze and Jewish populations in Israel.

 

Furthermore, Dr. Falah is a social activist and contributes to the advancement of women’s rights in various non-profit organizations.