Who is Ali?
Who is Ali?
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M. S. Ali is a U.S. citizen by birth. By cultural heritage, he is a third-generation member of the muslim Hyderabadi diaspora.
M. S. Ali received a world-class education. He has a B.A. with Honors in Gender Studies from the University of Chicago (2013) and a Ph.D. in History from Duke University (2023).
Ali's first book is under contract with Bloomsbury, the same press behind modern classics from Harry Potter to Truth and Method. He anticipates publication in early 2028.
Ali teaches custom online tutorials on history to middle and high school students, through Lumiere Education. He has previously freelanced with WyzAnt and Crimson Education.
Hyderabad was a principality that ceased to exist in 1947, when the Republic of India annexed the territory during Operation Polo. It was once famous in the West as the home of the Golconda mines. These used to be the world's best source of the purest diamonds until miners exhausted its high-grade deposits. Today, the former Hyderabad territory is reorganized into the modern Indian provinces of Telangana, Maharashtra, and Karnataka. Hyderabadis abroad anchor their identity in food (biryani) and iconic architecture (the Charminar mosque). Sometimes they hide their identity by calling themselves Pakistanis, but this is merely a lie of convenience.
Strangely, Ali is not a big fan of biryani, although he needs it to be 'correct' in order to enjoy it.
Select Publications
Select Publications
Mohammed S. Ali. Christianity and Historiography in the West: Rethinking the Relationship between Religion and Social Science. Bloomsbury [under contract].
Mohammed S. Ali, "Marking Time and Writing Histories," History and Theory: Studies in the Philosophy of History 60:2 (2021).
Mohammed S. Ali, "Ethical Archetypes in Environmental Histories," Rhizomes: Cultural Studies in Emerging Knowledge (2020).
Education
Education
2017 - 2023
Ph.D., Duke University
2015 - 2016
M.A., University of California-Irvine
2009 - 2013
B.A., The University of Chicago
Teaching
Teaching
Dr. Ali builds tutorials around his students' interests. His teaching approach focuses on curating interesting, important primary source documents to help students understand the past on their own terms. He guides students through the research and writing process using step-by-step instructions and clear expectations about the final paper. Dr. Ali's ultimate goal is to teach students how to conduct their own independent research projects.
Dr. Ali has led courses on such topics as: the causes of the Russia-Ukraine War; the global reactions to Woodrow Wilson's rhetoric during the Paris Peace Conference; and the weakness of nuclear non-proliferation treaties between the United States and its allies.
Are you a student or parent interested in working with Dr. Ali? Please request him through Lumiere Education on their website, https://www.lumiere-education.com/.
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