After obtaining her PhD, Mariam Al-Attar taught courses on Islamic studies, philosophy and ethics at King’s Academy and the University of Jordan. After moving to the Emirates, she taught courses in Arab heritage, introduction to philosophy, and Islamic philosophy at AUS. She is the author of a monograph on Islamic ethics, as well as various book chapters and journal articles. Her research interests include Islamic ethics, kalām, uṣūl al-fiqh, philosophy, bioethics and contemporary Arabic thought. Prior to her academic career, she was a physicist working as a clinical scientist in Jordanian hospitals and in the UK.