Dr. Ali M. Rahman is a Lecturer in the Critical Writing Program at the University of Pennsylvania. Ali completed his Ph.D. at UC Santa Barbara focusing on Islamic oral traditions and education in the digital age. He has taught in the Middle East with refugee populations, the New York prison system, independent K-12 and boarding schools, and both public and private universities. His research focuses on digital writing, rhetoric, and pedagogy. He is currently working on a book exploring authority in online spaces and the search for knowledge in a neoliberal age.