Francesca Bocca-Aldaqre

Francesca Bocca-Aldaqre is an Italian theologian, neuroscientist, educator, and writer with a multidisciplinary background spanning Islamic psychology, neuroscience, and Islamic studies. She earned a Master of Science in Neuro-Cognitive Psychology and a PhD in Systemic Neuroscience from Ludwig-Maximilians Universität Munich, and holds a Diploma in Islamic Psychology from Cambridge Muslim College. She directed the Averroè Institute of Islamic Studies in Piacenza, co-founded the Islamic Institute of Advanced Studies, and teaches Islamic theology at the International Open University. Her work includes writing on neuroscience, theology, and contemporary Muslim identity for publications like Civiltà delle macchine.