Eva Momtaz was Social Media Editor at Medieval and Early Modern Orients (MEMOs). She a PhD student of English Literature at the University of Birmingham. She was awarded the College of Arts and Law Doctoral Scholarship for her current research which centres on the reception of John Milton’s Paradise Lost. In particular, she focuses on the encounter of British Muslim women with the Christian epic, looking at how questions concerning religion, politics, gender and morality raised by Paradise Lost relate to the complex challenges facing modern British Muslimahs, in both reclaiming cultural narratives and reshaping social norms. Eva’s research interests include: Milton and the early modern period; reception studies; gender studies; religious literature; interfaith dialogue; intersectionality; national and cultural identity politics. She tweets @EvaMomtaz.