Ibrahim thinks extensively about the purpose and premises of Core Curricula in higher education (particularly in liberal arts settings), drawing on multiple traditions of thought, imagination and story-telling. On daily basis, he leads on putting these ideas to practice in Core courses in seminar style, centered on common readings and discussion of foundational texts across the student body from a non-disciplinary perspective. He enjoys teaching these courses!

Ibrahim's research interests include social-political philosophy and the history of philosophy from the 19th century to the present. His research focuses on investigating conceptually the relation between space and human agency, with the aim of developing a communal account of human freedom. He approaches this relation by examining critically different philosophical analyses of modern political rationalities, as well as by analyzing the representation of this relation in literature and the arts.