Amir Hussain
Professor and Chair of Theological Studies · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Interfaith Dialogue Islam and Muslim Lives in the United States; Muslim Communities in North America Religion on Film and Television
Benjamin Soares
Director, Center for Global Islamic Studies · University of Florida
Soares currently directs the project “Islam in Africa in Global Context.”
West Africa Christian-Muslim Relations Religion & Politics Islam and Muslim Studies Religion & Media
Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor
Assistant Professor in faith and peaceful relations · Coventry University
Dr Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor specialises in how people engage with religion and with religious beliefs.
Diversity Muslim Women Inter-faith relations Religion Islam
Kholoud Al-Qubbaj
Associate Professor of Humanities · Southern Utah University
Specializing in diversity and inclusion in higher education, transnationalism, and middle eastern studies
Diversity & Inclusion in Higher Education English as A Second Language Diversity and Inclusion in Utah Global Diversity Social Justice
G. Michael Stathis
Professor of Political Science · Southern Utah University
Specializing in political science, international relations, and media portrayal of Islamic religion
Theories of International Relations Islamic State Fourth Gulf War International Conflict American Government
Islam Issa
Senior Lecturer, School of English · Birmingham City University
Islam Issa's research focuses primarily on the modern-day reception of Renaissance and Early Modern English literature in global contexts.
John Milton Disability Studies Cultural Studies English Literature Early Modern Literature
Sabreena Ghaffar-Siddiqui
Professor, Sociologist & Researcher, DEI Expert · Sheridan College
DEI, Social Inequality; Immigration; Integration; Refugees; Racism; Islamophobia; Deviance; Radicalization; Terrorism; Hate Crimes.
Sociology Social Activism Politics Global Media and Culture Immigration and Ethnicity Immigration and Citizenship
Dr Islam Issa
Reader in Literature and History · Birmingham City University
His work has focused primarily on the modern-day reception of Renaissance and Early Modern English literature in global contexts.
Middle East Cultural History Literature Milton Shakespeare Cultural History
Lee Jarvis
Professor of International Politics · University of East Anglia
His global research explores terrorism, counterterrorism and cyber security.
Political Violence Counterterrorism International Politics Terrorism Cyber Security
Sheema Khan
Patent Agent · Shapiro Cohen LLP
Patent Agent. Writer. Speaker (Tedx)
Science and Technology Human Rights Muslim Current Affairs' Muslim Feminism Intellectual Property
Haroon Ullah
Policy Planning Staff · U.S. Department of State
A scholar, diplomat and author of widely acclaimed Bargain From The Bazaar and Vying for Allah's Vote. Visit haroonullah.com.
Public Policy Pakistan Diplomacy International Relations Foreign Policy
Mohammad Khalil
Associate Professor; Director; Adjunct Professor · Michigan State University
Islamic Thought.
Religious Studies Islamic Thought Islamic Studies
Charles Kurzman, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Sociology, and co-director of the Carolina Center for the Study of the Middle East and Muslim Civilizations, College of Arts and Sciences · UNC-Chapel Hill
Charles Kurzman is a Professor of Sociology at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill specializing in Middle East and Islamic studies.
Sociology of Religion Islam and the Middle East Middle East Studies Democracy Building Terrorism
Landon Frim, Ph.D.
Expert in philosophy of politics, religion and ethics · Florida Gulf Coast University
Landon Frim studies Enlightenment philosophy, Judaism, political toleration of minorities and religious freedom.
Antisemitism Catholicism Islam Middle East Philosophy
Najwa al-Qattan
Emeritus Professor of History · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
The Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Muslim Court Jews and Christians under Islam The First World War
Daniel Smith-Christopher
Professor of Theological Studies · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Old Testament Studies Old Testament Theology Religion and Peace Nonviolence Cross-Cultural Interpretation of the Bible and Indigenous Christianity Postcolonial Interpretation of Bible
Prof. Perminder Sachdev
Co-Director of the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) · UNSW Sydney
Neuropsychiatry expert revolutionizing our understanding of the ageing brain, apropos of lifestyle choices
Cognitive Reserve Psychiatry (incl. Psychotherapy) Geriatrics and Gerontology Neurosciences Neurogenetics
Robert Rabil, Ph.D.
Professor · Florida Atlantic University
Robert Rabil is an expert in political Islam, terrorism, U.S. foreign policy, and U.S.-Arab relations.
U.S. Foreign Policy Reform in the Arab world U.S.-Arab Relations Terrorism Political Islam
Amira Elghawaby
Communications Director · The National Council of Canadian Muslims
Amira Elghawaby leads the NCCM’s media relations, public engagement and strategic communications.
Ethnic Media & Diversity Anti-discrimination Civic Engagement Human Rights Civil Rights
Jean-Pierre Isbouts, DLitt
Adjunct Faculty - School of Leadership Studies · Fielding Graduate University
Humanities scholar, award-winning filmmaker and best-selling National Geographic author
Music Theory Comparative Religious Studies Disruptive Technology Organizational Innovation Academic Writing