Sheema Khan
Patent Agent · Shapiro Cohen LLP
Patent Agent. Writer. Speaker (Tedx)
Science and Technology Human Rights Muslim Current Affairs' Muslim Feminism Intellectual Property
Amir Hussain
Professor 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
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
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
Professor Imran Awan
Professor and Deputy Director of the Centre for Applied Criminology · Birmingham City University
Professor Imran Awan is one of the country’s leading criminologists and experts on Islamophobia and countering extremism.
Cultural and Critical Criminology Radicalization Hate Crime Islamophobia Terrorism
Natasha Bakht
Associate Professor · University of Ottawa
Professor Bakht’s research interests are in the intersecting area of religious freedom and women’s equality.
Law Culture Rights Minority Rights Religious Freedom Women's Equality
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
Farha Abbasi
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry · Michigan State University
Expert on cultural psychiatry, Muslim issues related to mental health
Psychiatry Cultural Psychiatry Mental Health Issues Within The Islamic Community Mental Health Muslim American Community
Sabreena Ghaffar-Siddiqui
PhD Candidate, Sociologist & Researcher/Senior Communications Executive Canadian Council of Muslim Women · McMaster University
An expert on issues relating to immigration, public policy, immigrant/refugee integration, racism, Islamophobia, religious radicalization.
Sociology Social Activism Politics Global Media and Culture Immigration and Ethnicity Immigration and Citizenship
Farhang Rouhani
Associate Professor of Geography · University of Mary Washington
Associate Professor, Department of Geography
Gender Studies Queer Theory Cultural Geography Iranian and Muslim Diaspora Human Geography
Robert Saunders
Professor, History, Politics, and Geography · Farmingdale State College
Dr. Saunders teaches from a global point of view; he is an expert on British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen.
International Politics Russia and Central Asia Islam and the Middle East Nationalism Cyber-Politics
Megan Squire
Professor of Computing Sciences · Elon University
Computer Science PhD with expertise in data science, cybersecurity, social media, online extremism
Computer Science Data Science Extremism Cybersecurity Social Media
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
Moses Ochonu
Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of History · Vanderbilt University
Expert in the modern history of Africa, with a particular focus on the colonial and postcolonial periods.
Nigeria/African History African History Race/Racism in Africa Poverty African Current Affairs
Jodi Magness, Ph.D.
Kenan Distinguished Professor for Teaching Excellence in Early Judaism, Department of Religious Studies. Adjunct Appointment, Department of Classics. Faculty member, Carolina Center for Jewish Studies and the Curriculum in Archaeology · UNC-Chapel Hill
Dr. Magness' research interests include Jerusalem, Qumran & the Dead Sea Scrolls, ancient synagogues, Masada and the Roman Army in the East.
Jerusalem Judaism Ancient Pottery Archaeology of Ancient Palestine Ancient Synagogues
Ruba Ali Al-Hassani
Iraqi-Canadian Socio-Legal Academic & Advocate
Middle Eastern Affairs Iraqi Affairs Counter-Terrorism Islamophobia Racial Profiling
Barbara Perry, PhD
Professor, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities · University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Global hate crime expert and leading author cultivates a society of education and victim support
Hate Crime Race and Justice Lgbtq Issues Human Rights Violations Crime and Justice
Feryal Cherif
Associate Professor of Political Science · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Gender and Human Rights International Relations Politics of Middle East
Lori Foroozandeh
Author · Author
Speaker for WOMENS rights EVERYWHERE: Domestic Violence, Childhood sexual abuse, fighting for Womens Rights in IRAN!!!
Childhood Sexual Abuse Prevention Laws and Culture in Iran (What to Avoid) Domestic Violence (Sharing and Motivation) Islam Muslim
Russell Lucas
Associate Professor · Michigan State University
Expert in U.S.-Middle East relations and politics of the Arab world
Democratization Saudi Arabia Public Opinion Middle East Politics Foreign Policy