Maryam Bozai
Maryam Bozai Masters in Education and a Bachelors in Sociology from DePaul University. She is a teacher at Muslim Community Center Academy in Skokie, IL.
Maryam Amir
Maryam Amir Ustadha Maryam Amir received her master’s in Education from UCLA, where her research focused on the effects of mentorship rooted in Critical Race Theory for urban high school students of color. She holds a bachelor’s in Child and Adolescent Development from San Jose State University. She holds a second bachelor’s in Islamic Studies from AlAzhar University […]
Maryam Al-Dabbagh
Maryam Al-Dabbagh Former Contributor | Maryam Al-Dabbagh obtained a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from Dar al-Hekma University, Saudi Arabia, and a Master of Laws (LLM) in Environmental & Energy Law from the New York University School of Law. She is currently working as a legal consultant for the Saudi environmental protection agency.
Khairudin Aljunied
Khairudin Aljunied Khairudin Aljunied (Ph.D. SOAS, London) is an Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore and Senior Fellow (previously Malaysia Chair of Islam in Southeast Asia) at the Alwaleed Centre for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Georgetown University. He is the author of a number of books; recent ones include Colonialism Violence and Muslims in Southeast […]
Joe Bradford
Joe Bradford Joe Bradford is an entrepreneur and an American scholar of Islam. He holds a Master of Islamic Law from the University of Medina, and has studied traditionally in the Muslim world for the past 20+ years. He was a VP and Senior Shariah Consultant for AlRajhi Bank, the largest Islamic Bank in the […]
Jeroen Vlug
Jeroen Vlug Jeroen Vlug is a Ph.D. candidate in civilization studies and teaching fellow at Ibn Haldun University, where he specializes in Islamic civilization and Islamic law. He has an M.A. in religious studies from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, with a double specialization in Islamic theology and the sociology and anthropology of religion. He obtained a […]
Imam Dawud Walid
Imam Dawud Walid Imam Dawud Walid is the Executive Director of the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) and member of the Imams Council of Michigan. He is also the author of the books Towards Sacred Activism, Blackness and Islam, and Futuwwah and Raising Males Into Sacred Manhood.
Ieasha Prime
Ieasha Prime Ieasha Prime is the Director of Women’s Programming at Dar al Hijrah Islamic Center in Virginia and the founder of the DC Muslim Women’s Conference. She converted to Islam more than 20 years ago after being a Youth Ambassador to Morrocco and Senegal. There she developed a thirst for knowledge that would cause […]
Hosam Helal
Hosam Helal Hosam Helal is a member of the Stanford Muslim Mental Health Lab. He serves as Imam and Youth & Education Manager at ISNA Canada as well as an Associate Muslim Chaplain at Brock University. After completing his Islamic studies at Al-Azhar, Hosam is currently pursuing graduate studies at the University of Toronto in Quranic […]
Hassan Shibly
Hassan Shibly Hassan Shibly graduated Magna Cum Laude from the State University of New York at Buffalo with a degree in Political Science concentrating on International Relations. He subsequently graduated amongst the top of his class from the University at Buffalo Law School. He has taught courses at the Kuftaro Institution in Damascus, Syria and […]
Hanif Fouse
Hanif Fouse Hanif Fouse is presently Imam of United Muslim Masjid in Philadelphia’s Center City. He is also the Director of QARI‘s Accessible Arabic program, dedicated to helping students develop the literacy skills necessary for Arabic for Religious Purposes. Hanif holds an M.Ed. in TESOL, and has taught for over eighteen years, thirteen of which […]
Hajer Nakua
Hajer Nakua Hajer Nakua is a graduate student at the University of Toronto studying computational neuroscience. She works at the Centre of Addiction and Mental Health and her research focuses on understanding brain networks that are related to behavior in children with psychiatric disorders.
Faisal Malik
Faisal Malik Has a BA in Religion from Concordia University, and a MA in Near/Middle Eastern Civilizations from the University of Toronto and a Diploma in Arabic from the International Open University. Along with his academic studies he has and continues to pursue traditional Islamic studies from various institutes and scholars. His interests include topics […]
Faduma Warsame
Faduma Warsame Faduma Warsame has a BA in English from the University of Minnesota and currently is a student at the Qalam Seminary in dallas, Texas studying Islamic theology.
Dr. Yusef Salaam
Dr. Yusef Salaam Dr. Yusef Salaam, member of the Exonerated Five, is an award-winning motivational and transformational speaker, thought leader, trainer, New York Times Best Selling author and coach.
Dr. Youssef Chouhoud
Dr. Youssef Chouhoud Youssef is a doctoral student in Political Science and International Relations at the University of Southern California, where he is a Provost Fellow. His current research interests include democratization, with an eye to the Middle East, and political tolerance, with a focus on Muslim minorities in the West. Youssef earned his Bachelor […]
Dr. Yasien Mohamed
Dr. Yasien Mohamed Dr. Yasien Mohamed is Emeritus Professor of Arabic Studies and Islamic Philosophy, Department of Foreign Languages, University of the Western Cape, South Africa. He has authored over hundred peer-reviewed articles on classical Islamic philosophy, Islamic psychology, Qur’anic ethics, and modern Islamic thought. He is a founding member of the International Association of […]
Dr. Yakoob Ahmed
Dr. Yakoob Ahmed Dr. Yakoob Ahmed is a PhD graduate of the Department of Languages and Cultures, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He also graduated from the same institution with a Masters degree in Near and Middle East Studies with a focus on Ottoman history and Turkish politics. His research focuses […]
Dr. Tarek Younis
Dr. Tarek Younis Dr Tarek Younis is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Middlesex University. He researches and writes on Islamophobia, racism in mental health, and the securitisation of clinical settings. He teaches on the impact of culture, religion, globalization and security policies on mental health.
Dr. Tahir Khwaja
Dr. Tahir Khwaja Dr. Tahir Khwaja, MD ABPN, ABPN-CAP, ABIHM is a practicing psychiatrist with board certification in General and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, along with Integrative and Holistic Medicine. He is currently affiliated with the Department of Veterans Affairs in Waco, Texas and was also affiliated with the Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine and […]