EDMUND A . WAL SH SCHOOL OF FOREIGN SERVICE GEORGETOWN UNIVERSIT Y
Celebrating 20 Years of Building Bridges of Understanding
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ANNUAL REPORT 2014-2015
TABLE OF CONTENTS History and Mission ........................................................................................... 1 Academic Programs .......................................................................................... 2 Academic Council Members ................................................................................ 3 Center Faculty and Consultants ........................................................................... 4 Center Staff and Fellows .................................................................................... 5 Visiting Researchers and Alwaleed Bin Talal Scholars ................................................ 6 Center Courses ................................................................................................ 7 Programs and Events ......................................................................................... 8
Year-End Faculty Reports John L. Esposito, University Professor and Founding Director.................................... 16 Jonathan A.C. Brown, Director and Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Chair of Islamic Civilization 22 Emad El-Din Shahin, Visiting Professor ............................................................... 25 Yvonne Y. Haddad, Professor of the History of Islam and Christian−Muslim Relations............................................................................. 30 Tamara Sonn, Hamad Bin al-Khalifa Al-Thani Professor, History of Islam ...................... 36 Shireen Hunter, Visiting Professor .................................................................... 38 Susan Douglass, ACMCU Education Consultant ...................................................... 40
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HISTORY AND MISSION The Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, renamed the Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding (ACMCU) in 2006, was founded in 1993 by an agreement between the Fondation pour l'Entente entre Chrétiens et Musulmans, Geneva and Georgetown University to build stronger bridges of understanding between the Muslim world and the West as well as between Islam and Christianity. In 2006, the Center was renamed the Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding in recognition of a generous gift from Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to guarantee the future of the Center and to support its mission and activities. The Center’s mission is to improve relations between the Muslim world and the West and enhance understanding of Muslims in the West by addressing stereotypes of Islam, warnings of a clash of civilizations, and questions regarding the compatibility of Islam and modern life, from democratization and pluralism, to the status of women, minorities, and human rights. Since the renaming of the Center in 2006 through the end of the 2014-2015 Academic Year, Center faculty have published 56 books and monographs, 603 articles and chapters, given 1,151 presentations outside of the classroom, and participated in over 1,193 media interviews. During that time the Center has organized and run over 337 programs, issued eight new installments of its Occasional Papers series, and hosted 46 fellows and researchers from Pakistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Spain, Canada, Malaysia, Egypt, Iran, Norway, Brunei, Bangladesh, China, Romania, and the USA. In the 2014-2015 Academic Year, ACMCU faculty published nine books and monographs, 25 articles and chapters, gave 65 presentations outside of the classroom and participated in 35 media interviews. The Center’s goals, both national and international in scope, are achieved through teaching, publications, media interviews, consulting, symposia, briefings, and international conferences. In the 2014-2015 Academic Year, ACMCU hosted 24 conferences, meetings and symposia. That same year, ACMCU offered 15 courses for both undergraduate and graduate students, comprised of 175 students, and advised or mentored 24 independent studies and theses. In addition, Center faculty members serve as consultants to government leaders, diplomats, policymakers, corporate executives, and members of the media.
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ACADEMIC PROGRAMS The Center currently offers one academic program: Certificate Program in Islam and Muslim-Christian Relations The certificate program is a defined but flexible academic program for undergraduate students in the School of Foreign Service. To obtain the certificate, students must complete two foundation courses, three elective courses, and complete advanced research in one capstone course. The program has completed its seventeenth year, with two students receiving certificates in 2015.
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ACMCU ACADEMIC COUNCIL 2014-2015 Sulayman Nyang
Scott Alexander
Professor, Department of African Studies Howard University
Associate Professor of Islamic Studies Director Catholic-Muslim Studies Program Catholic Theological Union
Asma Afsaruddin Professor, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures Indiana University
Ingrid Mattson
Juan Cole
London and Windsor Community Chair in Islamic Studies Huron University College at the University Of Western Ontario
Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History University of Michigan
Intisar Rabb
Rosalind Hackett
Professor of Law and Faculty Director Islamic Legal Studies Program Harvard law School
Professor and Department Head of Religious Studies University of Tennessee
Natana DeLong-Bas Assistant Professor of the Practice Theology Department & Islamic Civilizations and Societies Program Boston College
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CENTER FACULTY Alwaleed Bin Talal Professors Jonathan A.C. Brown Director and Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Chair of Islamic Civilization
John L. Esposito University Professor and Founding Director
John O. Voll Professor Emeritus of Islamic History
Yvonne Y. Haddad Professor of the History of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations
Full-Time Professors Shireen T. Hunter Visiting Professor
Dalia Mogahed Visiting Professor
Emad Shahin Visiting Professor
Tamara Sonn Al-Thani Professor in the History of Islam
CONSULTANTS Susan Douglass ACMCU Education Consultant
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CENTER STAFF Christine Kidwell Associate Director Kevin Pruyn Program Coordinator
Aamina Shaikh Executive Assistant
FELLOWS Margot Badran
Dan Madigan
Senior Fellow; Independent Scholar
Senior Fellow; Associate Professor, Theology Department
Osman Bin Bakar Senior Fellow; Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur; Deputy CEO, International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies, Malaysia
Heba Raouf Ezzat
Ali Mazrui Senior Fellow; Albert Schweitzer Professor in the Humanities and Director of the Institute of Global Cultural Studies, Binghamton University, SUNY
Visiting Senior Fellow; Professor, Department of Political Science, Cairo University; Affiliated Professor, American University in Cairo (AUC)
Thomas Michel, S.J.
Imtiyaz Yusuf
Iqbal Unus
Senior Fellow; Program Director, Dept of Religion, Graduate School of Philosophy and Religion, Assumption University
Visiting Fellow; Adviser, The Fairfax Institute, International Institute of Islamic Thought; Visiting Research Associate, AVACGIS, George Mason University
Senior Fellow; Woodstock Theological Center at Georgetown University
Ibrahim Kalin Senior Fellow; Chief Advisor to the Prime Minister of Turkey
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VISITING RESEARCHERS Yufeng Chen
Charles Weller
China
United States
Mehmet Ali Balkanlioglu Turkey
Muhammad Rafique Pakistan
Xu Ma China
Nigar Babayeva Turkey
Elisabeth Greene United States
Nur Laiq United Kingdom
ALWALEED BIN TALAL SCHOLARS Rahel Fischbach Georgetown University
Sohrab Ghassemi Georgetown University
Tuve B. Floden Georgetown University
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ACMCU COURSES 2014-2015 Fall 2014 • The Islamic World, Tamara Sonn (HIST 109) • Islam in the West, Yvonne Haddad (HIST 363) • Sayyid Qutb & Contemporary Islamic Thought, Yvonne Haddad (INAF 569) • Islam & Politics in the Middle East, Emad Shahin (INAF 488) • Proseminar: Islam & the West, John L. Esposito (INAF 100) • Islam, Women and Social Change, Dalia Mogahed (INAF 498)
Spring 2015 • Islamic Modernism, Tamara Sonn (INAF 384) • Islamic Movements in East Africa & South Asia, Tamara Sonn (INAF 448) • Muslim Women and the West, Yvonne Haddad (INAF 397) • Revolutionary Thought in Islam, Yvonne Haddad (HIST 364) • Sex and Power in the Islamic Tradition, Jonathan Brown (INAF 403) • Non-Muslims in Islamic Law Society, Jonathan Brown (ARAB 577/INAF 555)
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ACMCU PROGRAMS AND EVENTS September 9, 2014 – Briefing: “Religion, Peace, Conflict and Governance in the 21st Century” with Grand Mufti Emeritus of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Dr. Mustafa Cerić. As we cross over from the age of industrial wars of the 20th century into the age of asymmetric warfare of the post modernist world, with ideologies reloaded, and with religions reclaiming yet again center stage in the geopolitical global theater, Dr. Ceric reflected on structural deficiencies, incomplete commitments and incising acceptance of partial wins that have marked the opening stage of the 21st century most notably in the Middle East and Western Balkans. September 17, 2014 – Briefing: “AKP, Sectarianism and the Alevis’ Unavailing Struggle for Equal Rights in Turkey” with Dr. Karakaya-Stump. The historically disenfranchised Alevi minority make up somewhere between 10-15% of the population of Turkey. Notwithstanding AKP’s image abroad as a champion of religious freedoms, and an ephemeral “Alevi opening” in 2007-2008, the Alevis’ disenfranchisement has only intensified under 12 years of AKP rule with growing top-down Islamization of the broader Turkish society, accelerated efforts at Sunnificaton through education and other assimilationist policies, the purging of Alevis from the military and bureaucracy, the targeting of Alevi-majority neighborhoods for gentrification projects under the rubric of urban renewal, and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s anti-Alevi remarks. The Alevis’ discontentment with AKP, well attested by the strong Alevi presence in the Gezi protests, has been further aggravated by the sectarian undertones of AKP’s foreign policy since the start of the Syria crisis, reports about the government’s support for the Salafi/jihadist groups, and the fearful anticipation that Salafi/jihadist violence may spread to Turkey. All these developments at the national and regional levels seem to have rendered more bleak than ever prospects for the success of the Alevis’ democratic struggle for recognition and equal rights. September 24, 2014 – Briefing: “Christian Muslim relations: Perspectives and Insights from the World Council of Churches” with Dr. Clare Amos. Dr. Amos explored the interreligious work (particularly, though not exclusively in the field of Christian-Muslim relations) undertaken by the WCC during the last decade, and also addressed current issues of concern. October 7, 2014 – [Private] Briefing: “The Arab Spring: What Went Wrong?” with Merete Bilde. The Arab uprisings in 2010/11 planted the hope of change and transition from autocratic rule to a great degree of accountability and justice. Four years on, the hope may still be there but reality has turned much more unfavourable and harsh. Why did it turn out to be so difficult to bring about transitions? Why did some end up in extreme polarization and civil war? Page 8
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Is there a link between the backlash against political Islam and the rise of violent extremists such as ISIS? October 14, 2014 – Briefing: “Boko Haram, ISIS and the Caliphate Today” with Shadi Hamid, Emad Shahin, and Alex Thurston. ISIS in Iraq and Syria, and Boko Haram in northern Nigeria continue to use an overlapping language of political Islam and references to the caliphate and the Shariah. This event brought together experts on the Middle East, Islamic political thought and Islam in West Africa to help explain these confusing phenomena. October 15, 2014 – Briefing: “Afghanistan's National Unity Government: The Road Ahead” with Richard Kraemer. Afghanistan just underwent a brutal political crisis that almost broke its executive office and significantly damaged Afghans' confidence in electoral processes. With the direct intervention of the US government, President Ashraf Ghani and CEO Abdullah Abdullah formed a unity government that stands to be fraught with discord and powerwrangling. On the other hand, both leaders have committed to a range of much needed reforms; the recently inaugurated Ghani has already taken a number of steps to suggest that he is committed to their enactment. After the successful conduct of the first round of elections in April, what happened? And where will Afghanistan's executive take the country from here? October 22, 2014 – Briefing: “Forgotten Histories: The Muslims of Medieval Latin Christendom” with Brian Catlos. The history of Muslim-Christian relations in the Middle Ages is usually conceived of as one of conflict, framed around “Reconquest,” Crusade, polemic, and conversion. In traditional surveys of Medieval Europe Muslims appear as an exotic “other” — an abstract or distorted foil for Latin Christian identity. Few, apart from specialists, are aware that, in addition to a substantial slave population, Latin Christendom was home to numerous and robust Muslim communities, most notably in the Mediterranean regions between the eleventh and thirteenth century, but some of which survived through to the Early Modern Era. In his study, Muslims of Medieval Latin Christendom, ca. 1050-1614, Brian Catlos has undertaken the first exhaustive study of the Islamic minority of the Pre-Modern Christian West. What is revealed is that these populations were not mere isolated and dispossessed relics of Europe’s first great colonial phase, but vibrant, dynamic and diverse communities that not only survived but contributed to the development of what would become “Europe.” October 22, 2014 – Briefing: “Buddhist Extremism against Muslims and Christians in Asia” with Todd Lewis. Across the Theravada world in the post-colonial period, extremist organizations in countries with Buddhist majority populations have instigated confrontations and
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deadly riots against minority Muslim populations. Although extreme in their views and small in their membership, these anti-Muslim groups in Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, and Sri Lanka have found sympathizers among Buddhist monastics, householders, and political leaders. This talk reviewed the history of these movements in the three countries, and related how Muslims became the target of majority Buddhist populations with reference to post-colonial Buddhist nationalism in the 21st Century. The talk also confronted the modern Western Orientalist constructions of Buddhism as essentially passive and pacifist; it connected these recent outbreaks of anti-minority violence to the legacies of anti-colonial movements, and highlighted how these recent developments in anti-Muslim agitation have been abetted by global communications and connections. October 27, 2014 – Building Bridges Award Ceremony & Dinner. The Annual ACMCU Building Bridges of Understanding Award recognizes individuals who have dedicated their life’s work to fostering greater understanding between faith groups. Past recipients include Hans Küng, Sulayman Nyang, Patriarch Michel Sabbah, and the late Fathi Osman. This year, the award honored two remarkable figures, Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick and Ingrid Mattson whose efforts to promote interfaith relations, peace-building and social justice have been extraordinary. Through their tireless work and often in the face of adversity, these individuals have devoted their lives to furthering the most basic of human rights: justice and equality for all people. October 30, 2014 – Briefing: “Jesus in Islam” with Zeki Saritoprak. Cosponsored with the Rumi Forum. Professor Saritoprak examined the place of Jesus in the Qur'an and Hadith. He presented the topic of Jesus in Islam from an Islamic theological perspective including both classical and contemporary theologians' views of Jesus. Like Christians, Muslims, in general, also believe in the second coming of Jesus, known in Islam as the descent of Jesus. Dr. Saritoprak highlighted different Islamic theological approaches to Jesus's descent. Finally, Dr. Saritoprak discussed the important role Jesus can play in interfaith dialogue. November 5, 2014 – Book Talk: “Iran Divided: The Historical Roots of Iranian Debates on Identity, Culture, and Governance in the Twenty-First Century” with Dr. Shireen Hunter. Iranian politics has been marked by sharp ideological divisions and infighting. These divides, kept largely out of public view until the 1990s, came to greater light with the contested 2009 presidential elections. To explain the diverse and complex forces that led to this event and that animate Iran’s current fractured society and polity, author Shireen T. Hunter looked beyond the battle between the forces of reform and reaction, democracy and dictatorship, and considered the historic forces that created the conditions faced by Iran since the revolution. Iran Divided: The Historical Roots of Iranian Debates on Identity, Culture, and Governance in
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the Twenty-First Century explains historical and political factors and their relevance to Iran today, shedding light on the forces behind Iranian politics and society. November 12, 2014 – Book talk: “Electronic Iran: The Cultural Politics of an Online Evolution” with Niki Akhavan. Niki Akhavan's book presentation of Electronic Iran traces key developments on the Iranian Internet, highlighting often overlooked aspects of its diverse landscapes. Paying particular attention to the role of state actors and supporters online, Akhavan revealed the state's conflicted relationship to the Internet. This book also discusses both the successes and troubling aspects of independent activists and content producers online. November 12, 2014 – “Canaries in a Coal Mine: How Islamophobia Threatens Us All” co-hosted with ISPU. On November 12, 2014 the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU) co-hosted an event with the Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for MuslimChristian Understanding (ACMCU) to discuss Islamophobia in the context of an increasingly diverse America. The event highlighted ISPU's latest research on anti-Muslim prejudice and its connection to bigotry targeting other communities. The event also featured four panelists who are experts and advocates on issues affecting African-American, American Muslim, and Workers' Rights communities. November 17, 2014 – Book talk: “In the City of Gold and Silver” with Kenize Mourad. Co-sponsored by Institute of Turkish Studies, CCAS, ACMCU, and the Berkley Center. In the late 1980s, Kenize Mourad’s Regards from the Dead Princess (Little, Brown) became an instant bestseller where she re-counted the end of the Ottoman Empire through the lens of Princess Selma, her mother and also the granddaughter of Sultan Mourad V. Kenize’s father was an Indian prince from Lucknow. Brought up in France, she has, as a journalist and author, tried to bring to light certain historical events from the East in her nuanced and empathic fiction. Her new book, In the City of Gold and Silver, is the story of Begum Hazrat Mahal, an orphan who became a renowned poet, married the ruler of the Indian state of Awadh, and went on to lead Muslims and Hindus in the Mutiny of 1857 against the British East India Company. The English translation of In the City of Gold and Silver will be published in November 2014. November 17, 2014 – Briefing: “Liberalism and Authoritarianism: Islam and Politics in Southeast Asia” with Anwar Ibrahim. Southeast Asia is one of the most religiously diverse regions on the planet. While history abounds with examples of pluralism and diversity, competing nationalisms have led to tensions between majority and minority groups, frequently couched in the language of religion. As democratic transitions transform the social and
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political landscape of countries in the region, religion can play both constructive and destructive roles in building strong civil society and cohesion. Anwar Ibrahim, author of The Asian Renaissance, discussed some of these trends as they relate to Islam and his expertise as a decades long active participant in the political developments of the region. November 25, 2014 – Briefing: “Tunisia at a Crossroads: Between a Nascent Democracy and the Old Guard” with Radwan Masmoudi. Since the Tunisian revolution started in December 2010, Tunisia has been on the road to democracy, and has achieved remarkable success. From organizing two free and fair elections, to the writing and adoption of the most progressive and democratic constitution in the Arab world, to the formation of the TROIKA ruling coalition (between Nahdha and two moderate secular parties), Tunisia has been setting the stage for the first-ever real, lasting, and stable democracy. However, the Oct. 26 legislative elections and the upcoming Nov. 23 Presidential elections are expected to give power to Nidaa Tounes, which is made up of the remnants of the old regime in coalition with a few leftist leaders. If the president of Nidaa wins the Presidential elections on Nov. 23, then the party will basically be able to control all three presidencies (parliament, government, and the presidency of the republic) and hence control political life for the next 5 years. Will Nidaa Tunis continue on the path of implementing democratic reforms and respecting the newly established constitution, or will it go back to the old methods of the oppressive and corrupt old rulers? A lot is at stake, including the regional struggle for freedoms and democracy, and the hopes and aspirations of millions of Tunisians and other Arabs and Muslims for a better and more dignified life. January 26, 2015 – Private meeting: Egyptian Delegation. Closed-door session that met and discussed with delegation of prominent Egyptian academics and policy experts including Dr. Sarwat Nafei, Former Member of Parliament (Al-Wasat Party), Dr. Maha Azzam, Chair of Egyptians for Democracy, UK (independent), Dr. Mohamed Heshmat, Former Member of Parliament (FJP), Dr. Adbul-Mawgoud Dardery, Former Member of Parliament (FJP) and Judge Walid Sharabi, Former Judge (independent). February 3, 2015 – Briefing: “Yemen - If this is a policy success, what does failure look like?” with Barbara Bodine. Cosponsored with the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy. Last September, in announcing military operations against ISIS/ISIL, President Obama referred to Yemen as a US policy success, to the bafflement of many within and outside the country at the time. The jury was still out on our drone-dependent security/CT operations, the economy was in disarray and the political transition - a relative bright spot - was dimming. Recent events call the September judgment into even more question. What is really happening, and what does it mean for the US, the region, and the Yemenis?
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February 11, 2015 – Briefing: “Citizen Suspect: The Criminalization of Muslim Youth in Post 9-11 America” with Arshad I. Ali. In this talk Dr. Arshad I. Ali explored how police surveillance programs impact the lives of young Muslims in the United States. Drawing upon five years of ethnographic research in Southern California and New York City, Dr. Ali examined how the context of state surveillance altered and re-figured the way young Muslims understand their participation in community, political and social life. He also discussed how young people use language to construct, re-imagine and re-figure lexicons of social practice and identity formation between racial, gender, and religious narratives of self. Dr. Ali elucidated how the figure of the Muslim helps develop a more robust discussion of racial otherness through examining intersectional formulations of Muslimness as an emergent racial identity. Through this research he discussed local formations of Muslim identities and the ways macro political discourses and histories mediate the everyday practices of Muslim youth. As an example, he considered the way the youth he worked with constructed the notion of ummah as a de-colonial challenge to national identity and traditional notions of race within the US cultural economy. February 25, 2015 – Briefing: “Caste Consciousness Among Muslims in North India and Pakistan” with Sara Singha. The caste system is the Indian hierarchical classification of people into ranked groups called varnas. There are four varnas in the caste system, Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Shudras that are organized by occupation and maintained through endogamy. While discussions of caste are primarily rooted within a Hindu framework, ‘caste consciousness’ is also noticeable among Indian Muslims. There are three distinct Muslim castes in India: the Ashraf (the noble), the Ajlaf (the lowly), and the Arzal (Dalit). While the Ashraf claim Arab or Persian ancestry, the Ajlaf and Arzal are largely low-caste and Dalit converts to Islam. Relationships between the Ashraf and Dalit Muslims are strained through endogamy and punctuated by commensal segregation. These ‘caste’ divisions create multiple theological, social, and political fissures in the Indian Muslim community as the Ashraf consider Dalit Muslims inherently inferior and ‘polluted.’ While caste is often considered an Indian phenomenon, it has also seeped across the border to Pakistan where it manifests in multiple ways. Though not as pronounced as in India, ‘caste consciousness’ in Pakistan is observable through an awareness of purity and pollution (pak and na-pak) and through endogamy within a particular biradari (brotherhood). Such occurrences of ‘caste consciousness’ in Pakistan highlight intra-Muslim divisions that are exacerbated by ethnic, linguistic, and tribal distinctions.
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February 26, 2015—Book Talk: “Answering the Call: Popular Islamic Activism in Sadat’s Egypt” with Abdullah al-Arian. In this talk, Professor Al-Arian explored the causes for the re-emergence of the Muslim Brotherhood following its two-decade absence from Egyptian society. The decade of the 1970s was a vibrant era that saw the rise of a dynamic student movement in Egypt. Coupled with Sadat’s release of veteran Muslim Brotherhood figures from prison, the opportunity arose for a renewed Islamic movement to take root within an increasingly fraught political atmosphere. By the end of the Sadat era, the Muslim Brotherhood was reconstituted in large part due to the ability of the leadership to incorporate a broad segment of the student activist movement into its ranks. Professor Al-Arian concluded by discussing the role that this generation has played in Egyptian society and politics in the decades since, including during the 2011 uprising and its aftermath. April 10, 2015 – Conference: Georgetown Diplomacy and International Security Conference IV. Cosponsored with the International Relations Club. Georgetown's largest student run international affairs conference this year hosted policy-makers and experts to discuss the past, present, and future of international security. Keynote speakers General Wesley Clark, Former Supreme Commander of NATO Europe, and Ron Klain, Former Ebola Response Coordinator addressed different perspectives on diplomacy and security, followed by a panel discussion. Panel topics included territorial issues in the Caspian Sea, the rise of multi-national corporations in Africa, the politics of natural resources, and collective memory in Asia. May 27, 2015 – Briefing: “Marriage, Identity, Religion & Marital Stability: Intermarriage of Turkish Citizens in the US” with Mehmet Ali Balkanlioglu. Today’s societies have become more and more multi-cultural and multi-religious than ever. As reflecting the harmonization of cultural and religious differences, today the intermarriage rate has reached its highest level throughout history, especially in the United States. More specifically, according to a Pew Research Center report, about 15% of all new marriages in the United States in 2010 were between spouses of a different race or ethnicity. Looking at all married couples in 2010, regardless of when they married, the share of intermarriages reached an all-time high of 8.4%. Many studies from different disciplines have focused on examining the different dimensions of intermarriage in the US since the twentieth century; however, the intermarriage of Turkish citizens in the US has been neglected as a research domain. Dr. Balkanlioglu’s research on the nature of intermarriage of Turkish citizens in the US is the first of its kind. According to the Turkish Embassy in Washington, 189,791 Turkish citizens live in the US. This talk broadly discussed the circumstances of intermarriage of Turkish citizens concerning family, identity,
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assimilation, culture, religion, conversion, marital stability and child raising throughout their marriages. May 27, 2015 – In Conversation with Javed Ahmad Ghamidi (Urdu). Co-sponsored with Al-Mawrid United States. A public talk by Islamic scholar and intellectual, Javed Ahmad Ghamidi, on topics relating to religion, Muslims and the current state of affairs. The conversation was facilitated by Shehzad Saleem, Ph.D. (University of Wales) and audience members had the opportunity to present their own questions as well.
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JOHN L. ESPOSITO University Professor and Founding Director
TEACHING ACTIVITY Fall INAF 100: Proseminar: Islam and the West INAF 488: Islam and Politics in the Middle East
Advising and Mentoring Mentor for Shazia Farouk’s MALS thesis, Shia-Sunni Sectarianism: Iran’s role in the Tribal Regions of Pakistan
HONORS AND AWARDS Awarded grant of $1,000,000 from the International Institute for Islamic Thought to support ACMCU’s research project, The Bridge Initiative: Protecting Pluralism – Ending Islamophobia Georgetown Distinguished Career in Research Award
RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS Books Published during 2014-2015 • The Oxford History of Islam 2nd. rev. ed., editor and author, (New York: Oxford University Press, 2014). • World Religions Today 5th rev. ed., with D. Fasching & T. Lewis, (New York: Oxford University Press, 2014). • Religions of the West Today, with D. Fasching and T. Lewis, 4th rev. ed. (New York: Oxford University Press, 2014). • Who Speaks for Islam? What a Billion Muslims Really Think with Dalia Mogahed (2014), Chinese and Uyghur translations. • Editor−in−Chief, Oxford Islamic Studies Online (New York: Oxford University Press)
Books and Articles in Press Books • John L. Esposito, Tamara Sonn and John O. Voll, Islam and Democracy after the Arab Spring, (New York: Oxford University Press, 2015). • John L. Esposito, Islam: The Straight Path. 5th ed. (New York: Oxford University Press, 2015).
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• John L. Esposito, What Everyone Needs to Know about Shariah, (New York: Oxford University Press). Articles • Special Issue “Religion & Violence”, Editor & author, Religions, 2015. • Special Issue, “Blasphemy and Apostasy: A Clash of Freedoms – Speech And Religion,” coeditor, Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, Jan. 2016.
Newspaper and Web Articles • August 27, 2014 “The Challenges in Defeating ISIS.” The Huffington Post. • November 4, 2014 with John Voll. “The Questionable Trial of Anwar Ibrahim.” Al Jazeera English. • November 22, 2014 “Confusing Democracy with Terrorism: A Region in Transition.” The Islamic Monthly. • January 13, 2015 with Dalia Mogahed. “Let's Not Fall for the Terrorists' Trap (Again).” The Huffington Post. • May 6, 2015 “Freedom of Speech or a Social Cancer That Must Be Eradicated?” The Huffington Post. • May 21, 2015 “Egypt: Terror in the Name of State Security.” The Huffington Post. • June 22, 2015 "In the Middle East, Islamists Are Not the Enemies of Democracy" with Tamara Sonn and John Voll. The Huffington Post.
PROGRAMS AND LECTURES • July 13, 2014 “Muslim Perspectives On Peacebuilding: Family, Community and Interfaith Conflict Resolution”, Eid Committee of Bergen County, Teaneck, NJ • August 15, 2014 “Islam, Globalization & the Public Square”, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY • August 28, 2014 “ISIS, the new Jihadi Salafism, and the Politics of Alienation”, CSID National Press Club, Washington D.C. • September 10, 2014 “The Future of Islam”, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY • September 17, 2014 “Religion, Culture and Democracy,” Near East South Asia Center, Washington, D.C. • September 19, 2014 “Global Islam in the 21st Century: Re-conceiving Islam & Muslim-West Relations”, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL • October 6, 2014 “Transatlantic Academy Conference”, German Marshall Fund of the United States, Washington, D.C. • October 9 - 10, 2014 “Pluralism, Diversity and Islamophobia”, International IslamophobiaConference in Salzburg, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria ALWALEED BIN TALAL CENTER FOR MUSLIM-CHRISTIAN UNDERSTANDING
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• October 12, 2014 “The Future of Islam and Muslim-West Relations”: Minzu University of China, Beijing, China • October 13, 2014 “Islam & Democracy”: Minzu University of China, Beijing, China • October 14, 2014 “US Middle East Policy." Beijing Society for Comparative Intl Studies. Beijing, China • October 15, 2014 “Islam & Modernization of Muslim Societies”: Minzu University of China, Beijing, China • October 16, 2014 “Islam in the 21st Century: Issues & Trends”: Minzu University of China, Beijing, China • November 2, 2014 “The Middle East in Transition: From the Arab Spring/Winter to the Extremist ‘Self-Described’ ISIS”, Gulen Lecture Series, Chicago, IL • November 6, 2014 “Round Table Discussion U.S. Dept. of State's Intl Visitor Leadership Program”, Center for Strategic & International Studies, Washington, D.C. • November 15, 2014 “Seerah Conference Keynote”, Sound Vision, Long Island, NY • December 6, 2014 “Memorial Service for Professor Ali Al'Amin Mazrui”, Binghamton University, Binghamton NY • December 14, 2014 “Keynote Conversation: Muslim Minorities and Religious Freedom: A Public Dialogue”, Berkley Center, Washington, D.C, • January 7, 2015 “OUP Keynote”, Oxford University Press, Cary, NC • January 12, 2015 “What Everyone Needs To Know About Islam”, Int'l Men’s Club Monthly Speaker Luncheon, Naples, FL • January 16, 2015 “Stand With the Prophet”, Sound Vision, Dayton, OH • January 17, 2015 “Stand With the Prophet”, Sound Vision, Dallas, TX • January 18, 2015 “Stand With the Prophet”, Sound Vision, Houston, TX • February 9-11, 2015 “Developing a multilateral approach to freedom of religion or belief: a European perspective”, Wilton Park, Sussex, UK • February 12, 2015 “Islam and Democracy: Exploring the Strategies of Political Islam and the Muslim Brotherhood's Contribution”, Cordoba Foundation, London, UK • February 19, 2015 “Islam & Shariah in American Popular Culture: Halal or Haram”, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI • March 20, 2015 “Islam, Democracy, and Religious Pluralism”, Islam and Global Peace Conference, Beder University, Tirana, Albania • April 9, 2015 “The Future of Islam, Democracy and Political Islam After the Arab Uprisings”, Cultures Of Freedom And Contending Visions Of Justice And Governance Voices From The Arab And Muslim Worlds, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia • April 13, 2015 “Who Speaks for Islam? What a Billion Muslims Really Think”, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
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• April 25, 2015 “Saint and the Sultan Fundraiser”, Unity Productions Foundation, Clayton, MO • April 27, 2015 “Extremism And A Need For Dialogue”, Stanford Cultural Club, Stanford, CA • May 9, 2015 “SALAM Annual Banquet Keynote”, SALAM Foundation, Sacramento, CA • May 28, 2015 “Conference on Religious Conflict”, CENTRA, Arlington, VA • June 9, 2015 “Combating a Social Cancer: The Pluralism, Diversity & Islamophobia Project”, Understanding Conflict: Research, Ideas And Responses To Security Threats, University of Bath, Bath, UK • July 1, 2015 Annual Pentagon Iftar, Keynote Speaker”, Pentagon, Alexandria, VA
MEDIA • September 1, 2014 Interview on Jihad al Nikah Vice News • September 17, 2014 "Confronting the Caliphate" National Catholic Review • September 18, 2014 "Global Islam and the Quest for Public Space" University of Florida's Bob Graham Center • September 22, 2014 "On ISIS, the Middle East, and Terrorism" Journal of Turkish Weekly (Turkey) • September 24, 2014 Interview on ISIS and Obama's UN Speech U.S. News and World Report • October 6, 2014 "Pure Politics? Obama Admin Distances ISIS from Islam" Townhall.com • October 14, 2014 Journal of Religions • October 24, 2014 Interview on Islam and West and Sunni/Shia Conflict Liberty Magazine • January 15, 2015 “Why Radical Islam Doesn't Represent All Muslims” The Alan Colmes Show • January 20, 2015 Radio Islam • January 21, 2015 “Islam: Religion of Peace or Font of Terror?” Aleteia (Italy) • February 12, 2015 Islam Channel (United Kingdom) • March 3, 2015 LNP Media Group • March 4, 2015 The Catholic Channel Satellite Radio • March 4, 2015 In studio interview on Islamophobia BBC • March 10, 2015 Voice of America • April 7, 2015 Interview on Islamophobia ABC 7:30 Report (Australia) • April 8, 2015 Interview on Islamophobia Radio National Breakfast with Fran Kelly (Australia) • June 8, 2015 Interview about Violence and Islam Understanding Conflict Conference (United Kingdom) • June 11, 2015 “The Relationship between Religion and Violence” Moment Magazine • June 30, 2015 “American Perceptions of Islam” International Business Times • July 9, 2015 Foreign Policy • August 24, 2015 Interview on Jihad Think Progress
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PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES Executive Board, C−1 World Dialogue Board of Directors, Search for Common Ground, Washington, D.C. Advisory Board, Institute of Social Policy and Understanding, Washington, D.C. International Advisory Board, Center for Buddhist-Muslim Understanding at Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand Advisory Board, British Council’s Our Shared Future, Manchester, UK Board of Advisors, Unity Productions Foundation, Potomac Falls, VA Advisory Board, Institute for Global Engagement, Arlington, VA Board of Advisors, World Congress for Middle East Studies, Ankara, Turkey Advisory Board, American Council for the Study of Islamic Societies, Villanova, PA Honorary Board, American Iranian Council, Princeton, NJ
EDITORIAL BOARDS Editor in Chief, Oxford Islamic Studies Online Series Editor, Oxford Library of Islamic Studies General Editor, Religion and Global Politics Series, Oxford University Press Journal of Islamic Thought and Civilization The Washington Review of Turkish & Eurasian Affairs AWRAQ: Revista de análisis y pensamiento sobre el mundo árabe e islámico contemporáneo International Advisory Board of Islamopedia Online Katha: Journal of Civilizational Dialogue International Dialogue, A Multidisciplinary Journal of World Affairs Edinburgh History of Islamic Empires Religion Compass Muslim World Journal of Human Rights Studies in Contemporary Islam American Muslim Quarterly Discourse: An Iranian Quarterly
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COMMUNITY SERVICE Presentations for NGOs and community groups: keynote addresses at professional meetings and fundraisers for community organizations and other events across the United States and Europe Presentations at churches, and mosques in the US and overseas Legal expert in cases involving Muslim civil liberties as well as domestic and global terrorism (Guantanamo Bay cases)
NON-CLASSROOM ACTIVITY AND SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY Founding Director, Prince Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Professor of Religion and International Affairs and of Islamic Studies Director of The Bridge Initiative Raised $1,000,000 Gift for Bridge Initiative Member of Board of Georgetown University Press
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JONATHAN A.C. BROWN Director of ACMCU Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Chair of Islamic Civilization
TEACHING ACTIVITY Fall Sabbatical: Law school courses at GU Law
Spring INAF 403: Sexuality and Power in the Islamic Tradition INAF/ARAB 555: Non-Muslims in Islamic Law and Society
Advising and Mentoring PhD committee member: Abdul-Rahman Mustafa (Islamic Studies, GU) PhD committee member: Miloud Amine Tais (Islamic Studies, GU) MA Comprehensive Exam committee: Nina Brekelmans (Spring 2015) Undergrad Advising: Yan Hang Ong (SFS Honors Thesis advisor, Fall 2014)
HONORS AND AWARDS Misquoting Muhammad named one of the top books on religion for 2014 by The Independent
RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS Work Published During 2014-2015 Books • Misquoting Muhammad: The Challenges and Choices of Interpreting the Prophet’s Legacy (Oneworld, 2014) Articles • “Islam Easy to Understand or Not?: Salafis, the Democratization of Interpretation and the Need for the Ulama,” Journal of Islamic Studies 26, no. 2 (2015): 117-44
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Books and Articles in Press Articles • “Reaching into the Obscure Past: The Islamic Legal Heritage and Legal Reform in the Modern Period,” in Reclaiming Islamic Tradition: Modern Interpretations of the Classical Heritage, ed. Elisebeth Kendell and Ahmad Khan (Edinburgh U. Press). • “Scripture, Legal Interpretation and Social Praxis in the Islamic Tradition: the Cases of Polygamy and Slavery,” Legal Status of Religious Minorities in the Medieval Christian and Islamic World, ed. John Toland (Brussels: Brepols).
Current Publishing Projects • Editor in Chief, Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam & Law • Jonathan AC Brown & Guy Burak, Justice Across the Centuries: Mazalim Courts, the Ulama and Legal Reform
PROGRAMS AND LECTURES • May 14-15, 2015 Invited participant, Islamic Law and Society Workshop, New York University, New York • April 29-30, 2015 Invited participant, Islam and International Order Workshop, George Washington University • April 17-19, 2015 “Keynote Address: State of the Field on the Study of Hadith (in Arabic),” Center for Islamic Theology, University of Munster, Germany • March 25, 2015 “Shariah Law & the Modern World: A Talk on Islamic Justice,” George Mason University • March 14-15, 2015 “Judges & Fatwas: Ulama as Ethical Selectors,” Center for Islamic Law and Ethics Annual Conference, Brussels • February 26, 2015 “Religious Dimensions of the Israeli-Palestinian Issue,” Middle East Dialogue 2015, Policy Studies Organization, Washington DC • January 22, 2015 “Perspectives on Seven Faith Traditions: Islam,” Smithsonian Associates, Washington DC • November 20-22, 2014 “Islam’s Scripture, Legal Interpretation and Social Praxis regarding Polygamy and Slavery,” RELMIN Conference: Religious Minorities and Cohabitations in the Middle Ages, Nantes, France
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MEDIA • June 29, 2015 Beyond Belief: Hadith, on BBC Radio 4 • July 15, 2015 Sunday Morning on BBC Radio Scotland • September 28, 2015 Today with Sean O’Rourke, Radio Today Ireland (RTE)
COMMUNITY SERVICE • April 5, 2015 “How to Understand the Prophet’s Speech,” Almadina Institute Annual Pearls of the Quran conference, Washington DC • March 27, 2015 “Misquoting Muhammad & Understanding the Shariah,” Virginia Tech. Muslim Students Association, Blacksburg, VA • March 26, 2015 “Misquoting Muhammad & Understanding the Shariah,” University of Richmond Muslim Students Association, Richmond, VA • March 24, 2015 “Islamophobia in the US,” SUNY Stony Brook Muslim Students Association, Stony Brook, NY • March 23, 2015 “Misquoting Muhammad,” American University Muslim Students Association, Washington, D.C. • March 21, 2015 “Muslims as Engaged Citizens,” University of Virginia Muslim Students Association, Charlottesville, VA
NON-CLASSROOM ACTIVITY AND SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY • May 2-6, 2015 Participant in annual Building Bridges Program in Doha, Qatar, Georgetown University
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EMAD EL-DIN SHAHIN Visiting Professor
TEACHING ACTIVITY Fall INAF 488: Islam and Politics in the Middle East MAAS 567: State, Society and Power Structure in Egypt
Spring MAAS 544: Contemporary issues in Islam and Politics MAAS 564: Economies of the Middle East
Advising and Mentoring Academic Advisor for five MAAS students
HONORS AND AWARDS 2009 Doctor of Sacred Letters, University of St. Michael’s at University of Toronto International Institute of Islamic Thought, Distinguished Scholar Award (2014) University of Denver, Carnegie Centennial Visiting Scholar, (May- July 2015) Columbia University, Institute for Religion, Culture and Public Life, Distinguished Visiting Scholar (April 2014 – March 2015)
RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS Books Published during 2014−2015 • Editor-in-Chief, The Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam and Politics (New York: Oxford University Press, 2014).
Books and Articles in Press Articles • “Egypt: A Revolution Turned on its Head”, The International Affairs Journal Current History, December 2015.
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Current Publishing Projects Book Chapters • “The State, the Liberals and the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt: From Competition to Eradication” in Alfred Stepan, ed. Democratic Transition in Tunisia in Comparative Perspective (Columbia University Press, Forthcoming 2016)
Newspaper and Web Articles • Lessons Not Learned: Trading Democracy for Neoliberal Militarism in Egypt, Aljazeera Center for Studies, September 5, 2014 • Mubarak’s acquittal: what it means for Egypt’s revolution, Middle East Eye, November 30, 2014. • Egypt and the Politics of Token Reforms, POMEAS Brief, March, 2015. • Sentenced to Death in Egypt, The Atlantic, May 19, 2015. • I’m one of hundreds sentenced to death in Egypt. The US is ‘concerned’. That’s not enough, The Conversation, June 1, 2015. Republished: The Washington Post and The Independent • The Four Traits Sisi, Hitler and Mussolini have in common, Middle East Eye, June 9, 2015. • You think there is no alternative to Sisi’s regime in Egypt? Think again, The Conversation, June 16, 2015
PROGRAMS AND LECTURES • Speaker, “The Struggle for Democracy in Turbulent Times: Practical Solutions for U.S. Policy” Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy CSID,Washington DC. June 12, 2014. • Panelist, “Political Islam and democratic transitions: What does Egypt tell us and what next?” The European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) & Al Sharq Forum, London. June 17, 2014. • Guest Speaker, “Reflections on the Post Arab Spring Era”, ISNA 2014 Convention. August 2014. • Panelist, “The Role of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt’s Democratic Transition” What Went Wrong? Egypt’s Failed Democratic Transition. Center for Middle East Studies, The University of Denver. September 12, 2014. • Discussant, “Discussion and Review of the Square”, University of Denver. September 18, 2014 • Guest Speaker, “The Middle East beyond the Arab Spring”, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University. October 9, 2014. • Panelist, “Boko Haram, ISIS and the Caliphate Today”, ACMCU, Georgetown University. October 14, 2014. • Speaker, “Political Inclusiveness in Egypt: The New Context”, Egypt’s Revolution Working Group. The American University, Washington DC. October 16, 2014.
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• Panelist, “Are Syria and Iraq the Future of the Middle East?”, CCAS Teach In: Iraq an Syria, Georgetown University. November 1, 2014. • Guest Speaker, “The Middle East beyond the Arab Spring”, Vassar College, November 13, 2014. • Panelist, “The Tunisian Democratic Transition in Comparative Perspective: With Reflections on Indonesia, India, and Egypt”, Columbia University, New York. March 27-28, 2015. • Discussant, “Citizenship, Youth, and the Future of Egypt”, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. April 9, 2015. • Moderator, “The Arab World in Transition”, 4th Annual Walsh Exchange Research Conference, Georgetown University. April 11, 2015. • Guest Speaker, “Why Democratization Failed in Egypt after 2011”, University of Oslo. April 17, 2015. • Guest Speaker, “Orwellian Times in Egypt—Political Scientist Emad Shahin Discusses his Death Sentence, the Sisi Regime & US Policy Toward Egypt”, University of Denver. May 22, 2015.
MEDIA Print Interviews • POMEAS interview with Emad Shahin, August 25, 2014 • Prominent Egyptian Scholar Sentenced to Death in Absentia, Al Fanar, Sarah Lynch, May 17, 2015 • Q&A: Egypt death sentences 'a bargaining chip', Aljazeera English, May 18, 2015 • Egypt Court Issues Death Penalty for Georgetown Political Science Professor, Vice News, Farid Farid, May 19, 2015. • Convicted Egypt academic denounces 'reign of terror', AFP, AbdelHalim Abdallah, May 19, 2015. • Klassische Merkmale faschistischer Herrschaft, Die Welt, June 1, 2015 • Egypt’s Sisi regime sentences SFS professor to death, final verdict pending, Vox Populi, June 5, 2015 • Ein zum Tode Verurteilter klagt an! BILD, June 13, 2015 • Un profesor de Georgetown, compañero de Mursi en el cadalso, El Mundo, June 17, 2015
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• Examining the Years Since the Arab Spring, NPR Interview, February 11, 2015 • Yemen Crisis, The Heat, CCTV Interview April 1, 2015 • Sentenced To Death In Egypt: One Man's Hope For Democracy, Huffpost Live, May 21, 2015 • Korbel student Gina Jannone’s interview with Emad Shahin, University of Denver, May 21, 2015 • Visiting Georgetown Professor Among Those Egypt Sentences To Death, Morning Edition, National Public Radio, May 22, 2015 • Visiting DU scholar Emad Shahin sentenced to death in Egypt, Colorado Public Radio, May 27, 2015 • Egypt's Transformation, Before And After Morsi's Fall, On Point, Boston NPR’s National Radio, May 28, 2015 • Orwellian Times in Egypt: A Conversation with Emad Shahin, University of Denver, June 1, 2015 • Press Conference: Democracy on Death Row in Egypt, National Press Club, Washington DC, June 5, 2015
Media Quotes • Egyptian Court Rules Against Legislative Body, The New York Times, June 2, 2014 • US backing of el-Sissi reminiscent of Mubarak era, Deutsche Welle, June 8, 2014 • As Moderate Islamists Retreat, Extremists Surge Unchecked, The New York Times, June 18, 2014 • ISIS’ Harsh Brand of Islam Is Rooted in Austere Saudi Creed, The New York Times, September 24, 2014 • Is Saudi Arabia warming up to the Muslim Brotherhood? Aljazeera, July 29, 2015 • Under Egypt President Sisi, World Famous Muslim University Al-Azhar Faces Global Backlash, International Business Time, August 14, 2015
EDITORIAL BOARDS Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, Oxford Research Directions (Since 2011). Advisory editor, The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World (Oxford University Press, 2009). Member of the Academic Board, Al-Hadara Center, Cairo, Egypt. Member of Alexandria Library Scientific Board for the Production of "Selections of Modern Islamic Heritage" (Since 2012). Member of the Editorial Board of “Turkish Perspectives” Periodical. Foreign Reference Member, University of Oslo (since 2007). Member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council (2008). Member of the World Movement for Democracy. Page 28
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MANUSCRIPT REVIEWER • Reviewed manuscripts for Oxford University Press and have written endorsement for published books for Oxford University Press, I.B. Tauris, Just World Books, Routledage-Taylor Francis Group, IIIT
COMMUNITY SERVICE • Reviewed Promotion and Tenure application as an outside reviewer for University of Massachusetts Lowell. • Taught a summer institute course on Islamic Movements in the Summer Program of the International Institute for Islamic Thought, Herndon, VA. • Public talk at St. Mark Episcopal Church, Washington DC. • Public Talk at the Church of the Messiah, Cape Cod, MA. • Briefings and presentations for NGOs, community groups, and think tanks. • Lectures and media activities (see above).
NON-CLASSROOM ACTIVITY AND SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY • Member of the Academic Advisory Board, Center for Christian-Muslim Understanding, Georgetown University. • Lecturer, Walsh Exchange Undergraduate Research, School of Foreign Service.
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YVONNE Y. HADDAD Professor of the History of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations
TEACHING ACTIVITY Fall HIST 363: Islam in the West HIST 569: Sayyid Qutb and Contemporary Islamic Thought
Spring HIST 364: Revolutionary Thought in Islam INAF 397: Muslim Women in the West
Advising and Mentoring • PhD thesis advisor for Yufeng Chen Minzu • PhD thesis advisor for Makram Rabah • PhD thesis advisor for Bader Al-Saif • PhD thesis (second reader) Rahel Fishbach • Read three BA Honors Theses, History Department
RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS Work Published During 2014-2015 *Applied and received a research grant from the SFS Faculty Research Grant to fund a research assistant on "Who Will Save the Christians of the Middle East?". Books • Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad and Jane I. Smith (edits), The Oxford Handbook of American Islam, Oxford University Press, 2015 (560 pp.). Book chapters • Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad, "The Emergence of Muslim American Feminisms" in Feminism and Faith, edited by Diane Lipsett and Phyllis Trible, Westminster John Knox Press and Geneva Press, 2014. • Yvonne Haddad & Jane Smith "Introduction" in Oxford Handbook of American Islam, Oxford University Press, 2015, pp. 1-11.
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• Yvonne Haddad & Jane Smith, "Muslim Minority Groups in American Islam," in Oxford Handbook of American Islam, Oxford University Press, 2015, pp. 137-156. • Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck. "The Globalization of Islam: Muslims in the West Post 9/11." In The Oxford History of Islam. edited by John L. Esposito. Oxford Islamic Studies Online, 2015. Revised and updated. • Yvonne Haddad and Rahel Fischbach, "Interfaith Dialogue in Lebanon: Between A Power Balancing Act and Theological Encounters," Journal the Study of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations. 2015. Journal Articles • Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad and Nazir Harb, "Post 9/11: Making Islam an American Religion," in Religions 2014. 5, 477-501. Also published as "Post 9-11: Making Islam an America Religion," in Islam, Immigration and Identity, edited by Todd Green, Basel, Switzerland: MDPI, 2015.
Books and Articles in Press Book chapters • Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad, "The Politics of Inclusion: American Muslims and the Price of Citizenship," in Civic Enculturation and Citizenship in North America and Western Europe: Politics, Public Ethics, and the New Religious Plurality, edited by Robert W. Hefner and Adam Seligman, Indiana University Press. Journal Articles • Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad, "Arab-American Women Activists" in Arab Women Activists, edited by Amira Sonbol, Hawwa. Cambridge Dictionary Articles in press • Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad and Jane I. Smith, "Afterlife in Christian-Muslim Relations" in the Cambridge Dictionary of Christian-Muslim Relations. • Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad and Jane I. Smith, "Christian-Muslim Dialogue in the United States," Cambridge Dictionary of Christian-Muslim Relations. Articles under Review • "Journey in the Land of the White Man: Sayyid Qutb in Washington, D.C." co-authored with Adam Farrar.
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Current Publishing Projects Books • Sayyid Qutb: The Making of an Islamist Revolutionary (series of Makers of the Muslim World), Oneworld Publications. • A Vanishing Minority: Christians in the Middle East. • The Americanization of Islam (tentative), OUP. • The American Engagement with Islam, (Shriver Lectures) to be published by Georgia University Press. Articles • “Western Sources of Sayyid Qutb’s Fi Zilal al-Qur’an”. • “Do Arab Christians Need Saving?: The Arab Spring and its Impact on Christians in the Middle East”. • “Interfaith Theologies at Georgetown University”. • “Cultural Production and the Muslim American Millennial Generation”. • “Diaspora Middle Eastern Christian Religious Institutions in the United States”. • “The American Mosque Post 9/11: Between Tradition and Pluralism”.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES Member Review Committee, Fund for Arab American Research, ACCESS, Dearborn, MI Member Distinguished Alumni Awards Selection Committee, Boston University School of Theology
LECTURES AT ACADEMIC CONFERENCES • April 10 “Interfaith Theologies at Georgetown University,” Conference on Islam at U.S. Jesuit Colleges and Universities, San Francisco University, California • May 27 “Who Will Save the Christians of the Middle East? The Diaspora Middle Eastern Christian Community in the United States and the Search for a Savior” Conference on Middle East Christian Diasporas in Europe, University of St. Andrews, Scotland
EDITORIAL BOARDS Editorial Board, al-Bayan Journal, Kuala Lampur Member, Editorial Board Contemporary Islam (UK) Member, Editorial Board Hawwa (Journal on Women in Islam) Member, Advisory Board, Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations Journal
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MANUSCRIPT REVIEWER “Work-Family Demands and Subjective Well-Being among Malaysian Female Academicians: The Role of Religion as a Moderator.” For Review of Religious Research Journal. Book manuscript “Engaging the Other: Public Policy and Western-Muslim Intersections,” edited by Karin H. Karim and Mahmoud Eid, NY: Palgrave Macmillian. “Ramadan Fast,” Oxford Islamic Studies on Line, Oxford University Press.
COMMUNITY SERVICE Member, Dialogue Committee: Archbishop of Canterbury with Sheikh al-Azhar Member, Advisory Board, UNWRA USA Member, Advisory Board, Sabeel (Center for Palestinian Liberation Theology) Community Lectures: • October 1, “What is the Future of Christians in the Middle East,” Alhewar Center, Vienna, VA • October 18, “Prospects for a Future for Christians in Iraq and Syria,” Panel on “Christians Under Fire” Conference on “Together in Faith for the Common Good”, Holy Land Ecumenical Foundation Inc., Washington, DC • November 1, “In Search of the Authentic Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza' iri by his Biographers: Father of the Nation or Traitor?” Provided background and context to the Film “Abd el Kader” Arabian Sights Film Festival Goethe Institute, Washington, DC • December, “Christian-Muslim Relations in Palestine/Israel” St. Columba Episcopal Church, Washington, DC • Organized a course on Exploring Islam in America for the Washington National Cathedral: provided background information and moderated the sessions 1.
April 7, “Exploring Islam in the United States” (with Dr. Altaf Hussein, Howard University)
2. April 14, “The Role of Women in Islam” (with Manal Omar, Acting Vice President, U.S. Institute of Peace) 3. April 21, “Islam and Politics in the U.S.” (with Khalid Elgindy, Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institute)
NON-CLASSROOM ACTIVITY AND SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY Service to the University: • Marino Family Workshop • Fulbright Vetting Committee (Middle East) • ADF Post Doc Committee, CCAS
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• Executives Committee, CCAS • Member of the Advisory Board: Islamophobia project, ACMCU • Member Honors Theses: Davis Award, History Department Lectures: • September 9, 2014 “Georgetown Engagement in Christian-Muslim Dialogue,” Delegation from al-Azhar University • November 10, 2014 “The Conflict between Gamal Abdul Nasser and Sayyid Qutb and the Development of Islamism” in MAAS 502 History of the Arab World • December 2014 “Are Muslims a Threat to American Security?” Course on From New Comers to Citizens: Immigrant Integration in North America and Europe" Center for Professional and Continuing Education, Georgetown • April 28, 2015 “Religion and State in the Middle East, American Foreign Policy and ISIS Recruiting Propaganda” MENA Forum Chaired Sessions at Georgetown University: • September 17, 2014 Ayfer Karakaya-Stump, “AKP, Sectarianism and the Unavailing struggle for Rights in Turkey” ACMCU • September 24, 2014 Clare Amos, “Christian-Muslim relations: Prospects and Insights From the World Council of Churches” ACMCU • October 22, 2014 Brian Catlos, “Forgotten Histories: The Muslims of Medieval Latin Christendom” ACMCU • November 5, 2014 Shireen Hunter “Iran Divided: The Historical Roots of Iranian Debates on Identity, Culture, and Governance in the Twenty-First Century” ACMCU • March 18, 2014 Mirjam Kunkler “Female Religious Authority and the Women Ayatollahs of Iran” ACMCU
AWARDS RECEIVED • Nominee: 2014-2015: Gerald Mara Faculty Mentorship Award
PRESS INTERVIEWS • September 7 "Background on ISIL and its threat to Iraq and Syria and the region" Meher News, Javad Heirannia • September 15 "Boycott of Israeli Institutions," The Hoya, Katherine Richardson • October 7 "Why I Signed the Boycott Petition." Washington Jewish Week, Suzanne Pollak
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• October 11 “Muslim Emigration in the 19th Century.” Backstory (Virginia Foundation of the Humanities), Nina Earnest • November 5 “Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza’iri and ISIS: Is there a Disconnect?” Al-Hurra TV • January 9 Radio interview: “Efforts to modernize Islam in the West and Charlie Hebdo.” Pacifica Radio, Berkeley, CA • Chris. Wall Street Journal, NY • June 23 “Muslim Funeral rituals and the Teachings about the End of Time.” St. Louis Dispatch, Lily Fowler • August 11 “Separation between Men and Women in Islam.” Washington Post, Amanda Bennett
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TAMARA SONN Hamad Bin al-Khalifa Al-Thani Professor, History of Islam
TEACHING ACTIVITY Fall HIST 109: History of the World of Islam
Spring INAF 384: Seminar: Islamic Modernism INAF 448: Seminar: Islamic Movements in East Africa and South Asia
Advising and Mentoring Served on 3 Ph.D. dissertation committees: 2 completed Ph.D. dissertations (committee member): •
“Cosmopolitan Rights and Counter-Discourses: Shifting Narratives of Human Rights in Iranian Azerbaijan.” Azita Ranjbar. Departments of Geography and Women’s Studies. The Pennsylvania State University. Fall 2014.
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“Fazlur Rahman, Muslim Modernist with a Difference: A Survey of His Thought.” Navin Ghulam Haider Ali. University of Karachi. Fall 2014.
1 Ph.D. dissertation in progress (committee member) •
“Gender and Identity in the House of War: Sites of Identity Construction for Muslim Women Living Outside of Dar al-Islam.” Alexandra M.A.E. Jerome. College of William & Mary.
Mentored 3 undergraduates in successful applications for Study Abroad research programs (Anashua Dutta, Moroccan Identity; Cole Horton, Islamic Law in Post-World War I Iraq; Kelsey Fish, Moroccan Bilingualism)
RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS Books Published during 2014-15 Books • 50 Myths About Religion (Wiley-Blackwell, 2014). With John Morreall. • Islam: History, Religion, and Politics (Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell). 40% rewritten, expanded, updated 3rd edition of A Brief History of Islam. • Islam and Democracy After the Arab Spring (New York: Oxford University Press). With John L. Esposito and John O. Voll. Page 36
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Articles • "HAMAS" & "Hizb Allah," Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World. (10-year rewrites. In press: Scribner 2016).
Books and Articles in Press • Is Islam an Enemy of the West? (Cambridge: Polity). Forthcoming 2016.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES American Academy of Religion Presidential Committee: International Connections Committee, which annually evaluates submissions for International Connections Collaborative Research Grants and determines final awards at annual convention American Council for the Study of Islamic Societies, board member Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy, board member University of Vermont, external member of Academic Program Review Committee, Department of Religion
EDITORIAL BOARDS Founding Editor-in-Chief, Oxford Bibliographies Online: Islamic Studies, 2008—2013. Current board member. (oxfordbibliographiesonline.com/) Founding Editor-in-Chief, Religion Compass, 2005—present (religion-compass.com/) Member, Editorial Board, Studies in Contemporary Islam. 1995 — Member, Editorial Board, International Journal of Comparative Religion and Philosophy, 1996 Member, Editorial Board, Muslim World Journal of Human Rights, 1995 — Member, Editorial Board, The Muslim World, 1994 —
MANUSCRIPT REVIEWER Oxford University Press, Polity Press, The Muslim World.
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SHIREEN T. HUNTER Visiting Professor
RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS Grant received from the Carnegie Corporation of New York to the amount of $100, 000 Has applied for a Grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York to the amount of $150,000
Work Published During 2014-2015 Books/Monographs • Iran Divided: The Historical Roots of Iranian Debates on Identity, Culture and Governance in the 21st Century: Rowman & Littlefield, November 2014 • With God on Our Side: Religion and International Affairs under consideration by the Oxford University Press Book Chapters • “The Future of Islamic State Systems In Light of Rising Sectarian Tensions” in Luke M. Harrington, Alasdair McKay and Jeffrey Haynes (eds.) Nations Under God: The Geopolitics of Faith in the Twenty First Century Articles • “Not Losing Face in Syria”, LobeLog, 23 September 2015 • “The Root Causes of the Current Refugee Crisis”, LobeLog, 17 September, 2015 • “What the Nuclear Deal Says About Iran’s Politics”, LobeLog, 15 July, 2015 • “Keep Expectations of Iran’s Regional Role Realistic”, LobeLog, 31 July , 2015 • “Does Obama Really Wants an Agreement With Iran?”, LobeLog, 27 May, 2015 • “The Consequences of Saudi Paranoia About Iran”, LobeLog, 1 April, 2015 • “Is Iran the Leader of a Shia International?”, LobeLog, 4 February 2015 • “The Real Barriers to a Final Nuclear Deal with Iran”, LobeLog, 29 September, 2014 • “Iraq’s Disintegration Would Be Contagious and Destabilizing”, LobeLog, 14 July, 2014
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PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES Member, Council on Foreign Relations Presented at the Istituto D’affari Internazionale (Italian Institute of International Affairs) in May 2015 on the potential impact of the US-Iran Nuclear Deal on the Regional Politics of the Middle East Participated in a Discussion on Iran at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, February, 2015 Made appearances in Aljazeera, CCTV, VOA, Televiso de Catalinya, and the IAI Television (Italy)
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SUSAN DOUGLASS Education Consultant
Education Outreach Activity, August 2014 to December 2015 The ACMCU Education Outreach program this past year was reduced in scope by the appointment of Education Outreach Consultant Susan Douglass to a full-time position at the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS) as K-14 Education Outreach Coordinator, as well as the termination of funding from the source on which the program had relied in past years. The program has continued, however, on the initiative of the Consultant and with the agreement of ACMCU’s Executive Director to keep expenses to a minimum but to provide workshops by request, and to pursue all possibilities for joint or co-sponsored educator outreach events with the CCAS whenever circumstances permit. Both centers are recipients of a Department of Education Title VI Grant as a National Resource Center on the Middle East, and this has opened numerous opportunities. By this means, we were able to conduct five workshops for educators outside the Washington DC region, three of which were funded by the sponsoring organizations, and two of which incurred only travel expenses and the cost of lunch for participants, paid from ACMCU funds. It should be noted that at present, administrative constraints prevent Consultant from receiving any honoraria from Georgetown beyond her Georgetown University salary. Five presentations were given to faculty and students in local schools at which ACMCU workshop resources were presented, none of which involved additional costs. Consultant presented at two conferences related to world history and world religions content in public schools, neither of which incurred additional expenses. In the reporting year 2014-5015, ACMCU also co-sponsored a booth with the Middle East Outreach Council at the National Council for Social Studies annual meeting in Denver, where several hundred teacher resources and fliers were distributed. In the 2015-2016 academic year, there have already been opportunities to present several workshops beyond and within the Washington D.C. region, including an all-day workshop in Baltimore, and two repeat workshops at Bergen Academies and for the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services. Opportunities for collaboration include a pair of teacher workshops on the Middle East and the Media at Montgomery College and Georgetown University (another educator/public event), which will involve the ACMCU Bridge Project, as well as a Title VI Summer Teacher Institute on World Religions in August. ACMCU faculty and the Bridge Project staff have agreed to speak at these workshops and the institute.
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Looking to the future of the program, ACMCU is in discussions with potential donors to restore a measure of funding to the Education Outreach program, in addition to possibilities for training other educators to conduct workshops of the type and with the content that ACMCU has successfully held through its outreach program for over a decade.
Educational Outreach Events August 27, 2014 Fairfax County Public Schools teaching resources workshop (orientation day presentation), ca. 30 attendees in two sessions. October 16-18, 2014 Teacher Workshop & Conference on the Indian Ocean, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana (conference presentation/teacher workshop), ca. 15 attendees January 13, 2015 Day of Diversity, Bergen Academies, Hackensack, NJ (all-school presentation on Islam, ca. 60 students and faculty attended) January 24, 2015 University of Denver workshop on Islam (teacher workshop), ca. 35 attendees February 6, 2015 Maryvale Preparatory School, Baltimore, MD (multiple classroom presentations for secondary students) February 10, 2015 Montgomery-Blair High School, Rockville, MD (multiple classroom presentations for secondary students, ca. 45 attendees) February 17, 2015 Workshop sessions at Greater Miami-Dade Council for the Social Studies, Miami, FL (breakout sessions at professional development conference, ca. 55 attendees in two sessions) March 18, 2015 Montgomery County, MD Middle East Heritage Month event keynote speech at county Government Center (public presentation of ca. 100 attendees) April 2, 2015 Comment on paper about publicly funded teaching about religion in the US and Europe by Jenny Berglund at the Brookings Institution (public presentation) April 27, 2015 Classroom presentations at Alexandria Country Day School, Alexandria, VA (multiple classroom presentations for elementary students, ca. 30 students) May 7-9, 2015 Researching World History in the Schools; Nationwide and Worldwide, Conference of the Alliance for Learning in World History, World History Center, University of Pittsburgh (conference presentation on world history and teaching about religion) November 1, 2015 “Teach-In on Iraq and Syria”: Educator Outreach Workshop ACMCU and the World Affairs Council of DC. The event was attended by more than 90 educators and members of the public November 15, 2015 Presentation on Islam at New York Council for the Humanities librarian training event related to the NYCH children and youth literature project Together Muslim Voices (http://togethermuslimvoices.org), ca. 20 attendees ALWALEED BIN TALAL CENTER FOR MUSLIM-CHRISTIAN UNDERSTANDING
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