ACMCU Faculty

    The American Academy of Religion (AAR) recently announced the 2024 recipients of the Awards for Excellence in the Study of Religion. This annual competition recognizes new scholarly publications that make significant contributions…

The Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding congratulates Shenila Khoja-Moolji, the Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani Associate Professor of Muslim Societies, for winning the 2024 Nautilus Book Award for her latest book Rebuilding Community: Displaced Women and the…

ACMCU Honors the Life, Career, and Legacy of ACMCU Founding Director and Distinguished University Professor John L. Esposito. This video was co-produced and narrated by John's wife Jean Esposito and…

The local volunteer organization Ceasefire Now Roaring Fork Valley has invited author, commentator and Middle East expert Dr. Nader Hashemi to speak on “Israel-Gaza War: Myths vs. Realities” at the…

Professor John Esposito talks to us about studying Islam, Islamophobia in the US, and what Arabs inside and outside of the Arab region misunderstand about Islam.

Join ACMCU for a discussion about crafting Shia Muslim childhoods in America with authors of three recently published children’s books: Azmina Dhalla-Shivji and Zaheed Damani, How Can I Tell My…

The Georgetown professor of Middle East and Islamic politics talks of hating his parents’ return to Iran after the 1979 revolution – and crediting it with his life’s mission of…

Recite Al Jazeera's guest is Nader Hashemi, distinguished professor of Islamic studies and director of the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University in Washington.

In the latest developments on the Israel-Hamas war, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu rules out a ceasefire with Hamas, despite international pressure. And slow progress being made with extracting hostages…

CBC Radio's "All in A Day" news program interviews ACMCU Director Dr. Nader Hashemi on the current state of affairs in relation to Israel's war against Hamas and the impact…