Fellows
Anwar Ibrahim
Senior Fellow; Opposition Leader in Malaysian Parliament
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is currently a Member of Parliament in Malaysia and leader of the reform oriented Opposition Coalition, Pakatan Rakyat.
Margot Badran
Senior Fellow; Woodrow Wilson Center Senior Scholar
Margot Badran is a historian and a specialist in women’s studies who focuses on the Middle East and Islamic world from the late 19th century to the 21st century
Osman Bin Bakar
Senior Fellow; Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, and Deputy CEO of the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies–Malaysia
A Fulbright Visiting Scholar at Harvard University (1992) he has published 15 books and more than 250 articles on Islamic thought and civilization, particularly on Islamic philosophy and science, Islam in Southeast Asia, and inter-cultural dialogues.
Ibrahim Kalin
Senior Fellow; Chief Advisor to the Prime Minister of Turkey
As a broadly trained scholar of Islamic studies, Ibrahim Kalin teaches courses on Islamic philosophy and Islam-West relations.
Daniel Madigan, S.J.
Senior Fellow; Georgetown Department of Theology
Daniel Madigan, S.J. is an Australian Jesuit priest who joined Georgetown's Department of Theology in 2008 and is teaching in the doctoral program in Religious Pluralism as well as in the undergraduate program.
Ali Mazrui
Senior Fellow
Ali Mazrui is Albert Schweitzer Professor in the Humanities and Director of the Institute of Global Cultural Studies at Binghamton University, State University of New York.
Louay M. Safi
Common Word Fellow
Louay M. Safi serves as an associate faculty with the Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis, and a non-resident fellow with the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU).
Imtiyaz Yusuf
Senior Fellow; Program Director, Dept of Religion, Graduate School of Philosophy and Religion, Assumption University
Dr. Imtiyaz Yusuf is the Program Director, Dept of Religion, Graduate School of Philosophy and Religion, Assumption University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Former Fellows and Visiting Researchers
Geneive Abdo (2004-2006)
Rashid Abdoullaev, Tajikistan (1994-1995)
Reza Akbarian, Iran (2001-2003)
Avis Allman (1998-1999)
Sara Amin, Canada (2007-2008)
Diane Apostolos-Cappadona, United States (1995-1998)
Nasr Mohamed Aref, Egypt (1996-1998)
Karen Armstrong, U.K. (1996-1997)
Eva Borreguero, Spain (2004-2006)
Farhan Chak, Canada (2007-2008)
Charles Chartouni, Lebanon (1995-1996)
Robert Crane, United States (1998-2000)
Carole Dagher, Lebanon (1998-2000)
Majid Fakhry (1998-2007, 2008-2009)
Amir Farmenesh, United States (2007-2008)
J. Brian Grim, United States (2007-2008)
Mohd Fauzi Hamat, Malaysia (2000-2001)
Khadijah binti Mohd Hambali, Malaysia (2000-2001)
Julianne Hammer, Sweden (2001-2003)
Mohamed Aslam Haneef, Malaysia (1995-1997)
Magda Gohar-Chrobog , Egypt (1996-2000)
Bhuian Md. Moniar Kabir, Bangladesh (2004-2005, Current)
Rifat Karamahmut, Turkey (2008-2009)
Sena Karasiphani, Turkey (2005-2006)
Boo Teong Khoo, Malaysia (2003-2004)
Mary E. King, United States (1994-1996)
Vladimir Koshelev, Belarus (1995-1996)
Lina Molokotos Liederman (1998-2000)
Abdelhamid Lotfi, Morocco (2000-2001)
Sadig Malki, Saudi Arabia (2007-2009)
Jane D. McAuliffe, United States (1999-2007)
Sanae El Mellouki, Morocco (2007-2009)
Mahfodz bin Mohamed, Malaysia (1997-1998)
Ahmed Mousalli, Lebanon (1997-2000)
Ahmad Moussavi, Malaysia (1997-1998)
Muhammad Olimat, Jordan (2002-2003)
Selahattin Oz, Turkey (2008-2009)
Theodore Pulcini, United States (2007-2008)
Nariman Gasimzade Qasimoglu, Azerbaijan (2003-2004)
Hong Qu, China (1998-1999)
Monica Ringer, United States (1998-2001)
Samuel Rizk, United States (2007-2009)
Zeki Saritoprak, Turkey (1998-2001)
Faisal bin Salman al Saud, Saudi Arabia (1996-1997)
Fatma Muce Al-Sayegh, U.A.E. (1997-1998, 2002-2003)
Garbi Schmidt, Denmark (2001-2002)
Samir Seikaly, Lebanon (2001-2002)
Alamgir M. Serajuddin, Bangladesh (1995-1996, 2004-2005)
Mohammad Zayyan Al-Shargi, Saudi Arabia (2004-2005)
Irfan Shahid, United States (1995-2007)
Mohamed El-Shibiny, Egypt (2003-2004)
Abubaker al-Shingeiti , Sudan (1998-1999)
Cuneyt Simsek, Turkey (2007-2009)
Elizabeth Thompson, United States (2002-2003)
Nasarrudin Umar, Indonesia (2002-2004)
Fatma Unsal, Turkey (2000-2001)
Premenda Yusuf Verma, India (1997-1999)
David Waldner, United States (2002-2003)
Yujie Wang, China (2009-2010)
Zehra Yilmaz, Turkey (2009-2010)
Amira EL-Zein (2000-2002)
Salouna Zerhouni, Morocco (2000-2001)
