Faculty
Core Faculty
John L. Esposito
University Professor and Founding Director
John L. Esposito is Founding Director of the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding in the School of Foreign Service.
John O. Voll
Associate Director
John O. Voll is professor of Islamic history and Associate Director of ACMCU.
Yvonne Y. Haddad
Professor
Yvonne Haddad, Ph.D., is Professor of the History of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations at the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding.
Amira A. Sonbol
Professor of History
Amira Sonbol specializes in the history of modern Egypt, Islamic history and law, women, gender and Islam.
Jonathan AC Brown
Assistant Professor
Jonathan AC Brown is Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies and Muslim Christian Understanding.
Adjunct Faculty
Diane Apostolos-Cappadona
Adjunct Professor
Diane Apostolos-Cappadona is Adjunct Professor of Religious Art and Cultural History.
Shireen Hunter
Visiting Professor
Shireen T. Hunter is a visiting scholar at ACMCU where she directs a project on Reformist Islam funded by the Carnegie Corporation Of New York.
Syafaatun Almirzanah
Malaysia Chair of Islam in S.E. Asia
A Professor of Islam and Middle Eastern Politics and Diplomacy at The University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Syafaatun Almirzanah is Founding Director of the La Convivencia Center for Human Rights and Religious Values.
Faculty in the News
Obama's 'Arab Problem'
Abdullah Al-Arian
11/11/11
Al Jazeera English
Arab Spring to be debated in Istanbul
Featuring John L. Esposito
10/04/11
Hürriyet Daily News
Islam, Judaism - Tolerance Could Lead to Democracy, Peace
David Byrd
09/28/11
Voice of America
Featuring John L. Esposito
The Clever Tactics of Islamophobes
Haroon Siddiqui
09/19/11
The Toronto Star
Islamophobia: The new anti-Semitism
Haroon Siddiqui
09/16/11
The Toronto Star
Featuring John L. Esposito
Islamophobia: Paranoia infects North America
Haroon Siddiqui
09/16/11
The Toronto Star
Featuring John L. Esposito
9/12 and the 'war on terror'
Empire
09/07/11
Aljazeera English
Featuring John L. Esposito
The Surge in Islamophobia
Grace Nasri
09/02/11
The Huffington Post
Featuring John L. Esposito
Oslo Terror Suspect Says Opponents of Islamic Center at Ground Zero Were Influences
Arun Venugopal
07/26/11
WNYC News
Featuring John L. Esposito
Egypt’s Future in Western eyes
Nayrouz Talaat
07/19/11
The Egyptian Gazette
Featuring ACMCU's Jonathan Brown
