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Munther Isaac is a Palestinian Christian pastor, theologian, and academic at Bethlehem Bible College , where he serves as Academic Dean and Director of the Biblical Studies Department. He also leads the Christ at the Checkpoint conference and pastors two churches in Bethlehem and Beit Sahour. Education : BS in Civil Engineering (Birzeit University), MA in Religion-Biblical Studies (Westminster Theological Seminary), PhD in Biblical Theology of the Promised Land (Oxford Centre for Mission Studies) Munther’s research focuses on Palestinian Christian theology , particularly theology of the land , reconciliation, and holistic mission. His work bridges biblical interpretation with contemporary sociopolitical challenges in the Middle East, emphasizing interfaith dialogue and contextual theological education. His publications explore themes such as the book of Daniel’s reception in Arab Christian contexts and the application of Old Testament narratives in Palestinian churches. His recent publications include monographs and articles addressing Christian identity in Palestine , reconciliation ministries , and liturgical practices . Though not explicitly listed, his academic output aligns with broader trends in contextual theology , postcolonial biblical criticism , and conflict resolution . Key Affiliations : Board member of Kairos Palestine, Ministry of Christian University Students in Palestine, Shepherd Society, and Musalaha (reconciliation ministry) Munther is actively involved in community engagement through interfaith forums , public theological education , and women’s ordination advocacy . He is married to Rudaina, an architect, and has two sons.

• Palestinian Theology
• Theology of the Land
• Biblical Studies
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Mohsen Goudarzi is an Associate Professor of Islamic Studies at Harvard Divinity School (HDS), part of Harvard University. He joined the faculty in 2021 after teaching at the University of Minnesota. His academic background includes a PhD from Harvard University and an MA from Stanford University. His research focuses on the Qur’an and early Islamic history, employing literary, linguistic, comparative, and historical approaches. Key interests include the Qur’an’s role in Late Antique religious developments, Islamic exegetical traditions (tafsīr), and theological frameworks (kalām). His current projects explore the Qur’anic worldview’s interpretation and the significance of Meccan cultic rituals to early Islamic identity. He has received teaching excellence awards, including a certificate from the University of Minnesota’s Center for Educational Innovation and three teaching distinctions from Harvard’s Office of Undergraduate Education. Research outputs include groundbreaking articles on Qur’anic exegesis, cultic practices, and interreligious dynamics. Notable works analyze the Qur’an’s engagement with Abrahamic traditions, ritual practices in Mecca, and the textual history of early Islamic manuscripts. His collaborative work on the Ṣan‘ā’1 codex redefined understandings of early Qur’anic canonization. Teaching spans HDS and Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), covering Islamic studies, Qur’anic studies, and religious history. He advises students in HDS programs and contributes to interdisciplinary initiatives at the intersection of theology, history, and textual criticism.

• Qur'anic Studies
• Early Islamic History
• Late Antiquity Religious Developments
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Reyhan Durmaz is an Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, affiliated with the School of Arts & Sciences and multiple interdisciplinary programs. Her research focuses on Syriac Christianity, medieval religious dynamics, and the intersection of Christianity and Islam in late antiquity. She holds a Ph.D. from Brown University (2019) and has received prestigious fellowships such as the Dumbarton Oaks Junior Fellowship and the Charlotte Newcombe Dissertation Fellowship. Her seminal book Stories between Christianity and Islam (2022) examines the transmission of saints' stories between religious traditions, earning Honorable Mention from the Middle East Medievalists. Current projects include a study of rural Christianity in the medieval Middle East through soldier-monk narratives and an analysis of the 19th-century Arabic newspaper Kawkab America . She co-leads the Digital Photograph Archive project Visualizing Countryside , documenting medieval religious sites. Dr. Durmaz teaches courses on global Christianity, material culture, and late antiquity, and serves as co-chair of the Philadelphia Seminar on Christian Origins. Her work bridges historical analysis, textual scholarship, and digital humanities, addressing themes of religious identity, cultural exchange, and marginalized communities.

• Syriac Christianity
• Medieval Studies
• Byzantine Studies
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Gabriel Said Reynolds is the Jerome J. Crowley and Rosaleen G. Crowley Professor of Islamic Studies and Theology in the Department of Theology at the University of Notre Dame. He is a leading scholar specializing in Qur'ānic studies with particular expertise in Muslim-Christian relations and the historical context of Islamic scripture. Education Ph.D. in Islamic Studies, Yale University (2003) Professor Reynolds' research explores the intricate relationship between the Qur'ān and Biblical traditions, examining how Qur'ānic narratives reinterpret earlier religious stories within their 7th-century Arabian context. His work demonstrates exceptional literary and historical sensitivity to both Islamic and Christian scriptures, revealing how early Muslim communities engaged with preceding religious traditions while establishing their own theological framework. He approaches Qur'ānic studies with methodological rigor that respects both the academic study of religion and the theological significance of scripture for believers. His publication trajectory shows a consistent deepening of focus on the theological implications of Qur'ānic studies, particularly regarding the nature of God in Islamic scripture as evidenced by his acclaimed work 'Allah: God in the Qur'an.' Reynolds' scholarship bridges academic analysis with contemporary interfaith dialogue, making complex theological concepts accessible to diverse audiences while maintaining scholarly precision. Scientific Awards Field Prize at Yale University for doctoral dissertation on ʿAbd al-Jabbar's Islamic history of Christianity Professor Reynolds serves on the Vatican Dicastery of Inter-Religious Relations with Muslims, reflecting his significant contributions to Catholic-Muslim dialogue. He has directed major collaborative projects including 'The Qurʾān Seminar' (2012-13), which fostered international scholarly exchange. His YouTube channel 'Exploring the Qur'an and the Bible' has become an important platform for academic discussion of scripture, featuring conversations with leading scholars. He has conducted research and delivered lectures across the Middle East including Cairo, Jerusalem, Beirut, Damascus, and Tehran, giving him firsthand engagement with diverse Muslim scholarly traditions. Through his teaching at Notre Dame and public scholarship, Reynolds has created meaningful pathways for understanding between religious traditions while advancing the academic study of Islam with exceptional clarity and nuance.

• Qur'ān Studies
• Islamic Studies
• Muslim-Christian Relations
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Molly Greene is a Professor of History and Hellenic Studies at Princeton University. Her work focuses on the Ottoman Empire and the Mediterranean world, with expertise in early modern Christian-Muslim interactions, maritime history, and colonial dynamics. She served on the Executive Committee of the Program in Hellenic Studies from 2011 to 2022. Her research bridges Ottoman administrative systems, ethnic communities, and religious coexistence. Affiliations: Princeton University (current), Center for Hellenic Studies (past committee role) Her research explores themes such as Ottoman governance mechanisms, the role of piracy in Mediterranean trade, and socio-economic relationships between Christian and Muslim populations. Recent work emphasizes the agency of non-state actors and marginalized groups in shaping imperial structures. Greene’s publications include seminal works like A Shared World (2002) and Catholic Pirates and Greek Merchants (2010), which reframe understandings of religious and economic networks in early modern Europe. She has also published in Greek, reflecting her deep engagement with Hellenic cultural history. Teaching: Courses on the Mediterranean’s historical trajectory, Ottoman Empire studies, and early modern global connections. She advises students on topics spanning Ottoman social history, Mediterranean maritime networks, and interfaith historiography. Her research has been supported by grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Greene’s interdisciplinary approach integrates archival research from multiple languages and regions, emphasizing the Mediterranean as a cohesive yet diverse space. She is a leading voice in redefining narratives of early modern empire and cross-cultural interaction.

• Ottoman Studies
• Early Modern Mediterranean History
• Christian-Muslim Relations
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Nizar F. Hermes serves as Associate Professor and Department Chair in the Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies at the University of Virginia, concurrently holding the position of Director of Graduate Studies. His office is located in 141 New Cabell Hall, with Spring 2025 office hours held Tuesdays from 12:00-3:00 PM. He maintains dual professional email contacts through the university system. His academic foundation includes: PhD in Comparative Literature, University of Toronto Dr. Hermes' research program centers on North African and Mediterranean literary traditions, with deep specialization in premodern Arabic-Islamic cultural production. His work investigates poetic representations of urban spaces, cross-cultural encounters between the Islamic world and Europe, and the transmission of literary heritage across the Mediterranean. Particular attention is given to Maghribī poetic imagination, elegiac traditions, and the intersection of literature with food history and refugee experiences. His methodological approach combines close textual analysis with historical contextualization to reveal continuities in Arab literary consciousness. Analysis of his recent publications (2014-2025) reveals three dominant scholarly trajectories: 1) The literary reconstruction of North African cities through poetic elegies, 2) Cross-cultural encounters documented in Arabic travel literature and folk poetry, and 3) The representation of European 'others' in medieval Arabic texts. His 2024 monograph 'Of Lost Cities' synthesizes these threads while his edited volume 'The City in Arabic Literature' (2018) establishes foundational frameworks for urban studies in Arabic literary criticism. No scientific awards or fellowships were documented in the source materials. While his role as Director of Graduate Studies indicates active mentorship responsibilities, specific student advisees and grant funding details were not provided in the available documentation. His scholarly output demonstrates sustained engagement with graduate education through publications on teaching methodologies for Arabic humanistic literature. No dedicated research laboratories or formal collaborative teams were referenced, though his co-edited volumes and multi-author publications suggest active participation in scholarly communities focused on Mediterranean studies and comparative literature.

• North African and Mediterranean Studies
• Premodern Arabic-Islamic Studies
• Comparative and World Literatures and Cultures
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Aysha Hidayatullah is an Associate Professor in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of San Francisco's College of Arts & Sciences. She teaches undergraduate courses focusing on gender, sexuality, race, ethics, and religious studies within Islamic traditions. PhD, Religious Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2009 MA, Religious Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2005 BA, Women's Studies and English, Emory University, 2001 Her research explores feminist exegesis of the Qur'an , constructions of gender and sexuality in Islamic traditions , and the body in Islamic ritual practices . She also examines literary representations of Muslims, particularly through feminist theological frameworks and methodologies in Islamic studies. Key themes in her publications include interfaith collaboration , Qur'anic hermeneutics , and gendered narratives in Islamic history . Her work addresses intersections of religion, gender, and race in both historical and contemporary contexts. 2023, Collective Achievement Award, University of San Francisco 2019, James Catiggay Changemaker Award, University of San Francisco 2017, Distinguished Teaching Award, University of San Francisco & Faculty Association 2016-2017, Dean's Scholar Award, College of Arts and Sciences 2015, Ignatian Service Award, University of San Francisco

• Constructions of gender and sexuality in Islamic traditions
• Feminist exegesis of the Qur'an
• The body in Islamic ritual practices
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Christopher Han-Fai Seto is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Purdue University, having joined the Department of Sociology in 2023. His research sits at the intersection of criminology, public health, and the sociology of religion, with a strong computational and spatial-methods orientation. Education: Ph.D. in Criminology, Pennsylvania State University Research Interests: Dr. Seto’s substantive work revolves around hate crime, violence, health, and religion/morality , approached through ecological lenses. He leverages spatial data , large-scale network analysis , and big social & digital data to understand how community contexts shape deviance and well-being. Publication Profile: Between 2020 and 2025 he has published extensively in leading journals—including Justice Quarterly , Health & Place , Social Science & Medicine , British Journal of Criminology , Sociology of Religion , and Journal of Adolescent Health . The body of work reveals a consistent focus on anti-Asian hate incidents , Christian nationalism and gun policy , religious ecology of crime , and COVID-19 spillover effects . Contact & Web Presence: Office: BRNG 1156, Purdue University Email: setoc@purdue.edu Personal website: chseto.com

• Criminology
• Hate Crime
• Violence
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Sohail Hashmi is a Professor of International Relations and Politics at Mount Holyoke College , where he has taught since 1994. His work bridges Western and Islamic moral and political philosophy, focusing on ethics in international relations, religion and politics, and Middle East politics. Education: Ph.D., A.M., A.B. from Harvard University; M.A. from Princeton University. Hashmi specializes in comparative international ethics , particularly just war theory and peacebuilding, alongside Islamic political ethics , including civil society, pluralism, and humanitarian intervention. His research examines the intersection of Islamic thought with international law and contemporary issues like poverty relief and territorial boundaries. Scientific Awards and Grants: Carnegie Scholars Fellowship (2005), National Endowment for the Humanities, Social Science Research Council, and W. Alton Jones Foundation grants. Notable Publications: Editor of Just Wars, Holy Wars, and Jihads: Christian, Muslim, and Jewish Encounters and Exchanges (Oxford University Press, 2012) and Islamic Political Ethics: Civil Society, Pluralism, and Conflict (Princeton University Press, 2009). His recent work analyzes ethical pluralism, ISIS, and the impact of international law on Islamic theory.

• International Relations
• Islamic Ethics
• Political Philosophy
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Rachel Marion Scott is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Religion and Culture at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, within the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. She is also affiliated with ASPECT (Alliance of Social, Political, Ethical, and Cultural Thought), reflecting her interdisciplinary engagement with political and ethical theory in Islamic contexts. Her research centers on Islamic political thought, modern Islamic law, constitutional development in Muslim-majority countries, and personal status law. She has made significant contributions to understanding the interplay between religion and the nation-state, particularly in Egypt. Her scholarly work explores how religious authority is negotiated in constitutional frameworks, the evolution of Islamic legal thought, and the role of institutions like al-Azhar and the Muslim Brotherhood in shaping political discourse. Professor Scott’s publications reveal a sustained focus on the dynamics of Islamic law in modern governance, with a particular emphasis on Egypt’s constitutional history and legal reforms. Her work bridges religious studies, political science, and legal theory, addressing themes such as secularism, religious pluralism, citizenship, and hermeneutics. The articles show a trajectory from broader studies of political Islam to more nuanced analyses of constitutionalism, gender, and religious authority. She has authored two major monographs: The Challenge of Political Islam: Non-Muslims and the Egyptian State (Stanford University Press, 2010) and Recasting Islamic Law: Religion and the Nation State in Egyptian Constitution Making (Cornell University Press, 2021), both of which are central to contemporary scholarship on Islam and governance. While no formal list of awards is provided in the text, her publications with leading academic presses indicate recognition and scholarly impact in her field. Rachel M. Scott advises graduate students and contributes to academic mentorship through her leadership roles. As department chair, she oversees curriculum development, faculty collaboration, and interdisciplinary initiatives. There is no explicit mention of external grants, but her research output suggests engagement with funded scholarly projects or institutional support. She is affiliated with research initiatives related to Islamic studies, political thought, and constitutional law, particularly through her work with ASPECT and the Department of Religion and Culture. These affiliations support collaborative scholarship on ethics, cultural thought, and the role of religion in public life.

• Islamic Studies
• Islamic Political Thought
• Modern Islamic Law
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Amy G. Remensnyder is Professor of History and Giancarlo Family Provost's Professor of History at Brown University, where she has taught since 1993. She also holds the Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence title, reflecting her commitment to pedagogy. Her research focuses on medieval Europe, particularly the cultural and religious history of the Mediterranean, with emphasis on Muslim-Christian relations, monastic memory, and the global history of captivity. PhD, University of California, Berkeley (1992) A.B. summa cum laude, Harvard University (1983) Additional studies at Cambridge University and École des Hautes Études, Paris Her research interests include medieval Iberia, colonial Mexico, religious symbolism, transcultural history, and the role of memory in identity formation. She explores how religious figures like the Virgin Mary functioned as symbols of conquest, conversion, and interfaith entanglement. Her work bridges medieval and early modern periods, challenging disciplinary boundaries and incorporating insights from art history, anthropology, and literary studies. Her recent articles reveal a sustained engagement with themes of religious coexistence, sacred space, and cross-cultural devotion in the Mediterranean world. She examines how Muslim and Christian sailors shared shrines, how Moriscos developed their own Marian scriptures, and how Mary symbolized both war and diplomacy. Her scholarship combines deep archival research with theoretical sophistication, contributing to fields such as oceanic history, borderland studies, and the history of emotion. Van Courtland Elliott Prize (Medieval Academy of America) Fellow, Medieval Academy of America Berlin Prize, American Academy in Berlin Guggenheim Fellowship ACLS/SSRC/NEH Fellowship William G. McLoughlin Award for Teaching Excellence Remensnyder has directed major research initiatives and served on editorial boards, including Al-Masāq: Journal of the Medieval Mediterranean . She founded and directs the Brown History Education Prison Project, reflecting her commitment to engaged scholarship. She has received funding from the Swearer Center and has developed innovative courses on captivity and medieval lyric. Her leadership includes directing Brown’s Program in Medieval Studies (2010–2012) and serving on the Medieval Academy of America’s council. She is currently working on three book projects: Island of Trust in a Sea of Danger: Lampedusa , a maritime microhistory; Neighbors: Life in a Medieval Borderland , an archival study of Muslim-Christian relations in Iberia; and A Global History of Captivity , a synthetic overview of captivity across time and space.

• Medieval History
• Cultural History
• Religious History
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Susannah Heschel serves as the Eli M. Black Distinguished Professor of Jewish Studies and Chair of the Jewish Studies Program at Dartmouth College, holding a faculty appointment in the Religion Department. Her academic leadership extends through elected memberships in the American Academy for Jewish Research and American Society for the Study of Religion, with visiting professorships at Frankfurt, Cape Town, and Princeton Universities. Her educational background includes: A.B. from Trinity College M.T.S. from Harvard Divinity School Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Heschel's research centers on 19th-20th century Jewish and Protestant intellectual history, with groundbreaking work on Christian theologians in Nazi Germany, Jewish scholarship on Islam, and the theological roots of antisemitism. Her scholarship uniquely bridges biblical studies, feminist theory, and Holocaust research, examining how religious frameworks shape identity and persecution. Current projects explore European Jewish scholarship on Islam through a Guggenheim Fellowship. Her recent publications reveal persistent engagement with prophetic tradition across Jewish-Christian contexts, Holocaust memory studies, and the intersection of race/gender in theological ethics. Works consistently analyze how religious texts are weaponized for oppression while recovering marginalized voices in interfaith dialogue. Honors include: National Jewish Book Award for Abraham Geiger and the Jewish Jesus Mendelssohn Prize from Leo Baeck Institute Five international honorary doctorates Guggenheim Fellowship Research support spans major foundations: Current: Guggenheim Fellowship (2023-2024) Maimonides Institute Fellowship (University of Hamburg, Winter 2024) Previous: Rockefeller Fellowship (National Humanities Center) Wissenschaftskolleg Berlin Fellowship (2011-2012) Carnegie Foundation grants Ford Foundation grants Though not directing formal labs, Heschel collaborates internationally through fellowships at Hamburg's Maimonides Institute and Berlin's Wissenschaftskolleg, advancing comparative research on Jewish-Muslim-Christian intellectual history while mentoring junior scholars through Dartmouth's Jewish Studies Program.

• Jewish Studies
• Christian-Jewish Relations
• History of Anti-Semitism
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Jonathon L. Earle is an Associate Professor of African History at Centre College, where he has been a faculty member since 2012. He serves as Co-Chair of the Uganda Studies Group within the African Studies Association and as Senior Editor of the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of African History. His academic appointments span the History Department, International Studies Program, and African & African American Studies program. Dr. Earle specializes in the intellectual history of modern Africa, with particular expertise in Uganda and the Buganda Kingdom. His research focuses on decolonizing knowledge production, religious thought in colonial contexts, and political imagination during the end of empire. He has developed a creative pedagogy incorporating community-based learning and regularly leads study abroad programs to eastern Africa and the United Kingdom. His scholarly output demonstrates significant contributions to African intellectual history, with particular emphasis on how African thinkers navigated colonial epistemologies. His publications reveal a consistent exploration of how religious frameworks, historical consciousness, and political imagination shaped anti-colonial thought and postcolonial state formation in East Africa. Finalist for the Bethwell A. Ogot Book Prize (2018) Centre Scholar (2016, 2019) Stodghill Research Professorship (2017) Delta Delta Delta Professor of the Year (2016) Special Project Award of the Kentucky Historical Society (2020) Dr. Earle has maintained an active research agenda, presenting at or organizing at least 16 conferences or workshops since 2013, including events at Cambridge, Makerere, Yale, and Oxford universities. He has also supervised undergraduate research projects, notably a student-led podcast series on the assassination of Kentucky Governor William Goebel. His work with students extends to field research in Uganda and the United Kingdom, reflecting his commitment to experiential learning. His scholarly leadership includes co-organizing significant workshops such as 'Terrorism in Africa' at Oxford (2016) and 'Emerging Approaches in Uganda Studies' at University College London (2017). He is currently leading major editorial projects including the Cambridge History of African Political Thought and African Histories of the Holocaust.

• African History
• Uganda Studies
• Intellectual History of Africa
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Brian A. Catlos is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder and Research Associate in Humanities at the University of California Santa Cruz. He serves as Director of the CU Mediterranean Studies Group and Co-Director of The Mediterranean Seminar, an international scholarly forum with over 1,900 members worldwide. His academic appointments span multiple disciplines including Religious Studies, History, Ethnic Studies, Asian Languages and Civilizations, and Jewish Studies. Dr. Catlos specializes in Christian-Muslim-Jewish relations, Medieval Mediterranean history, and ethno-religious minorities in pre-modern contexts. His research focuses on the complex dynamics of religious and ethnic identity in medieval Europe and the Islamic world, particularly in the Iberian Peninsula. He explores how religious minorities navigated political power structures while maintaining cultural and religious identities under majority rule. His publications reveal a consistent focus on challenging simplistic narratives about religious conflict in medieval Mediterranean societies. Rather than portraying these societies as defined primarily by religious division, his work emphasizes the practical accommodations, economic interdependencies, and complex identities that characterized daily life across religious boundaries. His research demonstrates how religious identity often functioned alongside other social markers like language, profession, and regional affiliation. Catlos has received numerous prestigious awards including the Medieval Academy of America's Charles Homer Haskins Medal (2018), the Middle East Studies Association's Albert Hourani Book Prize (2014), and a 2024 Guggenheim Fellowship. His books have been translated into numerous languages including Spanish, German, Polish, Korean, Russian, and Chinese. 2024 Guggenheim Fellow Medieval Academy of America's Charles Homer Haskins Medal (2018) Middle East Studies Association's Albert Hourani Book Prize (2014) American Historical Association's James A. Rawley Prize American Historical Association's Premio del Rey Boulder Faculty Association Award for Excellence in Research (2015) As an educator, Catlos mentors MA students interested in Mediterranean Studies and Christian-Muslim-Jewish relations, with recent students securing fully-funded PhD positions at Princeton, Brown, and Rochester. He has received multiple teaching and leadership awards from the Boulder Faculty Association. His current research includes 'An Age of Convergence: Christians, Muslims and Jews in the Pre-Modern Mediterranean' and 'James the Conqueror: A Crusader King in an Age of Faith and Reason.'

• Christian-Muslim-Jewish relations
• Medieval Mediterranean history
• Ethno-religious minorities
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Devin E. Naar is the Isaac Alhadeff Professor in Sephardic Studies and Associate Professor of History and Jewish Studies at the University of Washington. He is also Chair of the Sephardic Studies Program at the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies, housed within the Jackson School of International Studies. Education: B.A., summa cum laude – Washington University in St. Louis Ph.D. in History – Stanford University Fulbright Fellow – Greece Research Focus: Dr. Naar’s scholarship centers on the Sephardic Jewish experience, particularly in the transition from the Ottoman Empire to modern nation-states. His work explores Judeo-Spanish (Ladino) culture, transnational migration, and the interplay between Jewish identity and state formation in the Balkans and the Americas. He is currently working on his second book, Reimagining the Sephardic Diaspora , which examines the global dispersal of Sephardic Jews from the Ottoman Empire and the emergence of new diasporic hubs in Europe and the Americas, including Seattle. Publications & Impact: His first book, Jewish Salonica: Between the Ottoman Empire and Modern Greece (Stanford University Press, 2016), received the National Jewish Book Award and the Edmund Keeley Prize. His articles span topics from migration and identity to pre-Holocaust Jewish life in Thessaloniki. Awards & Honors: National Jewish Book Award (2016) – Research Based on Archival Material Edmund Keeley Prize (2017) – Modern Greek Studies Association Fellow, Society of Scholars, Simpson Center for the Humanities (2013–2014) Named to JTNews’ “10 under 40” list of young Jewish leaders in Seattle (2012) Teaching & Mentorship: Dr. Naar teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in modern Jewish history, Sephardic culture, Holocaust memory, and transnational migration. He supervises MA and PhD students in Sephardic Studies, modern Jewish history, and transnational studies. Digital Initiatives & Community Engagement: As chair of the Sephardic Studies Program, he co-founded the Sephardic Studies Digital Library and Archive , a digital repository of over 1,500 Ladino artifacts. He leads public programs and collaborates with UW Libraries and community partners to preserve and promote Sephardic heritage, earning national and international media attention.

• Sephardic Studies
• Modern Jewish History
• Judeo-Spanish Language and Culture
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