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Youshaa Patel is a Professor of Religion at Lafayette College, specializing in Islamic Studies and interfaith relations. He explores how Islam has interacted with other faiths across the Middle East and beyond. His award-winning book, The Muslim Difference (Yale, 2022), examines religious boundaries from early Islam to modernity, earning AAR book award nominations. Patel has held a visiting fellowship at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies and conducted fieldwork in India, Qatar, Yemen, Jordan, and Syria. His Mellon and Fulbright grants supported research on Muslim textual traditions and migration experiences.
Teaching courses include Religions in World Cultures, Interreligious Cooperation and Conflict, and Global Muslim Literature and Film. His research bridges historical and contemporary issues, combining textual analysis with ethnographic insights. Recent publications focus on Hadith studies, apocalyptic themes, and sensory dimensions of religious identity.
Patel's academic contributions emphasize critical engagement with Islamic sources while addressing modern pluralism challenges. His work has been featured in New Books Network and includes an audiobook narration by Fajer Al-Kaisi.
