Associate Members

C. Viggy Alexandersson (2024-2026)
Tenured Professor of English and Interdisciplinary Studies - Malcolm X College

Omer Awass (2021 - 2024)
Associate Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies - American Islamic College

Louise Cainkar (2024 - 2026)
Associate Professor - Department of Social and Cultural Sciences, Marquette University

Muhammad Eissa (2024 - 2026)
President - Eissa & Associates, Inc. 

Annie Greene (2022 - 2025)
Visiting Senior Research Associate - The University of Chicago, Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society

Shai Har-El (2024 - 2026)
Independent Scholar

Marcia Hermansen (2024 - 2026) 
Professor - Department of Theology, Loyola University Chicago

Khaled Keshk (2024 - 2026)
Associate Professor - Department of Religious Studies, DePaul University

Federico Luque-Macias (2024 - 2026) 
Arabic Teacher 9th-12 grades (IB & HH) - Lincoln Park High School

Mehrnaz Saeed-Vafa (2024 - 2026)
Professor - Cinema and Television Arts, Columbia College Chicago

Warren C. Schultz (2024 - 2026)
Professsor - Department of History, DePaul University

Fariba Zarinebaf (2024 - 2026)
Professor - Department of History, University of California-Riverside