MOHAMED NIMER
Assistant Professor
School of
International Service
American University
4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20016
202 895 4921; Fax 202 895 4939
E-Mail: nimer@american.edu
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Education: |
Ph.D.
Political Science (Middle East), University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT. 1995. |
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Teaching Experience: |
Assistant
Professor, School of International Service, American University, Fall 2008 to
Present. Courses:
Religion and Politics Worldwide, Cross Cultural Communication Adjunct
faculty, Arab Studies Program, American University, Spring 2008. Course:
Contemporary Arab World Instructor,
International Institute of Islamic Thought, Herndon, VA, 2008-Present. Courses:
(1) Historical and Contemporary Islamic Movements, (2) Muslims in America Instructor, Social Sciences, Community
College of Baltimore County, Catonsville, 2005 Course: Muslims in the United States (developed class). Teaching fellow, Arabic Language and Culture, Middle
East Center, University of Utah. 1986-1987. Courses: Modern Standard Arabic
(taught three classes of first year Arabic) |
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Research Experience: |
Research Director, Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Washington, DC. 1995-2007 (Developed research and symposia focusing on Islam and Muslims in America and American-Islamic relations). |
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Books: |
Islamophobia
and Anti-Americanism: Causes and Remedies (ed.), Beltsville, MD: Amana
Publications, 2007. The
North American Muslim Resource Guide: Muslim Community Life in the United
States and Canada. New York, NY:
Routledge, 2002. |
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Papers and Book Chapters: |
“Islamophobia
Dynamics in the West,” PS Supplement (2008, forthcoming) “Women,
Gender and Freedom of Expression, and Freedom of Religious Expression: United
States,” and “Women, Gender and Religious Associations: United States,” in
Suad Joseph (ed.) Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Cultures. Leiden,
the Netherlands: Brill Publishers, Vols 1, 2003 and 2, 2005. “Muslim
Organizations in the United States: Before and After 9/11,” in Philippa Strum
(ed.) Muslims in the United States: Identity, Influence, Innovation. Washington, DC: Woodrow
Wilson International Center for Scholars, 2005. “Muslims in
American Public Life,” in Yvonne Haddad (ed.) From Sojourners to Citizens.
New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2002. Backtracking on Democratization in
Egypt: Implications for U.S. Policy,
CAIR, 1996. |
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Survey
Research: |
American Muslims and the Elections:
1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, CAIR. Muslim Student Views of
Women, CAIR, 1997. American Public Opinion
about Islam and Muslims, 2004 and 2005. |
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Research
in Progress |
American Muslims and Evangelicals, Survey project in collaboration with Brian Calfano, Missouri State University. |
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Conference
Papers: |
“Exegesis, Social Science and the Place of Jews in the Qur’an,” American Academy of Religion Regional Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, March 24, 2009. “Contemporary Islamic Activism and the Challenge of Peacebuilding,” 37th Annual Conference of the Association of Muslim Social Scientists, hosted by the Harvard Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, October 25, 2008. “Middle East Peace Building: Engaging the Islamists,”
paper presented at Islamic
Traditions of Peace and Nonviolence Conference, Center for Global Peace,
American University, May 5, 2008. “Prospects for an American Muslim Polity:
Implications for Muslim World Democratization,” Center for the Study of Islam
and Democracy, April 22-23, 2005. “The U.S. 2004 Elections: A
Victory for American Muslim Identity,” Middle East Studies Association. November
21, 2005. “Becoming
Part of the West: American Muslim Institution Building,” 35th
Annual Meeting, Middle East Studies Association, Washington, DC, November 22,
1999. “Imams, Activists and Muslim
Adaptation to Life in America,” 33rd Annual Meeting, Middle East
Studies Association, San Francisco, CA, November 23, 1997. “In Search for a Place in the American
Body Politic: Political Attitudes of American Muslims,” 29th
Annual Meeting, Northeast Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA,
November 15, 1997. |
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Invited
Talks and Lectures: |
“The Qur’an and Social
Sciences,” Seminar participant and presenter, International Institute of
Islamic Thought July 14-28, 2008. “Jews and Muslims in
Conversation: Jerusalem” Joint dialogue initiative of the Islamic Society of
North America and the Union for Reformed Judaism Davies Memorial Unitarian Universalist Church, Camp Springs, Maryland,
May 18, 2008 . “Beyond Stereotypes:
Islamophobia and the War on Terror,” Brueggeman Center for Dialogue, Xavior
University, February 3, 2008. “Breaking the Vicious
Cycle of Islamophobia and Anti-Americanism,” Center for Muslim Christian
Understanding, September 20, 2007. “Jurists, Activists and Intellectuals and the Making of American Muslim Discourse,” at Islam and Muslim Citizenship in Non-Muslim Liberal Democracies, Muslims Studies Program, Michigan State University, April 21, 2007. “Post 9/11 Consequences for Arabs and Muslims
in America,” Islam in the West Seminar Series, Harvard University, March 24,
2004. “Understanding Muslim Cultures,”
Community College of Baltimore County, February 26, 2004. “Arab Americans and American Muslims
After 9-11,” Democracy at a Critical Juncture, Pace University, New York,
June, 2002. “Islam, Terrorism and U.S. Policy,” Center
for Islamic Studies at Florida International University, Miami, FL, November
6, 1998. “Peace, Justice and Responsibility in
the Middle East,” Office of International Programs and Services, George Mason
University, April 6, 1996. |
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Panel Discussions: |
“The Impact
of the Gulen Movement,” in Islam in the Age of Global Challenges: Alternative
Perspectives of the Gulen Movement, Georgetown University and Rumi Forum,
Washington, DC, November 15, 2008 (Panel Chair). “Global Attitudes on Islam-West
Relations,” with Steven Kull, U.S. Congress, March, 2007. “The Iraq Study Group Report: Implications for U.S.
Policy,” with Shibley Telhami, Walid Muallim, Larry Shaw, and Parvez Ahmed.
National Press Club. February, 2007. “Shias, Sunnis, and the Future of U.S. Relations
with the Muslim World,” with Sayed H. Nasr, National Press Club, September
29, 2005. “Islamophobia and Anti-Americanism:
Causes and Remedies,” CAIR, May 13-15, 2005 (a seven-panel conference). “Religious Minority Rights in Western States and Muslim Countries,”
with Yvonne Haddad and Jocelyne Cesari, US Congress, January 25, 1999. “Islam, The U.S. Constitution, and the
Concept of Civil Rights,” CAIR, May 5, 1997. |
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Professional and Scholarly Service: |
Referee, The
American Journal of Islamic Social
Sciences, 2008. Referee, Journal of
Law and Religion, Hamline University School of Law, 2009. Weber Award Committee Member,
Religion and Politics Section, American Political Science Association,
2008-Present. Committee Member, Rosa Parks
Scholarship, CAIR, 2004-2007. Scholar, Muslims in American Public
Square Project, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, 1999-2004. Research Committee Member, Mosque
Study Project, Hartford Seminary, 2000-2002. Participant, Islamic Roundtable,
Office of International Religious Freedom, U.S. Department of State, 1999-2001. Outside member of dissertation
committee, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, George
Washington University, 1998 (dissertation by Mohamed S. Omeish titled: Muslim Students’ Perception of Prejudice
and Discrimination in American Academia). Expert witness, “Religion in Public Schools: The
Muslim Experience,” U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Washington, DC. May 20,
1998. |
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Selected Working Papers,
and Commentary: |
“Nineteen Questions on Shia-Sunni
Relations,” with Liyakat Takim and Asma Afsaruddin, Islamic Horizons, November/December 2007 (feature piece). “In Celebration of the Fourth of July:
A Test of Our American Values,” San
Francisco Chronicle, July 4, 2007 (Oped). “Radical Hope: Reform and Conflict
Resolution,” Tikkun Magazine. March
8, 2005 (Oped). “An American
View: Osama Bin Laden, the United States and Muslims,” al-Hayat, January 9, 2002 (Oped, in Arabic). “United in Sorrow: EgyptAir Crash Sheds New Light on
American Muslims.” MSNBC, November 3, 1999 (Oped). “The Many Faces of Islam,” Washington Times, October 19, 1998 (Oped). |
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Computer Skills: |
Word, Access, Excel, Power Point, SPSS,
Blackboard (online teaching). |
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Languages: |
Arabic:
Fluent. English:
Fluent. French:
Standard proficiency. |
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Professional
Memberships: |
American Political Science Association. Middle East Studies Association. American Academy of Religion. |
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References:
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Upon Request. |