Dr. Amir Hussain is Professor of Theological Studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, where he teaches courses on religion. His own particular specialty is the study of Islam, focusing on contemporary Muslim societies in North America. His academic degrees (BSc, MA, PhD) are all from the University of Toronto, where he received a number of awards, including the university’s highest award for alumni service. He served as President of the American Academy of Religion in 2023.
He has a deep commitment to students and holds the distinction of being the only male to serve as Dean of Women at University College, University of Toronto. He was an advisor for the television series The Story of God with Morgan Freeman, and appears regularly on Ancient Aliens, History’s Greatest Mysteries with Laurence Fishburne, Holy Marvels with Dennis Quaid, and The UnXplained with William Shatner. In 2008, he was appointed a fellow of the Los Angeles Institute for the Humanities.
The author or editor of seven books and over 60 articles about religion, his latest book, One God and Two Religions, comes out in February 2025 from Fortress Press.
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