Khaled A. Beydoun
Khaled A. Beydoun | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Professor |
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| Education | University of Michigan, University of Toronto, UCLA, and Harvard University |
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| Main interests | Islamophobia, law, civil rights |
Khaled A. Beydoun is an American law professor. He currently serves as a professor of law at Arizona State University's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law[1] and is a Scholar-in-Residence at the Berkman Klein Center at Harvard University.[2] Beydoun is focuses on issues such as on Islamophobia, particularly its relationship to the War on Terror and U.S. national security issues. His books include American Islamophobia: Understanding the Roots and Rise of Fear[3] and The New Crusades: Islamophobia and the Global War on Muslims.[4] He is also the co-editor of Islamophobia and the Law, published by Cambridge University Press.[5]
Early life and education
[edit]Khaled Beydoun is of Lebanese-American Muslim heritage. He was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan.[6] He holds degrees from the University of Michigan, the University of Toronto, UCLA,[7] and Harvard University.[8]
Career
[edit]Beydoun's academic interests include constitutional law, civil rights, and the relationship between race and Islam in the United States. His research has been published in academic journals such as the UCLA Law Review,[9] Northwestern Law Review,[10] and the Harvard Civil Rights–Civil Liberties Law Review.[11] His work on issues such as surveillance, terrorism, and anti-Muslim policies have also been mentioned by The New York Times,[12] The Washington Post,[13] Al Jazeera,[14] and CNN.
Beydoun focuses on identity matters tied to Arab, Middle Eastern, and Muslim identities, particularly in the context of the pro-Palestinian movement. His work has addressed events like the October 7 rally in Sydney, the Christchurch mosque shootings, and the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine. He has also spoken extensively about the Gaza conflict and its legal and humanitarian implications.
Beydoun has lectured at various initiatives addressing issues of racism, Islamophobia, and civil rights. He has held trainings at Fortune 100 companies such as Apple, Meta, Nike, and Google, focusing on Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity (DIE) issues.
His work also extends to advising governments and policy-making bodies. Beydoun served on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights for three years and earned an Open Society Foundations Equality Fellowship.[15][16]
In 2021, Beydoun joined the Desmond Tutu Centre for Religion and Social Justice as an honorary faculty member.[17]
Beydoun has received awards such as the Frederick Douglass Educator Award.[18] In 2021, Beydoun was named an "Extraordinary Professor" by the University of Western Cape in South Africa.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Khaled Beydoun | ASU Search". search.asu.edu.
- ^ "home | Berkman Klein Center". cyber.harvard.edu.
- ^ American Islamophobia: Understanding the Roots and Rise of Fear. Univ of California Press. 3 April 2018. ISBN 978-0-520-29779-1.
- ^ The New Crusades: Islamophobia and the Global War on Muslims. Univ of California Press. 27 February 2024. ISBN 978-0-520-40269-0.
- ^ Beydoun, Khaled A. (2020). Islamophobia and the Law. Cambridge University Press – via repository.law.asu.edu.
- ^ "Khaled Beydoun". July 23, 2018.
- ^ "UCLA Law alumnus and legal scholar Khaled Beydoun discusses his work and heritage". UCLA.
- ^ "Khaled Beydoun - The Muslim 500". themuslim500.com. October 17, 2018.
- ^ https://www.uclalawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Beydoun-64-2.pdf
- ^ "Lone Wolf Terrorism: Types, Stripes, and Double Standards". Northwestern University Law Review. 112 (5): 1213–1244. March 1, 2018.
- ^ "Khaled A. Beydoun, Author at Harvard Law Review". Harvard Law Review.
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/13/opinion/ramadan-muslim-charity-poverty.html
- ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/07/ukraine-palestinians-kashmir-yemen/
- ^ "Khaled A Beydoun | Al Jazeera News | Today's latest from Al Jazeera". Al Jazeera.
- ^ "Soros Equality Fellowship". www.opensocietyfoundations.org.
- ^ "Open Society Foundations Announce 2018 Soros Equality Fellows". www.opensocietyfoundations.org.
- ^ "Professor Khaled Beydoun".
- ^ "Frederick Douglass Award - Secretary of State". www.sos.ky.gov.
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