Aminah McCloud

Aminah Beverly McCloud (born 1948)^[1] is Professor of Religious Studies and Director of Islamic World Studies program at DePaul University.^[2] Her areas of expertise include Islam in America, Muslim women, Islamic studies and the history, geography, politics, religion and philosophy of Islam. She is the author and co-author of several books.^[3] Professor McCloud is also the Editor in Chief of the Journal of Islamic Law and Culture, and a member of the board of advisors of the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU).^[4][5]

Professor Ali Asani of Harvard University has described Professor McCloud as "one of the most eminent scholars of African American Islam"^[6]

Publications

• African-American Islam (1995)
• Questions of Faith (1999)
• Transnational Muslims in American Society (2006)
• An Introduction to Islam in the 21st Century (2013)