Hamid Dabashi is the author of 18 books and countless articles. An internationally-renowned cultural critic and award-winning writer, his books and articles have been translated into numerous languages. His books include Theology of Discontent (1993), Iran: A People... more

Born on 15 June 1951 into a working class family in the south-western city of Ahvaz in the Khuzestan province of Iran, Hamid Dabashi received his early education in his hometown and his college education in Tehran, before he moved to the United States, where he received a... more

Lawrence Pintak is Founding Dean of the Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University and publisher/co-editor of the online journal Arab Media and Society. Previously Director of the Kamal Adham Center for Journalism Training and Research at The American... more

Mazin B. Qumsiyeh is a professor at Bethlehem and Birzeit Universities, who also works with a number of civil society organizations. He has published over 1000 articles in newspapers, journals, books, and internet outlets. His previous books include Sharing the Land of... more

Nidhal Guessoum is Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. He has published widely on the mutual compatibility of science and the Islamic tradition. His book Reconcilier L'Islam et la Science Moderne was published in... more

Ilan Pappe is a professor in the Institute for Arab and Islamic Studies in the University of Exeter; the Director of the European Centre for Palestine studies in Exeter and the co-director of the Exeter Center for Ethno-Political Studies. He was the academic head and... more

Shafiq Al-Hout was one of the leading figures of the PLO, from its foundation through to the Oslo Agreement. He has written numerous articles, essays and books, including The Left and Arab Nationalism (1959), The Palestinian between Diaspora and State (1977) and Moments of... more

David Cronin is a journalist specializing in European politics. He has written for a variety of publications, including the Guardian, the Wall Street Journal Europe, European Voice, the Irish Times, the Sunday Tribune and the Inter Press Service. more

Sami Zubaida is Professor of Politics and Sociology at Birkbeck College, University of London, and a specialist in the religion, culture, and politics of the Middle East. He is the author of Law and Power in the Islamic World; Islam, the People and the State and co-editor... more

Muhammad Abdel Haleem is Professor of Islamic Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. His Introduction to the Qur'an is also published by I.B.Tauris. more

Annabelle Sreberny is Professor of Global Media and Communications and Director of the Centre for Media and Film Studies at SOAS, University of London. Gholam Khiabany is Reader in International Communications in the Department of Applied Social Sciences, London... more

Ella Shohat is Professor of Cultural Studies at New York University. Her books include Taboo Memories, Diasporic Voices, Talking Visions: Multicultural Feminism in a Transnational Age, and with Robert Stam Unthinking Eurocentrism: Multiculturalism and the Media and Flagging... more

Basem L. Ra’ad is a Professor at Al-Quds University, Jerusalem. Born in Jerusalem, he received his education in Jordan, Lebanon, the U.S. and Canada, earning a Ph.D. at the University of Toronto in 1978. He has been an editor and community organizer, and taught in various... more

Shahrough Akhavi is Professor of Political Science at the University of South. more