Khaled Beydoun

Professor Khaled A. Beydoun is an internationally recognized legal scholar, author, and public intellectual. He is the author of the critically acclaimed book American Islamophobia: Understanding the Roots and Rise of Fear, co-editor of Islamophobia and the Law published by Cambridge University Press, and author of The New Crusades: Islamophobia and the Global War on Muslims.

Professor Beydoun is widely regarded as a leading expert on constitutional law, national security, surveillance, civil rights, and Islamophobia. His scholarship has appeared in some of the nation’s most prestigious academic journals, including the Harvard Law Review, Georgetown Law Journal, California Law Review, Northwestern Law Review, and UCLA Law Review. His commentary and analysis have also been featured by major global media outlets such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN, the BBC, and ESPN.

In addition to his academic contributions, Professor Khaled Beydoun served on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights for three years and was awarded the prestigious Open Society Foundations Equality Fellowship. He has been recognized among “The 500 Most Influential Muslims in the World” and received the Frederick Douglass Educator Award for his contributions to education and civil rights advocacy.

In 2021, the University of the Western Cape in South Africa named him an “Extraordinary Professor,” and he joined the Desmond Tutu Centre for Religion and Social Justice as an honorary faculty member.

Over recent years, Professor Khaled Beydoun has become a prominent voice on Arab, Middle Eastern, and Muslim identity within Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives. He has conducted trainings and workshops for leading Fortune 100 companies, including Apple, Meta, Google, Nike, and others. He is widely recognized as one of the foremost global experts on issues related to Arab, Middle Eastern, and Muslim identity.

A native of Detroit, Michigan, Professor Beydoun holds degrees from the University of Michigan, the University of Toronto, UCLA, and Harvard University.