Faculty and Staff of the Macdonald Center
David D. Grafton
Professor of Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations
The Rev. Dr. David D. Grafton has been an educator in Muslim-Christian relations since 1985 and has years of practical experience in the contemporary interfaith and multifaith world as an ordained Protestant pastor and through living and teaching in Egypt.
Timur Yuskaev
Associate Professor of Contemporary Islam and Editor of The Muslim World Journal
Hossein Kamaly
Professor of Islamic Studies and Interreligious Studies, Holder of the Imam Ali Chair in Shia Studies and Dialogue Among Islamic Schools of Thought
Bilal W. Ansari
Faculty Associate in Muslim Pastoral Theology, Co-Director of MA in Chaplaincy, Director of Islamic Chaplaincy program
Imam Dr. Bilal W. Ansari, a 2011 graduate of Hartford International University, is Co-Director of the MA in Chaplaincy program and Director of the Islamic Chaplaincy program, as well as Faculty Associate in Muslim Pastoral Theology.
Suheil Laher
Faculty Associate in Qur'anic Studies
Suheil Laher serves as Faculty Associate in Qur’anic Studies. Born and raised in sunny Zimbabwe, he memorized the Qur’an by the age of fourteen. He came to the U.S. as a college student to study engineering, but the horrific events of 9/11 led him to realize the need to better analyze his own religion, and the need for dialogue with others.
Lucinda Mosher
Senior Scholar for Continuing and Professional Education, Faculty Associate in Interreligious Studies, Co-Director, MA in Chaplaincy
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