Amir Hussain

Amir Hussain is a scholar of religion who specializes in the study of Islam. Currently, he is a professor in the [https://bellarmine.lmu.edu/theologicalstudies/faculty/ Department of Theological Studies] at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. In November 2022 he became [https://aarweb.org/AARMBR/AARMBR/Who-We-Are-/Board-of-Directors.aspx President of the American Academy of Religion]. He has done significant publishing work with Oxford University Press, including editing the fifth editions (2018) of two of their main textbooks, ''World Religions: Western Traditions'' and ''World Religions: Eastern Traditions'', and the third edition of ''A Concise Introduction to World Religions''. Provided by Wikipedia