Dr. Amin Asfari

Areas of Expertise

law, social justice, Islamophobia

Biography

Dr. Amin Asfari is an active educator and community leader who regularly serves as a khateeb and delivers Friday sermons, youth camps, youth halaqas, and community lectures at mosques and Islamic centers across North America. He has been an invited speaker for organizations including the Islamic Association of Raleigh, The Lighthouse Project (NC), the Islamic Center of Boston, Dar-ul-Falah Islamic Centre (Regina), and the Murfreesboro Muslim Youth in Tennessee. His talks focus on strengthening Muslim identity, addressing Islamophobia, Islamic education, leadership, civic engagement, and the contemporary challenges facing Muslim communities. In addition to his teaching and speaking, he has served in numerous volunteer leadership roles, including Management Committee Chair and Research Committee Chair for the Islamic Association of Raleigh, consultant to Dar-ul-Falah Islamic Centre in Regina, and facilitator for youth leadership and mentorship programs. Professionally, he serves on the Editorial Board of the University of Regina Press, reviews manuscripts for numerous academic journals, and has held national leadership positions within the Western Society of Criminology. Through public lectures, media appearances, and community engagement, he is committed to making academic scholarship accessible and relevant to Muslim communities and the broader public

Selected Publications and Work

Asfari, Amin, and Anas Askar. The Nature of Islamophobia: Institutions, Individuals, and Trickle-Down Hate. Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2026. Hirschbein, Ron, and Amin Asfari. Jews and Muslims in the White supremacist conspiratorial imagination. Routledge, 2023. Asfari, Amin (ed.), Civility, Nonviolent Resistance, and the New Struggle for Social Justice. Vol. 342. BRILL, 2019. Shuraydi, A., Asfari, A. “I No Longer Feel Safe Traveling Outside of the Community I Live In”: Exploring the Impacts of Vicarious Victimization on Muslim Americans after Christchurch. Journal of Critical Race, Indigeneity, and Decolonization. Asfari, A., Askar, A. “Understanding Muslim Assimilation: An Empirical Assessment of First-and second-generation Muslims using segmented assimilation theory.” Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, 40(2), 217-234. doi:10.1080/13602004.2020.1781467.

Selected BIS Teaching

• IRL-614 Social Movements in American History

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