“Every ‘ism’ is a prism of a mind in prison and every identity based on an ‘ism’ is temporal and will avail nothing when the angels ask-“who is your Lord”?, “what is your religion”? and “who is your prophet”?- Ustadh Hisham Mahmoud
Ustadh Hisham Mahmoud provides some thought-provoking insights on race, identity, and Muslims in America.
Hisham Mahmoud
He holds a Ph.D. in Cultural and Historical Studies in Religion (2016) and an M.A. in Ethics and Social Theory 
(2012) from the Graduate Theological Union. He obtained his B.A. (ijaza ‘ulya) in Islamic Law (Shariah) from the prestigious Al-Qarawiyin University of Fes, Morocco in 2001. He served as full time Islamic chaplain at the State Correctional Institute of Chester, PA from 2002-2007, and is the founding director of the Lamppost Education Initiative. He currently serves as a assistant professor of Islamic law and Prophetic Tradition at Zaytuna College in Berkeley, California His research interests include the interconnection between law and identity formation, comparative Islamic law, and Islam’s role in the modern world.
