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| − | '''John L Esposito ''' (b. [[Brooklyn]], New York City, 1940 - ) is a professor at [[Georgetown University]]. He is specialized in International Affairs and [[Islamic]] Studies. Esposito is also founding director of Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal center for [[Muslim]]-Christian understanding at Georgetown University, and the editor-in-chief of the six-volume ''The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World''. | + | '''John L Esposito ''' (b. [[Brooklyn]], New York City, 1940 - ) is a professor at [[Georgetown University]]. He is specialized in International Affairs and [[Islamic]] Studies. Esposito is also founding director of Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal center for [[Muslim]]-Christian understanding at Georgetown University, and the editor-in-chief of the six-volume ''The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World'', ''The Oxford History of Islam'', and ''The Oxford Dictionary of Islam''. He earned a Ph.D. degree from [[Temple University]]. |
| − | + | Esposito has served as consultant to the US Department of State and member of the World Economic Forum’s Council of 100 Leaders. | |
| + | == Books == | ||
| + | Esposito is the author of over 35 books; some of them are: | ||
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| + | *''What Everyone Needs to Know About Islam'' | ||
| + | *''The Islamic Threat: Myth or Reality?'' | ||
| + | *''Unholy War: Terror in the Name of Islam'' | ||
| + | *''The Islamic World: Past and Present.'' | ||
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| + | == Awards == | ||
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| + | * In 2005, the Martin E. Marty Award for the Public Understanding of Religion. | ||
| + | * Pakistan’s Quaid-i-Azzam Award for Outstanding Contributions in Islamic Studies. | ||
| + | * In 2003, The School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University Award for Outstanding Teaching. | ||
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| + | == External links == | ||
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| + | *[http://www.teach12.com/storex/professor.aspx?id=263 John L. Esposito.] | ||
| + | *[http://explore.georgetown.edu/people/jle2/ John L Esposito.] Georgetown University. | ||
[[Category:Biographies]] | [[Category:Biographies]] | ||
Revision as of 14:40, December 25, 2009
John L Esposito (b. Brooklyn, New York City, 1940 - ) is a professor at Georgetown University. He is specialized in International Affairs and Islamic Studies. Esposito is also founding director of Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal center for Muslim-Christian understanding at Georgetown University, and the editor-in-chief of the six-volume The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World, The Oxford History of Islam, and The Oxford Dictionary of Islam. He earned a Ph.D. degree from Temple University.
Esposito has served as consultant to the US Department of State and member of the World Economic Forum’s Council of 100 Leaders.
Books
Esposito is the author of over 35 books; some of them are:
- What Everyone Needs to Know About Islam
- The Islamic Threat: Myth or Reality?
- Unholy War: Terror in the Name of Islam
- The Islamic World: Past and Present.
Awards
- In 2005, the Martin E. Marty Award for the Public Understanding of Religion.
- Pakistan’s Quaid-i-Azzam Award for Outstanding Contributions in Islamic Studies.
- In 2003, The School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University Award for Outstanding Teaching.
External links
- John L. Esposito.
- John L Esposito. Georgetown University.