Biography
Khaleel Mohammed, PH. D, McGill University (2001).
Asst. Professor of Religion (San Diego State University)
Core Faculty Member, Center for Islamic and Arabic Studies
Faculty Member, MS Homeland Security Program
Specialty: Islam, Islamic Law, Comparative Religion.
Research Interests
Islamic Law (Classical and Modern)
Comparative Religion
Jewish/Christian/Islamic encounters
Qur’anic exegesis (Classical and Modern)
Hadith
Gender/Sex Issues and Sexuality in Islam
Terrorism
Anti-Semitism in Islamic/Islamist Material
Arab-Israeli Relations
Reform in Islam
Publications
Referenced Journal Articles
“Assessing English Translations of the Qur’an,” Middle East Quarterly, Spring 2005, Volume XII (2): 59-72.
“Revisiting Tyan on the issue of the Early Islamic Judicature” Islamic Studies, Autumn 2004 (3): 447-455.
“Muslim Exegesis, the Hadith and the Jews” Judaism, #209/210 (53) Winter-Spring 2004: 3-11.
“A Muslim Perspective on Human Rights,” Social Science and Modern Society (Volume 41, #2), January/February 2004: 29-35.
“Probing the Identity of the Sacrificial Son in the Qur’an,” Journal of Religion and Culture (13), 1999, Concordia University: 125-138.
“The Foundations of the Muslim Prayer.” Medieval Encounters (5), March 1999, E.J.Brill: 17-28.
“Demonizing the Jew: Examining the Antichrist Traditions in the Sahihayn.” Co-author: Professor Kadir Baksh. Journal of Religion and Culture (12) 1998, Concordia University: 151-164.
“Abraham Geiger and Heinrich Graetz: A Comparison of their Different Perspectives on Jewish History,” Journal of Religion and Culture (11) 1997, Concordia University: 141-160.
“The Concept of Abrogation in the Qur’an.” Published under pseudonym, Abu Yousuf al-Corentini. Journal of Religion and Culture (10) 1996, Concordia University: 63-76.
Chapter in Book
“The Identity of the Qur’an’s Ahl al-Dhikr,” in Coming to Terms with the Qur’an. Ed. by Andrew Rippin and Khaleel Mohammed. Under review. McGill University Press.
“Islam and Human Rights,” in Religion and Human Rights, ed. Adam Seligman. Interreligious Center on Public Life, Hollis Publishing: 2004: 55-68.
“Al-Rida's Argumentation Against the Leaders of the People of the Book, the Magians, the Sabeans and Others (excerpted from Al-Istibsar). Translated as chapter for Theology of Shi‘ism: A Debate Between Imam Ali Rida and People of Other Beliefs. Ed. By Saeed Argomand. Global Publications, State University of New York, Binghamton, 1999.
Translations
World of Our Youth. Translation of Husayn Fadlallah’s Duniya al-Shabab. Montreal, Damascus and Beirut: Organization for Advancement of Islamic Knowledge, Montreal, 1998.
Book Reviews and Encyclopedia Articles
“Sex, Sexuality and Family in the Qur’an” Encyclopedia Article for Blackwell Encyclopedia of the Qur’an. Ed. Andrew Rippin. Under Final Review.
“A New Introduction to Islam,” by Daniel Brown. Middle Eastern Studies Bulletin, 38 (1), June 2004: 78-79.
“An Introduction to Islam,” by David Waines. Middle East Quarterly, XI (3), Summer 2004: 86.
“Islam Under Siege,” by Akbar Ahmed. In Islamic Studies, Spring 2004 (Volume 43/1): 132-135.
“Excellence and Precedence,” by Asma Afsaruddin. H-Mideast-Medieval, H-Net Reviews, 2004. Available online on the H-Net Web site.
“The Qur’an-A Contemporary Translation,” by Ahmed Ali. Middle East Studies Association Bulletin, Volume. XXXVI (1) Summer 2002: 47. Article also available online at on the Arizona.edu Web site.
“The Koran: A Very Short Introduction,” by Michael Cook. H-Mideast-Medieval, H-Net
Reviews, February 2003. Available also available online on the H-Net Web site.
Electronically Accessible Publications
Assessing English Translations of the Qur'an. Published: Spring 2005. Available online on the Meforum.org Web site.
Produce your proof: Muslim exegesis, the Hadith, and the Jews. Published: Spring 2004.
