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Editorial Team

Leading scholars dedicated to advancing Islamophobia research

Editor-in-Chief

Prof. Dr. Farid Hafez

Prof. Dr. Farid Hafez

Senior Researcher & Editor-in-Chief

Georgetown University (USA) & University of Salzburg (Austria)

Farid Hafez is a Senior Research Fellow at Georgetown University's Bridge Initiative and a Senior Lecturer at the University of Salzburg. He is the editor of the Islamophobia Studies Yearbook and co-editor of the European Islamophobia Report. His research focuses on Islamophobia, Muslims in Europe, and Austrian Islam.

He has published extensively on Islamophobia, authoring and editing numerous books and articles. His work has been translated into multiple languages and he is a frequent commentator in international media on issues related to Islamophobia and Muslim communities in Europe.

Advisory Board

Prof. Dr. John Esposito

Georgetown University

International Islamic Studies

Prof. Dr. Enes Bayraklı

Turkish-German University

Political Science

Prof. Dr. Sindre Bangstad

University of Oslo

Social Anthropology

Prof. Dr. Deepa Kumar

Rutgers University

Media Studies

Prof. Dr. Erik Bleich

Middlebury College

Political Science

Prof. Dr. Salman Sayyid

University of Leeds

Social & Political Theory

Editorial Team

Dr. Maria Schmidt

Managing Editor

University of Vienna

Specializes in European migration policies and integration studies.

Dr. Ahmed Hassan

Associate Editor

University of Frankfurt

Focus on legal frameworks and discrimination law.

Dr. Sarah Johnson

Book Review Editor

University of Zurich

Media studies and discourse analysis specialist.

Dr. Lars Anderson

Technical Editor

University of Stockholm

Digital humanities and online discourse analysis.