Community Engagement in Muslim Communities — with Amal Ghazal

On this episode of Below the Radar, our host Am Johal is joined by Amal Ghazal, Director of the Centre for Comparative Muslim Studies, and Associate Professor in the Department of History at SFU with a focus on the modern history of the Middle East and Africa. Born in Lebanon, she has studied at the American University of Beirut and moved to Canada in 1996 to complete her MA and PhD at the University of Alberta. Prior to joining SFU, she was a faculty member at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia. Amal has been the Director of the Centre for Comparative Muslim Studies since 2017, with an emphasis on community engagement within Muslim communities and beyond. Full episode details: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/episodes/66-amal-ghazal.html Read the transcript: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/transcripts/66-amal-ghazal.html You can find out more about the Centre for Comparative Muslim Studies here: http://www.sfu.ca/ccms.html Bio: Amal Ghazal was born and raised in Lebanon, where she earned a BA in History at the American University of Beirut. She moved to Canada in 1996 and completed her MA and PhD at the University of Alberta. After a postdoctoral stint at the University of Toronto, Amal joined Dalhousie University as a faculty member in the History Department. She joined SFU's History Department in September 2017. Amal is currently the director of the Centre for Comparative Muslim Studies at SFU. Cite this episode: Chicago Style Johal, Am. “Community Engagement in Muslim Communities — with Amal Ghazal.” Below the Radar, SFU’s Vancity Office of Community Engagement. Podcast audio, August 5, 2020. https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/episodes/66-amal-ghazal.html.