John L. Esposito is University Professor of Religion and International Affairs and founding director of the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at the Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University. Esposito is the author of more than a dozen books on Islam and is the editor-in-chief of the four-volume “Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World” and the “Oxford History of Islam.” His books, translated into Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Japanese, Chinese, and European languages, include “The Islamic Threat: Myth or Reality?,” “Islam and Politics,” and many others.

A former president of the Middle East Studies Association of North America and a professor of religion and international affairs at Georgetown University, Esposito founded the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding in 1993 to foster a better understanding of Islam and of Muslim-Christian relations in the West. He is also a consultant to the U.S. Department of State and to corporations, universities, and the media worldwide.

Esposito is widely interviewed or quoted in the media, including the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Washington Post, CNN and network news stations, NPR, BBC, and in media throughout Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.