IIW has finished a major publication titled the Encyclopedia of Islam in America. This is first encyclopedia that systematically documents the diversity and issues of concern to Muslims in America. Topic entries include communities like Chicago, sects like the Ahmadiyya Community, movements like the Dar al-Islam movement, ideologues like Maulana Mawdudi, American Muslim organizations like The Muslim Public Affairs Council and general topics like the Elderly and Patriotism. There are more than 25 scholars, from Harvard as well as from beyond, who have contributed to the publication.

For further information concerning this volume and to purchase it, please visit the publisher's website: Greenwood Publishing

The Editorial Board for the Encyclopedia is comprised of faculty from Harvard and other institutions:

• Leila Ahmed , Harvard Divinity School, Victor S. Thomas Professor of Divinity
• Ali Asani , Harvard University. Professor of the Practice of Indo-Muslim Languages and Culture
• Diana Eck , Harvard University Faculty of Arts and Sciences and Faculty of Divinity, Professor of Comparative Religion and Indian Studies
• John Esposito , Georgetown University. Professor of Religion, International Affairs, and Islamic Studies, and Founding Director, Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding
• Kambiz Ghanea Bassiri, Reed College, Professor of Religious Studies
• Wolfhart Heinrichs , Harvard University, James Richard Jewett Professor of Arabic
• Roy Mottahedeh , Harvard University, Gurney Professor of History
• Jane Smith , Hartford Seminary. Professor of Islamic Studies and Co-Director