Josef (Yousef) Meri Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, United States

Doha, Qatar

Consultant on Interfaith Relations, Wellness, and Spiritual Life in Education City, Qatar Foundation Higher Education.

Doha, Qatar

Doha, Qatar

Doha, Qatar

Taught courses in the history of interfaith relations in the Middle East in past and present and Islamic history and civilisation, the History of Religions, and Comparative Religion

North Andover, Ma

Center for the Study of Jewish-Christian-Muslim Relations

North Andover, Ma, United States

Amman, Jordan

Writing a book on Pilgrims and Pilgrimage in Islam (under contract with Edinburgh University Press), editing two volumes and working on a new book project.

Munich, Germany

The Allianz Visiting Professorship for Islamic and Jewish studies at Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich was established after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 in New York and Washington, and the first visiting professor arrived during the summer of 2003. The aim of this endowed chair is to help foster dialogue between cultures and to further understanding of Islamic and Jewish culture. The primary reason for Allianz's engagement in this field was the conviction that a great number of current international conflicts are exacerbated by an insufficient understanding of cultural differences.The visiting professorship is intended as a forum for visiting professors with an interest in intercultural dialogue beyond the confines of university life. In general, a professor for Jewish and a professor for Islamic Studies will take turns giving lectures for one semester each. Cooperation partners are the Gesellschaft der Freunde Islamischer Kunst und Kultur e.V. (Society of Friends of Islamic Art and Culture) and the Freundeskreis des Lehrstuhls für Jüdische Geschichte und Kultur e.V. (Friends of the Chair of Jewish History and Culture).

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Gave occasional lectures at Centre sponsored events.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Governing Body Research Fellow of St Edmund's College

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Responsible for the design and delivery of the Middle Eastern Studies MPhil specialisation of Muslim-Jewish Relations.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Responsible for overseeing the academic planning and research projects of the Centre for the Study of Muslim-Jewish Relations, including e-learning. Also responsible for managing the CMJR annual budget.

Amman, Jordan

International Islamic non-governmental, independent institute headquartered in Amman, the capital of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The purpose of the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought is to serve Islam and humanity at large. Among its objectives are: promoting awareness of Islam and Islamic thought, rectifying unsound ideas and misconceptions about Islam, highlighting the Islamic intellectual contribution and its impact on human civilization, deepening the dialogue and fostering cooperation between the schools of Islamic jurisprudence, highlighting the achievements of Aal al-Bayt (Household of the Prophet) and their calling for middle ground, moderation and tolerance, fostering the encounter of Muslim scholars, the strengthening of their intellectual links and exchange of opinions, and cooperating with research centres, institutes, academic entities and universities in accordance with the objectives of the Institute.

London, United Kin

The Institute of Ismaili Studies was established in 1977 with the object of promoting scholarship and learning of Muslim cultures and societies, historical as well as contemporary, and a better understanding of their relationship with other societies and faiths. The Institute’s programmes encourage a perspective that is not confined to the theological and religious heritage of Islam, but seeks to explore the relationship of religious ideas to broader dimensions of society and culture. The programmes thus encourage an interdisciplinary approach to the materials of Islamic history and thought.

Berkeley, Ca

D.Phil., Oriental Studies (Islamic Studies: History, Religion, Interfaith)

Activities and Societies: 1997-98 — Member of Governing Body, Wolfson College, Oxford. 1996-97 — Visiting Social Science Research Council.

Ma, History

Activities and Societies: 1994-95 — Lecturer (csl), Department of Judaic Studies, SUNY Binghamton 1993-94 — Arabic cataloguer, Bartle.

B.A. (Magna Cum Laude), Near Eastern And Middle Eastern Studies

Activities and Societies: 1992 — U.C. Berkeley Department of Near Eastern Studies Prize for Excellence and Achievement in the Study.