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Mohammed S. Dajani

Visiting Fellow

Mohammed S. Dajani, head of the American Studies Program at al-Quds University in Jerusalem and founder of the Wasatia movement of moderate Islam, is a visiting fellow at The Washington Institute.

Biography

Mohammed S. Dajani, head of the American Studies Program at al-Quds University in Jerusalem and founder of the Wasatia movement of moderate Islam, is a visiting fellow at The Washington Institute.

A Jerusalem-born scholar and peace activist, Dr. Dajani holds doctorate degrees from the University of Texas and University of South Carolina. He is the founding director of the Jerusalem Studies and Research Institute, chair of the board of directors of the House of Water and Environment in Ramallah, and a member of the board of directors of the YMCA, Jerusalem. He has written extensively on Arab culture and politics, including an International Herald Tribune op-ed he co-authored with Washington Institute executive director Robert Satloff titled “Why Palestinians Should Learn About the Holocaust.”

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