Dr. Muhammad Shafiq is the executive director of the Center for Interfaith Studies and Dialogue (CISD), and is professor of Islamic and religious studies at Nazareth College. In addition, he is the Imam of the Islamic Center of Rochester, Inc. Dr. Shafiq holds a Ph.D. from Temple University, and a M.A. and B.A. from the University of Peshawar.
Dr. Shafiq has written over 40 articles and several books, including Interfaith Dialogue: A Guide for Muslims (International Institute of Islamic Thought: 2007). His most recent article addresses the level of interfaith dialogue between different interfaith groups in the Rochester area. “Abrahamic faiths: Models of Interfaith Dialogue in the United States (A Case Study of Rochester, New York)” was published in Peace-Building By, Between, and Beyond Muslims and Evangelical Christians, edited by Mohammed Abu-Nimer and David Augsburger, Lexington Books, 2009.
As executive director of the CISD, he was invited to participate in a conference on interfaith dialogue between Christians evangelicals and Muslims in Pasadena, CA. The conference, sponsored by the Fuller Theological Seminary and the World Call society, was held on April 16-19, 2009. The conference theme was “A Common Word Between Us and You,” and brought together evangelical and Muslim scholars from many educational institutions, mission agencies and countries to enhance the work of justice and peace, and document areas of common interest between the two communities.
