Mohammed Abu-Nimer Professor SIS | PHR&CR | Peace, Human Rights & Cultural Relations
- Additional Positions at Â鶹Æƽâ°æ
- Director, Peacebuilding and Development Institute
- Degrees
- PhD, Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University; MA, Hebrew University in Jerusalem; BA, Hebrew University in Jerusalem
- Bio
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Mohammed Abu-Nimer is a full professor in the International Peace and Conflict Resolution program at Â鶹Æƽâ°æ and the Chair of the Said Abdul Aziz for Peace and Conflict Resolution. He previously served as the director of the Peacebuilding and Development Institute from 1999 to 2013 and is the co-founder and co-editor of the Journal of Peacebuilding and Development.
With over 35 years of teaching experience, he has developed numerous courses on peacebuilding and conflict resolution and has published extensively on these subjects. His recent research focuses on faith-based peacebuilding, interfaith dialogue in peacebuilding and social cohesion, and pedagogical approaches to incorporating peace, reconciliation and forgiveness education in the Arab and Muslim worlds.
As a scholar practitioner, he has conducted interreligious conflict resolution training and interfaith dialogue workshops in conflict zones worldwide, including Egypt, Northern Ireland, the Philippines, Israel, Palestine, Chad, Nigeria, and Sri Lanka. He has also led seminars and trainings on reconciliation, forgiveness, and interreligious peacebuilding in conflict-affected areas.
He has served as a senior advisor for policy and research at the Center for Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue in Vienna, Austria, from 2013 to 2021, and as a senior advisor to the KAICIID Dialogue Centre, an international organization specializing in interreligious and intercultural dialogue. He is also the founder of the Salam Institute for Peace and Justice.
Professor Abu-Nimer has authored and edited more than 17 books on faith-based peacebuilding, interfaith dialogue, and reconciliation, including works on nonviolence and peacebuilding in Islamic contexts, interfaith dialogue in the Middle East, and evaluations of interreligious peacebuilding efforts. His scholarship includes numerous articles published in peer-reviewed journals such as the International Review of Education, the Journal of International and Comparative Education, the Journal of Religious Ethics, Peace and Change: A Journal of Peace Research, and the International Journal of Politics, Culture and Society.
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Scholarly, Creative & Professional Activities
Honors, Awards, and Fellowships
- Jennings Randolph Senior Peace Fellow, USIP, 2008.
- Morton Deutsch Award, 2005.
- Visiting Research Fellow, Henry Truman Institute for the Advancement of Peace, 1999-2000.
- Fellowship from the American Research Center in Egypt, New York, 1996-97.
- A "Peace Scholar" Award-USIP (United States Institute for Peace), Washington, D.C, September 1991-September 1992.
- Distinguished Alumni Award. Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution. George Mason University Alumni Association Award of Distinction, 2009.
- SIS award for: Outstanding Scholarship, Research, Creative Activity, and Other Professional Contributions. Academic year 2013-2014.
- Senior Advisor for Policy and Research at KAICIID for 2014-2021.
- Leverhulme Foundation. International Scholar Fellowship. May 2023-december 2023.
- Niwano Peace Prize 41stÌýAward, 2024. Ìý
Selected Publications
- Abu-Nimer, Mohammed, and Rami Atta. (Eds.) 2022. Alternative Examples of Managing Religious Diversity In Arab Region. (Namthij min Al Taadodiyyah fi al aalam Al Arabi). Kaiciid Publisher.ÌýVienna: Austria, (in Arabic).ÌýÌý
- Nelson, Renata Katalin, and Mohammed Abu-Nimer. (Eds.) 2021. Evaluating Interreligious Peacebuilding and Dialogue: Methods and Frameworks. DeGruyter Publishers.Ìý
- Abu-Nimer, Mohammed, and Timothy Siedel. (Eds) 2018. The Hizmet Movement and Peacebuilding: Global Cases. New York: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. Ìý
- Bangura, Karim, and Mohammed Abu-Nimer. (Eds.) 2018. Abdul Aziz Said: The Mualim, the Inspiration (Dialogues Among Civilizations and Cultures). New York: Nova Publishers.
- Garred, Michelle, and Mohammed Abu-Nimer. (Eds.) 2018. Making Peace with Faith: The Challenges of Religion and Peacebuilding. New York: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.Ìý
- Salamey, Imad, Mohammed Abu-Nimer, and Elie Abouaoun (Eds.) 2018. Making Peace with Faith: The Challenges of Religion and Peacebuilding. (Palgrave Macmillan. 2017).
- Peace-Building By, Between, and Beyond Muslims and Evangelical Christians. (Editor, with David Augsburger.) Rowman and Littlefield, 2009.
Research Interests
As an expert on conflict resolution and dialogue for peace, Dr. Abu-Nimer has conducted research in these fields among Palestinians and Jews in Israel, focusing on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and on the application of conflict resolution models in Muslim communities.