Edward e curtis biography

Edward Curtis is a publicly-engaged scholar of Black, Muslim, and Arab American history and life.

His fourteen books have been called  “essential,” “exemplary,” “approachable,” “groundbreaking,” “must-read,” “wonderful,” and “a model of clarity.” Muslims in America: A Short History (Oxford, 2009) was named one of the best 100 books of 2009 by Publishers Weekly, and Muslims of the Heartland: How Syrian Immigrants Made a Home in the American Midwest  (New York University Press) won the 2023 Evelyn Shakir Non-Fiction Arab American Book Award from the Arab American National Museum.

In addition to co-founding the Journal of Africana Religions, Curtis has penned scholarly articles for the Journal of American History, American Quarterly, and the Journal of the American Academy of Religion.

Curtis engages both national and local audiences in his public scholarship.

The winner of two Emmys for his work as executive producer and writer of Arab Indianapolis: A