Mohammad Hassan Khalil (Ph.D., University of Michigan) is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies. He specializes in Islamic thought and has presented papers at various national and international conferences, such as the 2nd World Congress of Middle East Studies, and annual meetings of the American Academy of Religion, the Middle East Studies Association, and the American Oriental Society. He has published/is publishing peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters on Islamic ethics (and bioethics); Western analyses of Islamic theology (particularly the anthropomorphism debate); conversion out of Islam; the hadith authenticity debates; the intersection of Islamic historiography, exegesis, and law; and the significance of the veil in Egypt, Turkey, and Iran. He is currently working on his first monograph on Muslim scholarly discussions on salvation and the fate of 'others.'

Courses Taught at UIUC
RLST 213 Intro to Islam - ACP
RLST 214 Intro to Islam
RLST 223 The Qur'an: Structure and Exegesis

Courses Previously Taught at U. Michigan, Michigan State U., and Albion College
Introduction to Islam
Muhammad and the Qur'an
Western Religions
Elementary Modern Standard Arabic I & II