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Mona Hassan

Associate Professor of Religious Studies
Religious Studies
Box 90964, Durham, NC 27708-0964
118 Gray Building, Durham, NC 27708

Awards & Honors


2017 Book Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion - Category of Historical Studies

National American Academy of Religion · 2017 The AAR Award for Excellence recognizes new scholarly publications that make significant contributions to the study of religion. The award honors books of distinctive originality, intelligence, creativity and importance; books that affect decisively how religion is examined, understood, and interpreted. More about this award

Social Science Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship for Transregional Research

National Social Science Research Council · 2013

Visiting Fellow, “Gender, Religion, and Law in Muslim Societies”

University Center for the Study of Social Difference, Columbia University · 2013

American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship

National American Council of Learned Societies · 2013

In the News


Published December 2, 2022
The Rich History of the State's First Mosque and Durham's Muslim Community
Published June 6, 2014
Global Expressions of Classical Islam on Display