Irfan A. Omar

Region of Interest	South Asia
Primary Country of Residence	United States of America
Title	Assistant Professor
Affiliation	Marquette University
Email	Irfan.Omar@mu.edu
Mailing Address	Department of Theology Marquette University PO Box 1881 Milwaukee WI 53201 USA
Phone/Fax Number(s)	phones: 414-288-7170 414-288-5508 fax: 414-288-5548
Countries of Specialization	India
Education	PhD Religion, Temple University MA Religion, Temple University MA Religious Studies, Hartford Seminary BA Liberal Arts, St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi
Research Interests	Religious issues, ethnic issues, modern history
Publications	"Secular India: Striving Towards a Pluralist Ethos," in RELIGIONS IN DIALOGUE: FROM THEOCRACY TO DEMOCRACY, A. Race and I. Shafer, editors (Ashgate Publishing House, 2002) "The Symbol of Immortality: Some Popular Images of Khidr in the Orient," ISLAMIC CULTURE (July 2000) "Indian Muslims and the Search for Communal Harmony: Some Notes on Mawlana Wahiduddin Khan," STUDIES IN CONTEMPORARY ISLAM (Spring 2000) "Islam and the Other: The Ideal Vision of Mawlana Wahiduddin Khan," JOURNAL OF ECUMENICAL STUDIES (Summer-Fall 1999)
Keywords	religious issues ; ethnic issues ; Islamic culture ; Mawlana Wahiduddin Khan ; ...