Dalia Mogahed
Dalia Mogahed
ISPU Director of Research
Dalia Mogahed is the Director of Research at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, where she leads the organization’s pioneering research and thought leadership programs on American Muslims. Mogahed is former Executive Director of the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies, where she led the analysis of surveys of Muslim communities worldwide. With John L. Esposito, she co-authored the book Who Speaks for Islam? What a Billion Muslims Really Think. President Barack Obama appointed Mogahed to the President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships in 2009. She was invited to testify before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations about U.S. engagement with Muslim communities. Her 2016 TED talk was named one of the top TED talks that year. She is a frequent expert commentator in global media outlets and international forums. She is also the CEO of Mogahed Consulting.
Education
BS, University of Wisconsin; MBA , Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh
Areas of Expertise
- Public Opinion
- Islamophobia
- Muslim Women
- American Muslim Demographics
Publications
The Majority of American Muslims Believe that Climate Change is the Result of Human Behavior and that Government Regulation is a Way to Solve for it
The issue of climate change has been a hotly debat
10 February, 2023
American Muslim Poll 2022: Key Findings
Read the key findings of ISPU’s American Mus
23 August, 2022
American Muslim Poll 2022: Full Report
Read the full report of ISPU’s American Musl
23 August, 2022
Illinois Muslims: Key Findings
Who are Illinois Muslims, and what are their asset
06 July, 2022
Illinois Muslims: Full Report
Who are Illinois Muslims, and what are their asset
06 July, 2022
The Majority of American Muslims Believe Abortion Should be Legal in All or Most Cases
Men and women of all faith and non-faith groups su
07 June, 2022
Only A Third of Americans In Distress Seek Out Mental Health Support
Muslims are more likely than the general public to
11 May, 2022
Mental Health of Muslim Healthcare Workers During COVID-19
This study surveyed nearly 700 American Muslim HCW
22 April, 2022
One in Three Muslims Has An Immediate Family Member with a Disability
Roughly one in three of every surveyed community h
27 October, 2021
Substance Abuse and Addiction In The Muslim Community
An analysis of Muslim communities’ stigma an
06 October, 2021
Suicide Attempts of Muslims Compared With Other Religious Groups in the US
On July 21, 2021, an article in JAMA Psychiatry fo
21 July, 2021
Five Surprising Facts about Divorce in American Muslim Communities
Divorce is a part of many Muslim families’ reality
12 January, 2021
American Muslim Poll 2020: Full Report
This year’s American Muslim Poll, the fifth annual
01 October, 2020American Muslim Poll 2020: Key Findings
This is a summary of the major findings of ISPU’s
01 October, 2020
Muslims Profess More Private Religious Devotion, Less Public Religious Assertiveness
Muslims score highest on dimensions that reflect p
14 November, 2019
Unwanted Sexual Advances from Faith Leaders Are Equally Prevalent Across Faith Groups
Though unwanted sexual advances from a faith leade
04 November, 2019
American Muslim Poll 2019: Key Findings
This is a summary of the key findings of ISPU̵
29 April, 2019American Muslim Poll 2019: Full Report
Returning for its fourth year, ISPU’s annual poll
29 April, 2019
American Muslim Poll 2018: Key Findings
This is a summary of the key findings of ISPU̵
30 April, 2018
American Muslim Poll 2018: Full Report
ISPU’s annual poll returns for a third year
30 April, 2018
This Is the Face of a Terrorist: White People Must Understand the Damage Done by Group Blame that Follows Other Terror Attacks
Mark Anthony Conditt, a 23-year-old white man who
21 March, 2018
American Muslim Poll 2017: Key Findings
This is a summary of the key findings of ISPU’s Am
21 March, 2017
American Muslim Poll 2017: Full Report
American Muslim Poll 2017: Muslims at the Crossroa
21 March, 2017Calling Muslims ‘Un-American’ Is Un-American
“Un-American” distills the anti-Muslim scrip
21 June, 2016
American Muslims in the 2016 Election and Beyond: Executive Summary
In the midst of a polarized and heated election se
05 April, 2016
American Muslims in the 2016 Election and Beyond: Full Report
In the midst of a polarized and heated election se
05 April, 2016
American Muslim Poll 2016: Key Findings
This is a summary of the key findings of ISPU̵
15 March, 2016
American Muslim Poll 2016: Full Report
American Muslim Poll 2016: Participation, Prioriti
15 March, 2016Let’s Not Fall for the Terrorists’ Trap (Again)
The slaughter of French journalists as well as Fre
13 January, 2015
Who Speaks For Islam?: What a Billion Muslims Really Think
In the wake of the terrorist attacks on 9/11, U.S.
25 February, 2008
Media Appearances
Linkage Women Institute of Leadership Closing Keynote
The TED Interview 2018: On Islam in the World Today
TED 2016: What Do You Think When You Look at Me?
The Daily Show Interview, Part 1 and Part 2
NBC News Meet the Press: The Role of Islam in the ISIS Fight