Dr. Sahar Khamis is an expert in Arab and Muslim media, with a notable academic and professional background. She served as the Head of Mass Communication at Qatar University and was a visiting professor at the University of Chicago. She co-authored several books on Islamic discourses and political activism and has published extensively in both English and Arabic. Dr. Khamis is also a media analyst, public speaker, and human rights commissioner in Maryland. She hosts a monthly radio show on “U.S. Arab Radio.” In Fall 2023, she was elected President of the Arab-US Association for Communication Educators and Chair of the Spiritual Communication Division at the National Communication Association.