Mohammad Hassan Khalil

Mohammad Hassan Khalil is a professor of religious studies, adjunct professor of law and director of the Muslim Studies Program at Michigan State University. He specializes in Islamic thought and previously taught religion and law at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. His books include Islam and the Fate of Others and Jihad, Radicalism, and the New Atheism. He also leads the Muslims of the Midwest oral and visual history project.

What we have documented

We have documented 1 statement by Mohammad Hassan Khalil, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.

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Statements by Mohammad Hassan Khalil

Mohammad Hassan Khalil

Role at the time: Michigan State University religious-studies professor

Challenged the characterization

Statement summary

Khalil rejects applying the jihadist label to El-Sayed and calls it anti-Muslim bigotry and fearmongering.

“There is absolutely no credible reason to apply the term to El-Sayed”
Open the original interview (opens in a new tab)Khalil and Cole challenge Trump's descriptions of El-SayedCaleb McCullough report; interviews dated October 26 in the source list
Why we used this label

Khalil rejects the characterization.

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