Rami Nashashibi

Rami Nashashibi
Nashashibi in 2017
Nationality	Palestinian-American
Alma mater	DePaul University University of Chicago
Occupations	Activist Community organizer Sociologist Islamic studies scholar
Awards	MacArthur Fellowship Opus prize

Rami Nashashibi is a Palestinian-American activist, community organizer, sociologist, and Islamic studies scholar. He founded the nonprofit organization Inner-City Muslim Action Network in 1997, working as its executive director for many years, and has been involved in a number of efforts to improve the welfare of residents of the South Side of Chicago. He has also worked as a sociologist and religious studies scholar at universities, and as a musician. Nashashibi was a 2017 MacArthur Fellow.