Sahar F. Aziz is a Distinguished Professor of Law at Rutgers University and the Executive Director of the Center for Security, Race and Rights. She is the recipient of the Derrick A. Bell Award from the American Association of Law Schools, a 2021 Soros Equality Fellow, and author of the groundbreaking book The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes Religious Freedom.
John L. Esposito is a Distinguished Professor of Religion and International Affairs and of Islamic Studies at Georgetown University. He is the Founding Director of the Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding and of The Bridge Initiative, a research project that extends education about Islamophobia to the public. Esposito has been a member of the World Economic Forum's Council of 100 Leaders and the E. C. European Network of Experts on De-Radicalisation, a Senior Scientist for The Gallup Center for Muslim Studies, and an ambassador for the UN Alliance of Civilizations. He has also served as a consultant to the U.S. Department of State and other agencies and organizations worldwide.