About Haroon
Haroon Moghul is the Director of Strategy at The Concordia Forum, a global leadership network devoted to pluralism, dialogue, and shared success through service. He is also an author, public speaker, and occasional Friday preacher, who works to build a vibrant role for faith in shaping a better future.
A one-time stand up comic in New York City (literally, just that one time) and award-winning journalist and opinion columnist, Haroon’s essays have been featured by The New York Times, NPR’s Fresh Air, CNN, NBC News, The Washington Post, Foreign Policy, Al Jazeera, and The Guardian, among many others.
Haroon has appeared on all major US news networks as an expert commentator on Islam, the Muslim world, and U.S. foreign policy. He has dedicated years to interfaith engagement, teaching at universities, conferences, think tanks, and houses of worship on five continents.
Haroon is the author of several books, including How to be a Muslim: An American Story (2017) and Two Billion Caliphs: A Vision of a Muslim Future (2022). Previously, he was the Fellow in the National Security Studies Program at the New America Foundation and a Fellow in Muslim Politics and Societies at the Center on National Security at Fordham Law School.
Haroon’s latest projects include building youth leadership and empowering more confident and creative faith communities.