About Todd
Todd Green is the Director of Campus Partnerships at Interfaith America, an organization that inspires, equips, and connects leaders and institutions to unlock the potential of America’s religious diversity. Prior to his position at Interfaith America, Green was the Executive Director of America Indivisible in Washington, DC. He also served on the religious studies faculty at Luther College in Iowa for fourteen years, where he also co-directed the international studies program. A nationally recognized expert on Islamophobia, Green served as a Franklin Fellow at the U.S. State Department in 2016-17, where he analyzed and assessed the impact of anti-Muslim prejudice in Europe on countering violent extremism initiatives, refugee and migrant policies, and human rights. He has also given presentations and provided consultations on Islamophobia to other federal agencies, including the Department of Education, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the FBI.
Public Scholar
As a public scholar, Green has contributed to The Huffington Post and has been interviewed by a variety of media outlets on Islamophobia, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN, NPR, Al Jazeera, France 24, Reuters, and The Intercept. His views on Islamophobia have been cited by organizations such as the Council on Foreign Relations, the Center for American Progress, and the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Author
Green is the author of The Fear of Islam: An Introduction to Islamophobia in the West (2nd Edition – Fortress Press, 2019). The book surveys the history of anti-Muslim prejudice in Europe and the United States and addresses the political and cultural factors contributing to the rise of Islamophobia in the post-9/11 era. In 2018, The Fear of Islam was cited in an amicus curiae brief filed by prominent civil rights organizations, including the NAACP and the National Urban League, in the Supreme Court of the United States. The brief argued in favor of enjoining President Trump’s executive order banning entry into the United States from select Muslim-majority countries.
Green is also the author of Presumed Guilty: Why We Shouldn’t Ask Muslims to Condemn Terrorism (Fortress Press, 2018). In this book, Green argues that asking Muslims to condemn terrorist attacks is a distraction that prevents majority populations in the United States and Europe both from facing their own violent histories and from asking critical questions about how their countries’ national security initiatives and foreign policies contribute to a violent world order. Green also proposes healthier ways for majority populations, particularly Christians, to engage Muslim communities other than through the prisms of violence and counterterrorism.
Professor
During his time as a professor at Luther College, Green taught courses on interfaith dialogue, Islam and Islamophobia, comparative theology, religion and violence, American religious history, and the history of Christianity. He also taught the introductory course on international studies. In 2020-21, Green served as the interim director of the college’s Center for Ethics and Public Life.