Liyakat N. Takim is a professor of religious studies and holds the Sharjah Chair in Global Islam at McMaster University in Ontario. His focus is in the area of charisma and the struggle for authority in the classical period of Islam. He is the author of The Heirs of the Prophet: Charisma and Religious Authority in Shi’ite […]

The Jewish Historical Society of Napa Valley chronicles Jewish life and history in the Northern California winemaking region.

The Dallas Jewish Historical Society focuses on the history of Jews in Dallas. Deborah Tobias is executive director.

The Chicago Jewish Historical Society chronicles the history, life and experience of that city’s Jews.

The Jewish Historical Society of MetroWest concentrates on the Jewish experience in Essex, Morris, Sussex and portions of northern Union counties of New Jersey. Linda Forgosh is executive director.

The Jewish Historical Society of Central Jersey serves the communities of Middlesex, Union, Somerset, Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey. It is in New Brunswick.

The Jewish Historical Society of Greater New Haven focuses on the Jewish culture and history in and around New Haven, Conn. Judith Schiff is executive director.

The Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford is in Hartford, Conn. Estelle Kafer is executive director.

The Al-Farooq Masjid in Atlanta was founded in 1980 by Pakistani and Arab immigrants and has grown to attract African-Americans, South Asians, Hispanics, whites, Bosnians and more. Approximately 1,200 worshippers attend Friday prayers. Dr. Khalid Siddiq is director of PR.