Dr. Jamal J. Elias
Director

Dr. Elias is Director of the Wolf Humanities Center and Annenberg Professor of the Humanities at the University of Pennsylvania, where he holds appointments in the Department of Religious Studies and is also a member of the graduate faculties in Near Eastern Studies, South Asia Studies and Ancient History.

An expert on art and religion, he has written and lectured widely on various aspects of Islamic art, literature, history and culture. The author or editor of seven books, his writings have been translated into at least nine languages.

He is also a photographer whose work has been featured in solo and group shows in galleries across the U.S.