Mohamed Younis, J.D.

Mohamed Younis is a Senior Analyst at the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies in Washington, D.C.

He is the author of "Daughters of the Nile: The Evolution of Feminism in Egypt" (Washington & Lee Journal of Civil Rights & Social Justice, 2007), a study of the role of Islam in the women's rights movement of modern Egypt. He makes frequent guest appearances for television, radio, and print media worldwide, including BBC Arabic, BBC Asia, and BBC Wales.

Mohamed has traveled to Belgium, Ireland, and Norway as a U.S. delegate of the Citizen Dialogue Project at the invitation of the Department of State. During his travels, Mohamed presented many lectures on the realities of Muslim life in the West and the experience of American Muslims. He conducted meetings with government officials in all three nations addressing Muslim integration in Western Europe and the United States.

In 2000, Mohamed cofounded a grassroots organization, ELEV8, which focused on addressing the concerns of Muslim youth in Southern California. Among ELEV8's many activities, the organization worked to empower Muslim youth to use the arts to address challenges facing their communities. Mohamed has also been active in mentoring Muslim youth in detention facilities in Los Angeles, California, as well as Natural Bridge, Virginia.

Mohamed studied political sociology at the University of California, Riverside, with an emphasis on social change in the Muslim world and the Muslim-American experience. He received a juris doctorate degree from Washington and Lee University School of Law and is a member of the Virginia State Bar. Mohamed has lived and studied in Egypt and Saudi Arabia and is fluent in Arabic.