Dr. Tareq A. Ramadan is an anthropologist, historic preservationist, and interdisciplinary adjunct professor of Anthropology and Near Eastern Studies at Wayne State University and at Henry Ford College.
Apart from teaching, he is also a consultant who works in areas of cultural competency and cultural resource management and is regularly called on to serve as an expert witness on country conditions in the Middle East in immigration court.
Additionally, he is the project historian, grant-writer, communications manager, and co-founder of the Malcolm X House Historic Preservation Project in Inkster and has been working towards renovating and transforming Malcolm X’s former home into a museum after landing a $380,850 federal grant.
Over the years, Tareq has worked with an array of major academic, cultural, as well as governmental institutions including Brown University, the Detroit Pistons, the Arab American National Museum, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the U.S. Department of State and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, among many others.
He has received awards in teaching, community engagement, historic preservation, and was recognized as one of the Arab America Foundation’s 40 Under 40. Tareq earned his B.A. in Anthropology, his M.A. in Near Eastern Studies, and his Ph.D. in Anthropology (archaeo-linguistics) - all from Wayne State University.
