Prof Karim H Karim | Alumni Voices Episode 1

Welcome to the IIS Alumni Voices Podcast

In this episode, we are honoured to sit down with Professor Karim H. Karim, the inaugural IIS Alumni Recognition Award winner. Professor Karim shares insights into his early days at the IIS, his remarkable career journey, and much more.

Alumni Recognition Programme

Established in 2024, the Alumni Recognition Programme seeks to acknowledge IIS Alumni who have demonstrated a career of exceptional service, professional leadership, and outstanding accomplishments.

Prof Karim H Karim

Professor Karim has an extensive record of over three decades of scholarship, service, and leadership. His designation as Chancellor’s Professor is the highest honour given by Carleton University for scholarship of outstanding merit with substantial international impact, research leadership and continued active participation in the development of research excellence. Professor Karim has a worldwide reputation as a leading scholar of media representations of Muslims and diasporic communications. He has had visiting appointments at Harvard, Aga Khan, and Simon Fraser Universities. Professor Karim has delivered keynote addresses in several countries, and his critically acclaimed publications have been cited widely. He was the inaugural winner of the Robinson Book Prize and has received media coverage in six continents.

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