Aminah McCloud facts for kids

Aminah Beverly McCloud was born in 1948. She is a professor at DePaul University, where she teaches about religion. She also leads a special program that studies the Islamic world.

Professor McCloud knows a lot about many topics. These include Islam in America, the lives of Muslim women, and the history, geography, politics, religion, and ideas (philosophy) of Islam. She has written or helped write several books on these subjects.

She is also the main editor for a magazine called the Journal of Islamic Law and Culture. Plus, she is on the team of advisors for the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, which is often called ISPU.

Professor Ali Asani from Harvard University has said that Professor McCloud is "one of the most eminent scholars of African American Islam." This means she is one of the most important and respected experts on the topic of Islam among African Americans.