Omer Bajwa

Omer Bajwa was appointed Yale’s Coordinator of Muslim Life in fall 2008.  Born in Pakistan, Omer emigrated to the United States at the age of three and grew up in Upstate New York. He earned his Graduate Certificate in Islamic Chaplaincy from Hartford Seminary, and he has been engaged in religious service, social activism, and educational outreach for the past nine years.

Before coming to Yale, he served as the Interim Muslim Chaplain at Cornell University (2007-2008).  He received his M.A. in Near Eastern Studies, with a specialization in Islamic Studies, from Cornell, where he also served as Outreach Coordinator.  He also has an M.S. in Communications from Cornell and a B.A. in English Literature and Rhetoric from Binghamton University.  

In addition to his academic training in Islamic studies, he has also studied Islam from a traditional, normative perspective.  He spent considerable time throughout his undergraduate and graduate career studying several classical Islamic sciences with traditional ulamafrom Pakistan, England, and the United States. 

His interests include Islam in the United States, interfaith activities, Islam and the global media, and transnational religious and intellectual networks.

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