Muneer Fareed is currently Director for the Centre for Contemporary Islam, and Associate Professor of Islamic law at the University of Cape Town, South Africa.
He is also:
- Member, the Fiqh Council of North America, the highest Islamic legal authority in the United States and Canada.
- Trustee, The American Learning Institute for Muslims (ALIM). ALIM is a specialized academic institution where scholars, professionals, activists, artists, writers, and community leaders come together to develop strategies for the future of Islam in the modern world.
- Advisor, the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding. ISPU is a leading nonprofit research organization committed to studying US domestic and foreign policy. ISPU's research aims to increase understanding of key policy issues that impact communities in North America and the Muslim world.
Previously Dr. Fareed was Secretary General of the Islamic Society of North America; and Associate Professor of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.
Dr. Fareed is a graduate of King Abdul Aziz University, Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Dar al-`Ulum, Deoband, and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.