Edward E. Curtis IV is a community-engaged scholar of Black, Muslim, and Arab American history and life. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books, including Muslims of the Heartland: How Syrian Immigrants Made a Home in the American Midwest, which received the 2023 Evelyn Shakir book prize from the Arab American National Museum. The winner of two regional Emmys as executive producer and cowriter of Arab Indianapolis: A Hidden History, Curtis has also been awarded Mellon, Fulbright, Carnegie, and National Endowment for the Humanities grants and fellowships. He serves as the William M. and Gail M. Plater Chair of the Liberal Arts and Director of the Arabic Studies Program at Indiana University, Indianapolis.
