{"id":922,"count":95,"description":"","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/staff\/besheer-mohamed\/","name":"Besheer Mohamed","slug":"besheer-mohamed","taxonomy":"bylines","meta":[],"staffInfo":{"staffName":"Besheer Mohamed","staffJobTitle":"Principal Researcher","staffImage":{"full":["https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2012\/11\/Besheer_Mohamed.jpg",1024,1536,true],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2012\/11\/Besheer_Mohamed.jpg?w=320",320,480,true]},"staffTwitter":null,"staffExpertise":[{"url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/expertise\/religion\/","label":"Religion and Public Life","slug":"religion"}],"staffBio":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Besheer Mohamed is a Senior Researcher at Pew Research Center with extensive experience studying Muslim American communities. More broadly, his research examines religious identities, beliefs and practices in the United States, with a particular focus on the intersection of religion and race. He has led public opinion studies on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2017\/07\/26\/findings-from-pew-research-centers-2017-survey-of-us-muslims\/\">experiences and attitudes of Muslim Americans<\/a>, a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2023\/10\/11\/religion-among-asian-americans\/\">religious profile of Asian Americans<\/a>, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2023\/04\/13\/among-u-s-latinos-catholicism-continues-to-decline-but-is-still-the-largest-faith\/\">religious composition of Hispanic Americans<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2021\/02\/16\/faith-among-black-americans\/\">faith among Black Americans<\/a>, among others. He also publishes regularly in scholarly journals and has authored book chapters for Oxford University Press and NYU Press.\u00a0 His insights have been featured in prominent media outlets such as CNN, NPR, Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times. Besheer holds a doctorate in sociology and a master\u2019s degree in Middle East studies from the University of Chicago.<\/p>\n","staffBioShort":"<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/staff\/besheer-mohamed\/\">Besheer Mohamed<\/a>&nbsp; is a principal researcher focusing on religion at Pew Research Center","staffJobTitleExtended":"a principal researcher focusing on religion at Pew Research Center","staffLink":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/staff\/besheer-mohamed\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bylines\/922","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bylines"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/bylines"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?bylines=922"},{"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/feature?bylines=922"},{"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mini-course?bylines=922"},{"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fact-sheet?bylines=922"},{"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/decoded?bylines=922"},{"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/short-read?bylines=922"},{"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/quiz?bylines=922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}