Azam Nizamuddin is an attorney practicing mainly in the areas of Business litigation and Family Law. In addition, he is also Adjunct Professor in the Department of Theology at Loyola University of Chicago. Moreover, he has served as a resident scholar at the Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago.

Mr. Nizamuddin has been interviewed by NPR, the Wall Street Journal, the Chicago Tribune, the Daily Herald, and the Chicago Bar Association.

He has also lectured extensively on the Muslim world and Islamic civilization to churches, civic organizations, and federal agencies across the country, as well as at international conferences in Denmark, Germany, Turkey, and Indonesia.

He has provided testimony to the Illinois Commission on Civil Rights as well as to the Council of Foreign Relations in Chicago regarding law enforcement and civil rights.

Aside from his professional and academic work, he serves on the board of the Chicago Center for Cultural Connections (f/k/a the National Conference for Community and Justice), one of the oldest national groups promoting tolerance and understanding between people of various faiths and backgrounds. He is also an advisor to Inter-religious dialogue organizations such as Hands of Peace and the Niagra Foundation.

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