Ingrid Mattson

President, Islamic Society of North America

Ingrid Mattson is Professor of Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations, as well as Director of the Islamic Chaplaincy Program, at Hartford Seminary in Connecticut . In 2006, the "On Faith" panelist became the first woman elected President of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), the largest religious organization for Muslims on the continent. She previously served two terms as the Society's vice-president. The Canadian-born Mattson spent 1987-1988 working with Afghan refugee women in Pakistan . Mattson earned her Ph.D. in Islamic Studies from the University of Chicago in 1999. She has written articles exploring the relationship between Islamic law and society, as well as gender and leadership issues in contemporary Muslim communities. Her forthcoming book, The Story of the Qur'an: Its History and Place in Muslim Societies will be published by Blackwell Press. Close.