Asma Hasan

Current

• Chief Legal Officer at HealthTrio
• Author of “Why I Am a Muslim: An American Odyssey” at Thorsons/Element Publishers (HarperCollins)
• Author of American Muslims: The New Generation” at Continuum Publishing Group

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Education

• New York University School of Law
• Wellesley College

Industry

Writing and Editing

Asma Hasan’s Summary

A well-respected author and lecturer, Asma Gull Hasan has established herself as a highly sought expert on the American Muslim community. Her two published books, “American Muslims: The New Generation” and “Why I Am a Muslim,” have been widely praised for offering a refreshing take on the often misguided stereotypes of Muslims. A magna cum laude graduate of Wellesley College and the prestigious Groton School, Asma Hasan also earned a Juris Doctorate from the New York University School of Law. In addition to her substantial writing work, Asma Hasan is currently employed as the Chief Legal Counsel and Senior Vice President of HealthTrio, LLC.

As an expert on the American Muslim community, Asma Hasan has been invited by the U.S. Department of State to give lectures concerning the practice of Islam in America all around the world. In addition, Asma Hasan has appeared on a number of national media outlets, including the Fox News Channel’s The O’Reilly Factor and Fox News Today, CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360, Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher, Fresh Air with Terry Gross, and the History Channel. Asma Hasan has also contributed to The Pueblo Chieftain, The Denver Post, and The Pakistan Link newspapers as a columnist and has written numerous Op-Eds for The New York Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, and Beliefnet.com.

Active in many literary circles, Asma Hasan is a professional book reviewer for Publishers Weekly and Saudi Aramco World Magazine, among others. Additionally, Asma Hasan is currently writing about the 2008 Presidential Election for Glamour Magazine’s election blog, Glamocracy.

Asma Hasan’s Experience

• Chief Legal Officer

  HealthTrio

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

  Currently holds this position

• Author of “Why I Am a Muslim: An American Odyssey”

  Thorsons/Element Publishers (HarperCollins)

  (Publishing industry)

  2004 — Present (5 years )

• Author of American Muslims: The New Generation”

  Continuum Publishing Group

  (Publishing industry)

  2000 — Present (9 years )

Asma Hasan’s Education

• New York University School of Law

  JD , 2001

• Wellesley College

  BA , American Studies and Religion , 1997

  Activities and Societies:

  Religion Departmental Honors
  First-Year Academic Distinction
  Class of 1997, First-Year Class President
  Student Council to the Board of Trustees, Chair

Additional Information

Asma Hasan’s Groups:

Member, New York State Bar
Member, California State Bar
Member, Colorado State Bar

Asma Hasan’s Honors:

Honored by National Association for Independent Schools in 2006 for "Outstanding Work in Diversity"

My second book, "Why I Am a Muslim: An American Odyssey" was nominated for a National MS Society "Books for a Better Life" Award

Asma Hasan’s Contact Settings

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