Alexander Kronemer, Co-Founder, Executive Producer

Alexander Kronemer is the co-Executive Producer of A Prince Among Slaves, Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet, and Cities of Light: The Rise and Fall of Islamic Spain. In addition to his filmmaking work, he is a frequent writer and lecturer on religious diversity, Islamic awareness, and cross-cultural communication. He has a Master's in Theological Studies from Harvard University, where his research concentrated on the philosophy of religion and comparative religion. In 1996, he was awarded a Malone Fellowship for Middle East and Islamic Studies, which funded him for a study tour of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.
He has published essays in numerous newspapers including the Christian Science Monitor, the LA Times, the San Jose Mercury News and the Washington Post. His articles have been included in several books, including "What Would Muhammad Say About Terrorism," in the 9/11 memorial Up From the Ashes, and "Islam and Democracy" in Taking Back Islam.
He has received numerous writing awards, including a Halberstam Writing Fellowship. As a lecturer, he has delivered talks on religious diversity and Islam for the World Affairs Council in Washington, the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations, numerous universities, including Northeastern, Penn State, and Harvard, and for private corporations, including Nike, Aetna, and Disney.
He has appeared as a CNN commentator on several occasions, including during CNN's historic live coverage of the Hajj in 1998, which was broadcast to 400 million viewers. He has also been heard in many radio interviews on NPR and the Voice of America.
In 2000, Mr. Kronemer served a one-year appointment at the Bureau of Human Rights in the U.S. State Department focusing on U.S. foreign policy and Islam.