# Dr. Youssef Chouhoud

**Title:** Guest Contributor
**Department:** Contributors
**Affiliation:** Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research
**URL:** https://yaqeeninstitute.org/team/youssef-chouhoud
**Profile JSON:** https://yaqeeninstitute.org/api/v1/webmcp/scholar?slug=youssef-chouhoud
**Total works:** 10

## About
Youssef is a doctoral student in Political Science and International Relations at the University of Southern California, where he is a Provost Fellow. His current research interests include democratization, with an eye to the Middle East, and political tolerance, with a focus on Muslim minorities in the West. Youssef earned his Bachelor of Arts in History from Lehigh University where he went on to complete a Master of Arts degree in Political Science as a President’s Scholar.

## Topics
- [Data](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/topic/data.md) (4)
- [Reports](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/topic/reports.md) (4)
- [Islamophobia](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/topic/islamophobia.md) (3)
- [Politics & Practical Theology](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/topic/politics-practical-theology.md) (3)
- [Family & Community](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/topic/family-community.md) (1)
- [Parenting](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/topic/parenting.md) (1)

## Papers (3)
- [Are Muslims Intolerant? Is that Even the Right Question?](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/are-muslims-intolerant-is-that-even-the-right-question.md) (2018)
- ["What Causes Muslims to Doubt Islam? A Quantitative Analysis"](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/what-causes-muslims-to-doubt-islam-a-quantitative-analysis.md) (2018)
- [Modern Pathways to Doubt in Islam](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/modern-pathways-to-doubt-in-islam.md) (2016)

## Essays (2)
- [Just How Much Does Gaza Matter to American Muslim Voters? | Essay](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/just-how-much-does-gaza-matter-to-american-muslim-voters-essay.md) (2024)
- [American Muslims and the 2024 Election: Why American Muslims Are Rethinking Political Alliances | Essay](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/american-muslims-and-the-2024-election-why-american-muslims-are-rethinking-political-alliances-essay.md) (2024)

## Videos (3)
- [S1E9 - Why Do Muslims Experience Doubt? | DoubleTake](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/doubletake-with-yaqeen-podcast/why-do-muslims-experience-doubt-doubletake-podcast.md) (2021)
- [What causes Muslims to doubt Islam? | Animation](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/animation/what-causes-muslims-to-doubt-islam.md) (2018)
- [Why Some American Muslim Youth Are Doubting Their Faith](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/lecture/why-some-american-muslim-youth-are-doubting-their-faith.md) (2017)

## Translation (2)
- [أسبابُ شكِ المسلم في إسلامه؟ تحليل كمي](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/أسبابُ-شكِ-المسلم-في-إسلامه؟-تحليل-كمي) (2018)
- [İslam’da Şüpheye Giden Modern Yollar](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/islamda-supheye-giden-modern-yollar) (2017)