Nawar Shora, J.D.
Nawar Shora has spent his two-decade plus career at the intersection of civil rights and national security.
Nawar is the author of The Arab American Handbook and the upcoming Muslims, Arabs, and Arab-Americans (Cune Press, 2023) easy-to-read, introductory guides to the post 9/11 communities and cultures. The books have received endorsements from the FBI, Georgetown University, University of Chicago, and The Christian Security Network, counterterrorism experts and religious leaders, among others.
His groundbreaking outreach efforts in the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 attacks on our country remain through today. He is a national figure for both community outreach and stakeholder engagement as well as education and training seminars.
Nawar has delivered in-person trainings to more than 100,000 professionals, including intelligence analysts, law enforcement officers, university professors and students, and corporate security and executive groups. He has taught at the FBI Academy, National Counterterrorism Center, Terrorist Screening Center, and countless others.
Additionally, he has reached hundreds of thousands of others through two federal government training videos, where he served as a subject matter expert. The First 3 to 5 Seconds – Arab and Muslim Cultural Awareness Training for Law Enforcement, US Department of Justice and one for the Department of Homeland Security, Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.
Nawar’s efforts have been recognized by the FBI with the Director’s Community Leadership Award, the DHS Outstanding American by Choice Award, the FBI Exceptional Service in the Public Interest Award, the Department of Homeland Security’s Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Leadership Award, the Washington, DC Metro Police Department’s Outstanding and Dedicated Service Award, FBI Community Outreach Training Award, among many more. In 2018, he testified as a witness to the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. That year, he was also invited back to his Alma Matter, Marshall University, to keynote the commencement ceremony.
Nawar is a highly sought-after public speaker with government agencies, law enforcement, the intelligence community, colleges and universities and corporations. He speaks about the history, norms, mores, culture, and current events of the Arab and Muslim worlds. He has also served as a guest lecturer at varied academic institutions, UPS’s Security Information Group, the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Glynco, Georgia, and the FBI Academy.