His upcoming book, Speaking Qur’an: the Emergence of an American Sacred Text, examines contemporary written and oral interpretations of the Qur’an. This project highlights his academic interest in religion as lived reality, past and current, which he approaches through the lens of Qur’anic hermeneutics, American Religious History and Memory Studies. In his past professional life, and in between degrees and teaching assignments, Dr. Yuskaev served as Coordinator of Educational Programs and Director of Muslims in New York Civic Life Project at the Interfaith Center of New York.