Jaafar Aksikas is a Moroccan-born American academic, activist, media personality and cultural critic.
Jaafar Aksikas was educated both in Morocco and the USA and holds a Ph.D in Cultural Studies from George Mason University, USA and an MA in the Humanities from the prestigious Royal Al Akhawayn University, Morocco.
He also holds membership at the Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars.
He is also the Founding General Editor of Cultural Landscapes, the Founding Coordinator of the Cultural Studies Colloquium Series at Columbia College Chicago, and he serves as a member of the Illinois Network on Islam and Muslim Societies.
He also serves as consultant for lawyers and the media on Middle Eastern and North African societies, cultures and politics.