He teaches courses on contemporary Islamic topics and comparative religions. As an undergraduate and graduate student he studied in Israel and Egypt. As a professor, Dr. Campo served as an EAP study center director in Egypt and India. His research interests include modern pilgrimages, Islam and Modernity, modern Islamic movements, and religion and the culinary cultures of the Middle East. Among his most recent publications is the Encyclopedia of Islam (Facts on File, 2009), which is now going into a second expanded edition. His current research includes field research in the Middle East, India, and Mexico.