Ahmed H. al-Rahim

Ahmed H. al-Rahim is an Arabic scholar active in the promotion of a moderate form of Islam. He was born in Lebanon to an Iraqi family, but was raised in the United States. He received his doctorate from Yale University with a dissertation on post-Avicennan philosophy. He was a lecturer in classical Arabic language and literature at Harvard University.

Since 9/11 he has been a frequent commentator on Middle Eastern and Islamic affairs.He has been a frequent contributor to the Jim Lehrer News Hour, the Wall Street Journal, and the Journal of Democracy. He is critical both of radical Islam and of those who regard all of Islam as radical. In order to promote his moderate vision of Islam, he co-founded the American Islamic Congress. He served as an advisor to the Coalition Provisional Authority on education and other matters.

Quotes

"I began attending mosque in the hope that somehow I would discover my identity. What I ended up discovering was that the mosque experience was political in nature."

Books

" Before and After Avicenna: Proceedings of the First Conference of the Avicenna Study Group (Islamic Philosophy, Theology, and Science)" (2001)

References

External links

* [http://www.eppc.org/news/newsID.2060/news_detail.asp Muslims in a New World]
* [http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/middle_east/jan-june04/iraqi_6-29.html news interview]