tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298604493829335934.post6596065275176005753..comments2023-08-07T08:58:20.097-04:00Comments on My Islamic Perspective...: American Muslims: Invisible no more???thelegacymakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590688796702356996noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298604493829335934.post-78658626201784293272008-12-03T00:27:00.000-05:002008-12-03T00:27:00.000-05:00Short Bios on the speakers:Imam Zaid Shakir is amo...Short Bios on the speakers:<BR/><BR/>Imam Zaid Shakir is amongst the most respected and influential Islamic scholars in the West. As an American Muslim who came of age during the civil rights struggles, he has brought both sensitivity about race and poverty issues and scholarly discipline to his faith-based work. He is a frequent speaker at local and national Muslim events and has emerged as one of the nation's top Islamic scholars and a voice of conscience for American Muslims and non-Muslims alike. He obtained a BA with honors in International Relations at American University in Washington D.C. and later earned his MA in Political Science at Rutgers University. As Imam of Masjid al-Islam from 1988 to 1994 he spear-headed a community renewal and grassroots anti-drug effort, and also taught political science and Arabic at Southern Connecticut State University.<BR/><BR/>Shaykh Faraz Rabbani is a researcher and teacher of Islamic law. He is of Pakistani-Canadian background and graduated from the University of Toronto in 1997, with a degree in Economics. He then went to Damascus to study the Islamic sciences under traditional Islamic scholars including Shaykh Adib Kallas, Shaykh Muhammad Jumuah, and Shaykh Hassan al-Hindi. In 2000 he moved to Amman, in Jordan, to continue his studies under the guidance of Shaykh Nuh Keller.He is the Educational Director of SeekersGuidance, a teacher at The Razi Institute, a partner and legal adviser with Straight Way Ethical Advisory, a board member and teacher with Bukhari Institute, and a columnist for Islamica Magazine.thelegacymakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17590688796702356996noreply@blogger.com