Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad

Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad (also known as Dean Ahmad) (born August 11, 1948) is a Palestinian American scholar and the president of the Minaret of Freedom Institute, a libertarian Muslim think-tank.; He also is president of the Islamic-American Zakat Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt religious and charitable organization which primarily serves poor and needy Muslims in the United States. Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad was born en route to the United States when his family left Palestine in 1948. He was raised in Pennsylvania and earned a bachelor's degree from Harvard University (1970) and a doctoral degree in astronomy and astrophysics from the University of Arizona (1975). Ahmad teaches an introductory course on Islam at Wesley Theological Seminary. He...