Dr. Mohammed El Erian at World Economic Forum/ Courtesy of Flickr.com
The Prince Alwaleed Bin Talaal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding and The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre published its first edition in what promises to be an annual series of insight into the movers and shakers of the Muslim world. EntitledThe 500 Most Influential Muslims 2009, the book categorizes Muslims' influential capacities into 15 categories: scholarly,political, administrative, lineage, preachers, women, youth, philanthropy, development, science and technology, arts and culture, Qu'ran reciters, media, radicals, international Islamic networks and issues of the day. As part of an ongoing series each week those receiving mention in North America will be highlighted.
This week nine American Muslims are highlighted for their work in Administratve excellence.
Mohammad Shamsi Ali is an imam of three New York city mosques including the largest mosque in the city.
Hady Amr is a senior policy analyst working on the Muslim world for the Brookings Institute. He is also the founding director of the Brookings Center in Doha, Qatar.
Imam Siraj Wahhaj/ Courtesy of Flickr.com
Dr. Mohammed El Erian is the CEO and CIO of PIMCO is a best seller of books on finance and economics. He has also served as the investment manager for Harvard's endowment fund, and has served as deputy director of the International Monetary Fund.
Dr. Abidullah Ghazi is the creator of IQRA' Educational Foundation. The Foundation began in 2009 and now distributes Islamic Studies materials to twenty countries around the globe.
Sheikh Kabir Helminski is the leader of the sufi order Mevlevi.This sufi order follows the teachings of Rumi. He has written on sufi writings and is co-founder with his wife of an educational NPO on sufi traditions; The Threshold Society.
Dr. Hafiz Yusuf Z. Kavakci is an Islamic Educator who founded an institute in his own name that focuses on developing a full system of integrated Muslim and secular education in the US starting with primary school. The Institute hopes to produce students who are qualified in the social and Islamic sciences and able to recite the Qu'ran.
Imam Mohammed Magid/ Courtesy of ICNA.org
Imam Mohammed Magid is the Executive Director and Imam at the All Dulles Area Muslim Society Center or also known as Adams Center, just located outside of DC in Virginia. He is the Vice-President of ISNA and serves on the many boards and committees including one for the FBI.
Ilyasah Al Shabazz is the daughter of Malcolm X. She is an author, lecturer and serves as trustee to the Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz Memorial, Educational and Cultural Center.
Imam Siraj Wahhaj is the Imam of al Taqwa Mosque in Brooklyn, New York. He is also the leader of the Muslim Alliance of North America (MANA) and was the first Muslim to open the US House of Representatives with the Opening Prayer of the Qu'ran; Al-Fatiha.
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I hope that our counterintelligence services will take this list and act appropriately to defend our country against these Moslems who are pursuing the jihad by subverting our institutions. All of these leading Moslems should be under surveillance.
Hahahahahahahahahaha.
"Under surveillance"? You have got to be kidding me. Foolish words with no basis, stemming from racism.
Good job, Mr. Bigot.
It is nice to learn about The 500 Most Influential Muslims: Administrative. However, this research opens up for many concerns and questions.
1- Who selected the most 500 people, and what are the criterion have been used?
2- How you screen the candidates, and what procedures did they follow?
3- What are the advantages of this research, and how Muslims and none Muslims will benefit from it?
Thank you,
Ahmed Azam
Los Angeles, CA
Salaam Ahmed:
Yes, these are good questions. In the beginning of the book it discusses how they came up with the selection they did, and also requests people to write in and share their thoughts. I believe it plans to be a yearly publication. I cannot get into the lengthy methodology but here is the suggestions address; 500@rissc.jo . Thanks for your comment. I am sure others have this wonder as well.
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