Imam Zaid Shakir
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My Tagline:
"Within us all lies the potential to realize our dreams."
My Interests:
Prayer, Meditation, Worship, God, Angels, Afterlife, Interfaith issues, Charity, Biblical archaeology, History, Books, Education, Travel, Gardening, Current events, Politics, Art, Environment, Holistic living, Health, Sports, Fitness, Family, Marriage, Parenting, I enjoy lecturing on current affairs and international relations, Asian & African art, poetry, cycling, and community service.
My Favorite Books, Authors, Musicians, Movies, Preachers, TV shows, etc:
The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot by Naomi Wolf
Bury the Chains: Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire's Slaves by Adam Hochschild
The David Suzuki Reader by David Suzuki
Servants Of Allah by Sylviane Diouf
The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
Final Solutions: Mass Killing and Genocide in the 20th Century by Benjamin A. Valentino
Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time (Eminent Lives) by Karen Armstrong
Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley
Fast Food Nat
Who Inspires Me:
Hamza Yusef, Martin Luther King, and Malcolm X.
My organizations and affiliations:
Zaytuna Institute, Madison Who's Who, Independent Publishers Association, Association of American Publishers, National Political Science Honors Society
My favorite spiritual activities:
Interfaith dialogue, devotional reflection, group prayer, and reading spiritually motivational print matter.
Who I'm praying for:
Spiritual Seekers, Exploring The Faith Club, Nurturing and Positive thinking, Muslims Online, Being Okay In Your Own Skin
What is your current spiritual mood?:
Compassionate
What's your spiritual type?:
Confident Believer - I have found the right path and am fully committed to it.
About Me
Greetings! As a scholar-in-residence and lecturer at Zaytuna Institute located in the Bay Area, CA., I currently teach regular courses on Arabic, Islamic Law, History, and Islamic Spirituality. Amongst several works that I have translated from Arabic into English is, "Scholars Are The Heirs of the Prophets" in 2001. My latest work in 2005 is entitled, "Scattered Pictures: Reflections of An American Muslim."
Most of all, we are a balanced nation whose historical advance has only been possible when that balance created the spiritual and intellectual space for some of the most brilliant minds, hearts and souls like yourself to come together for the sake of peace and justice for all. For the sake of God, let's make it happen. For more information, please visit http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Zaid_Shakir .
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Gender: Male
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