Jamal Badawi

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This article is for the Egyptian-Canadian professor. For other uses of the name see Al-Badawi.

Jamal Badawi (Arabic: جمال بدوي) is an Egyptian born Muslim Canadian professor in Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He is a well-known author, activist, preacher and speaker on Islam and Muslims. He completed his undergraduate studies in Cairo, Egypt and his Masters and Ph. D. degrees at Indiana University in Bloomington, In.

Dr. Badawi has authored several books and articles on Islam. He also researched, designed and presented a 352-segment television series on Islam, shown in many local TV stations in Canada and the US and in other countries as well. Audio and video copies of this series are widely available thought out the world. Some Titles of His Published Works are: Selected prayers, Gender Equity in Islam, Muhammad in the Bible, Status of Women in Islam, Polygamy in Islamic Law, The Earth and Humanity : An Islamic Perspective, Islam: A Brief Look, Muslim Woman’s Dress According to the Qur’an and the Sunnah and Islamic Ethics.

In addition to his participation in lectures, seminars and interfaith dialogues in North America, Dr. Badawi was invited as a guest speaker in various functions throughout the world. He is also active in several Islamic organizations, including the Islamic Society of North America and is the Founder/chairman of the Islamic Information Foundation, a non-profit foundation seeking to promote a better understanding of Islam and the Muslims towards non-Muslims. He has lectured extensively in North America and abroad, and is an excellent speaker on a variety of topics including Islam & Christianity. He is an expert in Christian-Muslim Dialogues. Dr. Badawi is also a member of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) Fiqh Council. [1]

Dr. Jamal Badawi is also a Guest Scholar at The American Learning Institute for Muslims. [2]

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[edit] Publications

Some titles of his published works are:

  • Selected prayers
  • Gender Equity in Islam
  • Muhammad in the Bible
  • Status of Women in Islam
  • Polygamy in Islamic Law
  • Islam: A Brief Look
  • Muslim Woman’s Dress According to the Qur’an and the Sunnah and Islamic Ethics.

[edit] Debates / Lectures

  • Is the Bible the Word of God?
  • The Authenticity of the Bible
  • Debate : Basic Human Rights as Viewed by Christian and Islam
  • Treatment of Minorities in Christianity and Islam
  • Treatment of Women in Christianity and Islam
  • The Cross Salvation
  • The Divinity of Jesus
  • Was Jesus Divine ? or Was He a Prophet of God ?
  • Debate : The Way to Salvation
  • God as Viewed in the Bible and the Qur’an
  • Is Muhammad a Prophet of God ?
  • Debate : The Qur’an - Word of God or Muhammad
  • The Authenticity of the Qur’an

[edit] External Sites

[edit] References

  1. ^ Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)
  2. ^ The American Learning Institute for Muslims
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