Abdallah Schleifer

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Prof. S. Abdallah Schleifer (b. Marc Schleifer) is a prominent Middle East expert, former NBC Cairo Bureau chief, and a professor of TV journalism at the American University in Cairo. He has interviewed countless Middle Eastern leaders, including Ayman al-Zawahiri. Born in a secular Jewish family on Long Island, he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania where he was involved in Marxist movements before converting to Sufi Islam [1]

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  1. ^ Lawrence Wright (2006). The Looming Tower. Knopf, Chapter 2. ISBN 9-375-41486-X. 
  2. ^ Prof. S. Abdallah Schleifer - Adham Center for Electronic Journalism. Retrieved on 2007-01-27.
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