Wilfredo Amr Ruiz

Wilfredo Amr Ruiz
Nationality Puerto Rican American
Other names Wilfredo Ruiz
Occupation Attorney
Known for Civil Rights Law

Wilfredo Amr Ruiz is a Muslim chaplain, columnist with the Huffington Post and El Diario de NY, lawyer and communications director with CAIR Florida, and a Political Analyst with Analista Internacional. He is the founder of the Puerto Rico and Connecticut chapters of The American Muslim Association of North America (AMANA).[1] He has done interviews on the topic of the Middle East, Muslim World, and Islam among Latinos on Telemundo, Univision, CNN en Español, etc. After converting to Islam, he put on hold his career as an attorney to get a master's degree in Islamic studies and Muslim-Christian relations from the Hartford Seminary in Connecticut. He regularly delivers public presentations at colleges and universities, schools, professional, governmental and civic institutions on a variety of topics involving religion, legal, and foreign policy. Wilfredo Amr Ruiz lives in South Florida. He is married and has twin sons.[2][3][4][5]

In 1997 he performed Hajj, the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca.[6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Wilfredo Amr Ruiz". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  2. ↑ "Wilfredo Amr Ruiz". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  3. ↑ Stephanie Siek (2011-11-23). "Latino Muslims a small, growing group". CNN. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  4. ↑ Raul A. Reyes (2015-12-20). "Latino Muslims Live Their Lives At The Intersection Of Three Cultures". NBCNEWS. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  5. ↑ "Wilfredo Ruiz, Esq". CairFlorida. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  6. ↑ "Wilfredo Amr Ruiz". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-06-21.


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