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by Yassin El-Ayouty Esq (Author)
The themes of this book have been in my head since Islamophobia in the West, especially with the rise of the ultra-right, degenerated into anti-Islamism. Jihadism which has been waging terrorism globally under the guise of Islam contributed greatly to lending that anti-Islamism a raison d'etre. With the two negative currents converging and becoming mutually self-justifying, Islam as a faith, and global security as a cherished value became the objects of skepticism. An enhancer of these trends has been the absence of translation of Arabic into other main languages. An example of this is the efforts by Al-Azhar Al-Sharif and its Grand Imam, Dr. Ahmed El-Taiyeb, exerted primarily from Cairo, are not well publicized in non-Arabic speaking areas. In that vacuum, both jihadism and anti-Islamism, crept in, nearly unchallenged.
Author Biography
Dr. Yassin El-Ayouty, Esq. is an attorney and professor of law and politics, residing in New York. He has a has a Ph.D. from New York University in international law and international organization(1966); and J.D. from Cardozo School of Law (1994). A U.S. Fulbright Scholar (1952-1954); recipient of N.Y.U. Founders Day Award, and Cardozo Faculty Award for Best Legal Writing. University professor since 1966; and Distinguished Visiting Professor, Nova Law Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Member of American bars and Federation of Arab Bars. Practising litigation in America and abroad. Served the UN for 32 years, retiring as Political Director. Co-founded UNITAR; drafted its Statute for UN General Assembly (1965). UN Representative of the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs (Cairo); Established SUNSGLOW-Global Training in the Rule of Law in 1998, now a nonprofit with a center in Toronto. Presently, Professor at Fordham University School of Law, teaching "Islamic Law and Global Security;" St. Francis College (New York City); Cairo University Law; Focal point in North America for Al-Azhar University (Cairo); and Emeritus Professor at Stony Brook University, New York. Research and blogging focus: Islamic Law; the New Egypt; US/Arab strategic relations. Blogger and author in English and Arabic of articles and books, the most recent of which, preceding the present volume is "The New Egypt: From Chaos To The Strong State"(Amazon, 2016).
