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Who was Dr Ismail Raji Al-Faruqi?

Ismail Raji al-Faruqi (January 1, 1921 – May 27, 1986) was a Palestinian-American philosopher who was recognized by his peers as an authority on Islam and comparative religion. He spent several years at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, then taught at several universities in North America, including McGill University in Montreal. He was Professor of Religion at Temple University, where he founded and chaired the Islamic Studies program.

The Ismail Faruqi Online website was first initiated by myself after I contacted DSAI and he put me in touch IIIT to work in collaboration with them in 2006. Due to several outstanding issues and personal matters that I had to deal with, the site was put on a backburner in 2007 but remains active.

I have collected various papers published by Dr. Faruqi during this period (and with some help from IIIT) but I have decided to take over the project 100%.

However, I would need some volunteers to help me with the site design, searching for materials, etc. in order to make this website a truly useful resource in remembrance of Dr. Faruqi’s legacy. I don’t expect this to be all done for free, of course. Some of you will be paid for your work and effort, and others will be part of the team of volunteers to keep the site afloat.

If you are interested in the deal and want to help, contact me.