Adnan Ibrahim

Born in 1966 in Gaza, Ibrāhīm and his family moved several times.  Dr. Ibrāhīm now calls Vienna, Austria home.  He studied medicine as an undergraduate, and eventually went on to receive a PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of Vienna.

Ibrāhīm has been a proponent for more open debate.  He has produced a number of videos in Arabic, most of which have not been translated into English.  In terms of natural sciences, his most important series is on biological evolution, a 31-part sequence entitled Nazariya al-taṭawar (The Theory of Evolution), the first two videos of which include English subtitles.  Ibrāhīm has been outspoken about largely agreeing with biological evolution, framing it within his understanding of Islam.

In 2000, Ibrāhīm together with his brothers founded an organization, Rencontre des Civilisations (Meeting of Civilizations), which in turn led to the creation of the mosque al-Shūrā where Ibrāhīm continues to preach and teach.

Ibrāhīm is active on social media, primarily in Arabic, and has a web page, http://www.adnanibrahim.net, which in addition to its Arabic default, has material in French (http://www.adnanibrahim.net/category/francais/) and a limited selection in English (http://www.adnanibrahim.net/category/english/) and Spanish (http://www.adnanibrahim.net/category/espanol/).

Select Bibliography

Ibrāhīm, Adnān. (2012).  Présentation du Cheikh Adnan Ibrahim.  Cheikh Adnan Ibrahim.  Retrieved from http://cheikh-adnan.blogspot.com/2012/04/presentation-du-cheikh-adnan-ibrahim.html.

Mazouz, Zohair.  (n.d., ca. 2014).  Islam. A (Thundering) Voice of Progress. Free Arabs [website].  Retrieved from http://www.freearabs.com/index.php/ideas/113-video-gallery/859-jb-span-islam-jb-span-a-thundering-voice-of-progress.

Facebook (English):  https://www.facebook.com/DrAdnanIbrahimEnglish/

Twitter (primarily in Arabic):  https://twitter.com/dradnanibrahim

YouTube (English):  https://www.youtube.com/user/shikhadnanibrahimENG (with a limited number of videos)

YouTube (Arabic):  https://www.youtube.com/user/shaikhAdnanIbrahim

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