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Muhammad A S Abdel Haleem

As a prolific writer and scholar, Professor Abdel-Haleem has dedicated a distinguished career to the study of Arabic culture and literature and for inter-faith understanding. The author of some ten books, his latest, The Qur’an: A New Translation, published by Penguin has become a bestseller and is the first Qur’an to be translated by an Arab Muslim to be published by a prestigious international academic publisher. As an academic at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Professor Haleem played a key role in establishing the School’s Centre of Islamic Studies. He has awarded an OBE in 2008 in recognition for his scholarship and work.

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