Tawfik Hamid

Dr. Tawfik Hamid is an Islamic thinker and reformer, and one time Islamic extremist from Egypt. Some twenty-five years ago, Dr. Hamid recognized the threat of radical Islam and the need for a reformation based upon modern peaceful interpretations of classical Islamic core texts. Dr. Hamid's work focuses on providing a fresh and theologically valid interpretation of the Quran to counterbalance radical teaching. Currently Dr. Hamid is a Senior Fellow and Chair for the Study of Islamic Radicalism at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies. Dr. Hamid is also the author of Inside Jihad: Understanding and Confronting Radical Islam.