Holds a degrees in Internal Medicine, and Education
Senior Fellow, The Potomac Institute
for Policy Studies
President, Global Movement Against
Radical Islam
Professor, Centre for Counterintelligence and Security Studies
Dr. Tawfik Hamid, is an Islamic thinker
and reformer, and one time Islamic extremist from Egypt. He was a member
of a terrorist Islamic organization JI with Dr. Ayman Al-Zawahiri who
became later on the second in command of Al-Qaeda. Some twenty-five
years ago, he recognized the threat of Radical Islam and the need for a
reformation based upon modern peaceful interpretations of classical
Islamic core texts. Dr. Hamid provided a fresh and theologically valid
interpretation for the Quran to counterbalance the radical teaching. Dr.
Hamid's mission is to end radical Islam.
"The
civilized world ought to recognize the immense danger that
Salafi Islam poses; it must become informed, courageous and
united if it is to protect both a generation of young Muslims
and the rest of humanity from the disastrous consequences of
this militant ideology."--Dr.
Tawfik Hamid
As the Daily Express (UK) mentioned "Dr.
Hamid has predicted the attacks on the twin towers, Madrid and London".
After September 11, Dr. Hamid boldly decided to speak out through western
broadcast and print media. He has appeared on shows spanning the spectrum
from CNN to Fox News, and his articles and op-ed pieces have appeared in
publications such as the Wall Street Journal, the New York Daily News, and
the Jerusalem Post.
Dr. Hamid's exceptional knowledge of the
jihadi mindset has led him to be a guest speaker at many reputable private
and governmental fora – both within the US and internationally. He lives
now in Washington DC. Dr. Hamid has a medical degree in internal medicine,
in addition to a Master's degree in cognitive psychology and educational
techniques.
Latest Products:
1-
www.InsideJihad.com (a book to analyse the phenomenon of Radical Islam
and suggest solutions )
2-
www.MrTolerance.com (a comic that was created to fight Radical Islam via
using other cognitive psychology pathways)
Born in Egypt to a secular Muslim family, Tawfik Hamid joined the
extremist Islamic group Jamma’a Islamia, while he was a student in
medical school. In his studies he was learning to heal, but in his
thoughts, as he says, he "dreamed to die for Allah and to share in
terrorist acts." His colleague in these formative days of the terror
movement was Dr. Al-Zawahiri, then an acquaintance with whom Tawfik used
to pray, and now the number two person of Al Qaeda.
Eventually Dr. Hamid questioned the hatred and impulses to violence that
participation in extremist Islam was fomenting within him. When he began to
preach in Mosques to promote a message of peace instead of violence and
hatred, however, he himself became a target of the Islamic extremists who
had been his friends. They threatened his life, forcing him and his family
to flee Egypt, then Saudi Arabia and from there to the West.
From his insider understanding of terrorist mentality, Dr. Hamid
predicted the Twin Towers (9/11), Madrid, and London attacks. Now his
mission has become to speak out against radical Islamic "a cancer that is
spreading with frightening rapidity across the globe today."
A
courageous as well as scholarly initiator of Islamic reformation, Dr. Hamid
seeks to build new thinking within Islam to overcome the hatred and violent
extremism that have metastasized within his religious tradition.
His essay,
"The
Development of a Jihadist’s Mind", had been published by the
Hudson Institute. Other Op-ed articles "The
Trouble with Islam" and "How
to End Islamophobia"were published by the Wall Street
Journal. In addition, he has been on numerous television and radio shows,
including BBC Religion & Ethics, FOX News, CNN’s Glen Beck Show, Denis Prager radio show and on the sequel to the documentary,
"Obsession" called "The
Third Jihad."
In March 2007, he was a keynote speaker at the Intelligence Summit where he
serves now on their Advisory Board.
His
track record as a Muslim – speaking out very publicly against human rights
abuses in the Islamic world includes participation in a landmark Summit on
Secular Islam detailed by Brett Stephens in the Wall Street Journal of March
6th, 2007 titled "Islam’s Other Radicals" in which
he refers to Dr. Hamid as a reformist and former member of Jamaa Islamia; a
terrorist group preached to by Ayman Al-Zawahiri. Dr. Hamid spoke
to a large group of various government officials and decision makers in
Washington DC where he received very positive reviews.
Dr. Hamid explains why extremist Islam is far more prevalent and poses a
far more serious threat than most Americans and the West in general
appreciate; to our economy, ecology, and national security.
Dr. Hamid holds degrees in Internal Medicine, and Education.
Additionally, He had been designing software educational programs for
Medical, pharmaceutical and other grade school students. He is also
interested in and presents talk on the field of Natural medicine.
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CI Centre at 1-800-779-4007 or 703-642-7453 or
Contact Us to book Dr. Tawfik Hamid as a speaker.
The Development of a Jihadist's Mind by Tawfik Hamid. Article tells his
own path into becoming a member of an extremist Islamic terrorist
organization.
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Dr.
Tawfik Hamid
Eventually Dr. Hamid questioned the hatred and impulses to violence that
participation in extremist Islam was fomenting within him. When he began to
preach in Mosques to promote a message of peace instead of violence and
hatred, however, he himself became a target of the Islamic extremists who
had been his friends. They threatened his life, forcing him and his family
to flee Egypt, then Saudi Arabia and from there to the West.
His
track record as a Muslim – speaking out very publicly against human rights
abuses in the Islamic world includes participation in a landmark Summit on
Secular Islam detailed by Brett Stephens in the Wall Street Journal of March
6th, 2007 titled "
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