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The mission of Aslan Media Initiatives is to inform, educate, and engage the public on political, social, religious, and cultural issues related to the Greater Middle East and its Diaspora Communities worldwide.
To accomplish this mission we coordinate and disseminate news and information through New Media and Social Media outlets, as well as produce original content that educates while meeting high standards of journalistic integrity and maintaining cultural context. Additionally, we work at the community level to promote dialogue and understanding on interfaith and intercultural issues.
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ABOUT THE FOUNDER:
(www.RezaAslan)
Dr. Reza Aslan, an internationally acclaimed writer and scholar of religions, is a columnist at the Daily Beast (thedailybeast.com).
Reza Aslan has degrees in Religions from Santa Clara University, Harvard University, and the University of California, Santa Barbara, as well as a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Iowa, where he was named the Truman Capote Fellow in Fiction.
He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Los Angeles Institute for the Humanities, and the Pacific Council on International Policy. He serves on the board of directors for both the Ploughshares Fund, which gives grants for peace and security issues, Abrahams Vision, an interfaith peace organization, and PEN USA.
Aslan's first book is the New York Times Bestseller, "No God but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam", which has been translated into thirteen languages, short-listed for the Guardian First Book Award in the UK, and nominated for a PEN USA award for research Non-Fiction.
Aslan is also Cofounder and Chief Creative Officer of BoomGen Studios, a hub for creative content from and about the Middle East.
Age
37
Country
United States
Occupation
Author, Speaker, Professor