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Preachers<br />
understanding about the faith. Naik also challenges leaders in other faiths to public debates that<br />
are broadcast around the world on Peace TV—a satellite channel that he helped to found. He<br />
is also the founder of the <strong>Islamic</strong> Research Foundation, which runs United <strong>Islamic</strong> Aid. In June<br />
2<strong>01</strong>0, Dr Naik was banned from entering the United Kingdom due to ‘unaccebtable behavour’.<br />
His public statements on terrorism and Osama bin Laden have contributed to his reputation as a<br />
controversial televangelist.<br />
INDONESIA<br />
shihab, quraish [new]<br />
Quraish Shihab is an Indonesian expert on Qur’anic exegesis who regularly preaches on national<br />
television. He is noted as a progressive scholar who teaches Qur’anic exegesis using actual context<br />
and simple language. He is an author of many <strong>Islamic</strong> books, including ‘Tafsir Al-Misbah’. He<br />
served as Indonesian Minister of Religious Affairs in 1998 and also as chairman of the Indonesian<br />
Ulama Council since 1984. Shihab was also a director of State <strong>Islamic</strong> University, Syarif Hidayatullah<br />
1992-1998.<br />
MALAYSIA<br />
ibrahim, dato mashitah [new]<br />
Ibrahim is a prominent motivational preacher in Malaysia, and a lecturer in Universiti Islam<br />
Antarabangsa Malaysia, who is now active in politics. Sultan Pahang awarded her the honorary<br />
title ‘dato’ for her devotion to da’wa initiatives in 2000. Her views and opinions on contemporary<br />
<strong>Islamic</strong> issues receive wide attention.<br />
PAKISTAN<br />
shaikh, mohammad [new]<br />
Founder of the International <strong>Islamic</strong> Propagation Center (IIPC), a da’wa organization based in<br />
Karachi, Pakistan, Mohammad Shaikh is well-known as an influential public speaker. He has given<br />
numerous lectures on the Qur’an and also founded the English-language IIPC TV channel which<br />
broadcasts to viewers across the globe. He was ranked 4th most influential Muslim in the world on<br />
a public poll by Reuters in 2009.<br />
soomro, dr khalid mehmood [new]<br />
A member of the Pakistani senate, and Secretary General of Jamiat Ulema-Islam Sindh, Dr Khalid<br />
Mehmood Soomro is a popular preacher and teacher of Islam in Pakistan. Considered a prominent<br />
political leader, Soomro writes for various print media and has authored several books on Islam.<br />
Europe<br />
CZECH REPUBLIC<br />
omic, imam emir [new]<br />
Imam Emir Omic is the religious leader of the Muslim community in Prague which is made up<br />
of around 2000 members, mostly businessmen, immigrants, and students. <strong>The</strong> Czech Muslim<br />
community (approximately 10,000 people) is establishing itself in the country on the foundation<br />
of prayer, charity, and helping to inform the greater community about Islam.<br />
ITALY<br />
pallavicini, sheikh abd al wahid<br />
Sheikh Abd al Wahid Pallavicini is a noted preacher from Milan, Italy. After converting to Islam<br />
in 1951, he joined the Ahamadiyyah Idrissiyyah Shadhiliyyah Sufi order and is now head of the<br />
brotherhood in Italy. His son is Imam Yahya Sergio Yahe Pallavicini, the chairman of the ISESCO<br />
Council for Education and Culture in the West and imam of the Al Wahid Mosque of Milan.
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