Malise Ruthven

Malise Ruthven is an Anglo-Irish academic and writer born in Dublin, known as a noted authority on Islam and author of several books on Islamic affairs, fundamentalism, and religion in America. He previously worked as a scriptwriter and editor with the BBC Arabic and World Services and holds a PhD from Cambridge University. In 2004, Prospect Magazine ranked him among the UK's top 100 public intellectuals[1][3][7].