Scholar & teacher
Shaykh Dr. Mohammad Ali Shomali
Shaykh Dr. Mohammad Ali Shomali is an Islamic scholar, philosopher and author, and an internationally recognized voice in interfaith dialogue. A graduate of the seminaries of Qom, he holds degrees in Western philosophy from the University of Tehran and a PhD in philosophy from the University of Manchester, where he also did postdoctoral research on ethics of life and death. He is founding director of the International Institute for Islamic Studies and the Risalat International Institute in Qom, previously directed the Islamic Centre of England, and edits the journals Message of Thaqalayn and Spiritual Quest.