Feisal Abdul Rauf

Feisal Abdul Rauf (Arabic فيصل عبد الرؤوف / Faysal ʿ Abd al - Ra'uf; * 1948 in Kuwait ) is an Egyptian- American imam, author, and a personality of inter-religious dialogue. He is the founder and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Cordoba Initiative and the founder of the American Society for Muslim Advancement ( ASMA ). He was the imam of the al - Farah Mosque, a mosque in Lower Manhattan in New York, United States of America.

He was one of the 138 signatories of the open letter A Common Word between Us and You (English A Common Word Between Us and You), the personalities of Islam to "leaders of Christian churches everywhere" (English: " Leaders of Christian Churches, everywhere ... " ) submitted (13 October 2007).

Works (selection)

• Moving the Mountain: Beyond Ground Zero to a New Vision of Islam in America
• What 's Right with Islam: a New Vision for Muslims and the West