Algerian astrophysicist, Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the American University of Sharjah, UAE. MSc and PhD from the University of California at San Diego; spent two years at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and many visits at research centers in Europe and the USA; has published many technical research papers and lectured internationally (at Cambridge, Oxford, Cornell, Wisconsin, etc.). In addition to his academic work, he writes about issues related to science, education, the Arab world, and Islam. He is a regular columnist for Gulf News (UAE) and has made notable contributions to Nature Middle East and other publications. He has also appeared many times on international media outlets, including Al-Jazeera, BBC, NPR, France 2, Le Monde, and others. With a number of books, articles, lectures, and videos on the subject, he has become a prime scholar on Islam and Science.