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Hamza Yusuf
Hamza Yusuf (born Mark Hanson, January 1, 1960)〔(The Muslim 500 )〕 is an American Islamic scholar,〔〔 and is co-founder of Zaytuna College. He is a proponent of classical learning in Islam and has promoted Islamic sciences and classical teaching methodologies throughout the world.
He is an advisor to the Center for Islamic Studies at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley.〔(Carnegie Workshop Biographies | Graduate Theological Union )〕 He also serves as a member of the board of advisors of George Russell's One Nation, a national philanthropic initiative that promotes pluralism and inclusion in America. In addition, he serves as vice-president for the Global Center for Guidance and Renewal, which was founded and is currently presided over by Abdallah bin Bayyah.〔(Introducing global center for renewal and guidance « Bin Bayyah )〕
He is one of the signatories〔(Signatories | A Common Word Between Us and You )〕 of A Common Word Between Us and You, an open letter by Islamic scholars to Christian leaders, calling for peace and understanding. ''The Guardian'' newspaper in the United Kingdom reported that "Hamza Yusuf is arguably the west's most influential Islamic scholar." Similarly, The New Yorker magazine reported that Yusuf is "perhaps the most influential Islamic scholar in the Western world".
==Early life==
Yusuf was born as Mark Hanson to two academics in Washington State and raised in Northern California.〔 He grew up a practicing Greek Orthodox Christian and attended prep schools on both the east and west coasts. In 1977, after a near-death experience and reading the Qur'an, he converted to Islam from Christianity〔 (he seemed destined for the Greek Orthodox priesthood at his early age). Yusuf has Irish, Scottish and Greek ancestry.〔
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