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Zaid Shakir is a Muslim American scholar, public speaker, and author 〔John Esposito, The 500 Most Influential Muslims, p 102. ISBN 978-9957-428-37-2〕 who is a co-founder with Hamza Yusuf and Hatem Bazian, a senior faculty member, and serves on the Board of Trustees of Zaytuna College in Berkeley, California. He teaches courses on Arabic, law, history, and Islamic spirituality. He is co-founder and chairman of United For Change since 2009. This effort through modern discourse, is to create awareness of the broadest and most consuming topics within the Muslim and interfaith community. The aim is to leverage the diversity through cooperation and goodwill and address the obstacles that have proven to be divisive.〔http://www.unitedforchange.com//〕 The Chronicle of Higher Education stated, “Embodying an American story if ever there was one—including proverbial bootstraps, military service, political activism, and deep religious commitment—Zaid Shakir’s message of social justice in the face of poverty and racism he has known first hand makes him endlessly and, it often seems, effortlessly relevant. He is as approachable a man as I’ve ever met.” 〔http://www.www.newislamicdirections.com/nid/about/feedback#sthash.oen7pcXz.dpuf//〕 He is one of the signatories 〔http://www.acommonword.com/signatories/〕 of A Common Word Between Us and You, an open letter by Islamic scholars to Christian leaders, calling for peace and understanding. ==Early life== Shakir was Born 1956 〔(The Muslim 500 )〕 in Berkeley, California as Ricky Daryl Mitchell to a family descended from African, Irish and Native American 〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.newislamicdirections.com/pressroom/biography/ )〕 roots. His formative years were spent in housing projects in New Britain Connecticut. These early experiences instilled in him a compassionate and realistic work ethic, as well as, an unshakeable desire for social change and economic justice. He converted to Islam in 1977 while serving in the United States Air Force and shortly after changed his name to Zaid Salim Shakir.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Zaid Shakir」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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