learning in Islam. He has promoted Islamic sciences and
classical teaching methodologies throughout the world.
He has also been a strong advocate for social justice,
peace, and conviviality among peoples and places. For
several years, he has argued that the “them versus us”
problem is fundamentally flawed, as he considers himself
one of “them” as well as one of “us.”
Hamza Yusuf has been a passionate and outspoken critic
of American foreign policy as well as Islamic extremist responses to those policies. He
has drawn criticism from both the extreme right in the West and Muslim extremists in
the East. Ed Hussain has written that Hamza Yusuf’s teachings were instrumental to his
abandoning extremism.
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