Yasir Qadhi is an American Muslim scholar and writer of Pakistani descent, and Dean of Academic Affairs at the Al-Maghrib Institute, an Islamic educational institution. He has written books and has lectured on Islam and contemporary Muslim issues. A 2011 New York Times Magazine essay described Qadhi as "one of the most influential conservative clerics in American Islam" Education: B.Sc Chemical Engineering from University of Houston, Texas. M.A. Islamic Creed, B.A. Islamic Sciences, Associate's degree Arabic Language from Univerity of Madinah. D.Phil Islamic Studies, M.Phil Islamic Studies from Yale University

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