Abdisaid Abdi Ismail

Abdisaid Abdi Ismail
Born (1964-01-05) 5 January 1964
CitizenshipSomalia
Alma materUmm al-Qura University
OccupationWriter
OrganizationMaandoon
Known for
  • Islamic reform
  • Advocacy of secularism
  • criticism of Islamism
Notable work
  • Xadka Ridada Maxaa ka Run ah
  • Islaamka iyo Cilmiga
  • Halgankii Tukayaasha

Abdisaid Abdi Ismail is a Somali author, reformist, intellectual, and economist. He has written more than ten books, and his most famous one is The Rule of Apostasy in Islam: Is It True?[1]

References

  1. ^ Nzwili, Fredrick (7 November 2014). "Book on apostasy in Islam earns writer the moniker 'Somalia's Salman Rushdie'". RNS.