Graduate, American Univ., Cairo; has studied Islamic Theology and Sciences. Fellow, Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought. Research affiliate, Psychology and Religion Research Group, Univ. of Cambridge. Egyptian television and radio presenter, lecturer and activist focusing on spirituality, inter-faith dialogue, de-radicalization and Islam in the modern world. Prominent role in the Egyptian revolution and participated in the first post-revolution Egyptian National Dialogue. Key player in the social, political and economic reformation of Egypt. Active on social media networks. Invited to give lectures and lead workshops. 2008, named Egypt's most influential religious figure of the year. Featured in The 500 Most Influential Muslims of 2009, Georgetown Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding.