Tawfik Hamid is an Egyptian scholar, author and dissident intellectual opposed to Islamic Fundamentalism. A former member of al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya, an Islamic extremist and terrorist organization then led by Ayman al Zawahiri, Tawfik Hamid splintered off and began advocating a peaceful understanding of Islam that is compatible with universal human rights and intellectual freedom. Wikipedia
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http://www.intelligencesummit.org/news/TawfikHamid/TH022506.php . His testimony at the first major Intelligence Summit in Washington further established his reputation as a leading authority on global terror. rootsofjihad.com/index.php
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Dr. Tawfik Hamid holds a boxed lunch in one hand and offers me his book, The Roots of Jihad , with the other. www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=25069
HOUGHTON, N.Y. Tawfik Hamid, a former member of an Al Qaeda affiliated organization brings his message of peace to Houghton College on Monday, Oct. 23. www.houghton.edu/news/articles/20061017.asp
Jill Dekker Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld Brigitte Gabriel Yoram Hessel Tawfik Hamid Clare Lopez Gen. Thomas McInerney Cdr. www.intelligencesummit.org/speakers/hamid.php