Dr. Muhammad U. Faruque is the Inayat Malik Associate Professor of Islamic Philosophy and Environmental Studies and a former Visiting Scholar at Harvard University. He earned his PhD (with distinction) from the University of California, Berkeley, and served as Exchange Scholar at Harvard University and as George Ames Postdoctoral Fellow at Fordham University. He was also educated at the University of London and Tehran University. In addition to his formal college education, he has traveled throughout the world to learn and explore, and studied with many scholars in South Asia, Iran, Turkey, Egypt, North Africa, and Malaysia.
A prominent global philosopher who has lectured widely across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, his books and academic articles have been translated into numerous languages and have been recognized by important funding bodies across the United States, such as the Templeton Foundation and the US Department of Education. He was recently honored with the Young Investigator Award (MDPI Religions). He gives public lectures on a wide range of topics such as the environmental crisis, spirituality, meditation, AI, Islamic psychology, and Islam and the West. Our interview with Dr. Faruque will soon be available on Spotify and YouTube for easier listening and viewing!