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In Memory of Dr Shabbir Akhtar
It is with great sadness that we convey the passing of Dr Shabbir Akhtar, an internationally renowned Muslim scholar of philosophy and theology who worked for several years lecturing at Markfield Institute of Higher Education on philosophy and Islamic history.
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His regular contributions to The Muslim World Book Review, published by The Islamic Foundation, delivered profound and exceptional essays warmly received across a global readership.
Born in Pakistan to humble beginnings, Dr Shabbir’s early years were spent in Bradford, where his father was employed as a bus driver.
Attaining three degrees from the UK and Canada, Dr Shabbir advanced as a multilingual, eminent and brilliant academic. Following his work within British race relations, he taught the philosophy of religion and comparative religion at the International Islamic University of Malaysia for four years and for a decade at the Old Dominion University in Virginia, USA.
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