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Dr_subahi

04-11-2008, 07:27 AM

Amr Mohamed Helmi Khaled[1] (Arabic: عمرو محمد حلمي خالد‎) (born September 5, 1967) is an Egyptian Muslim activist and preacher. The New York Times Magazine, in reference to Khaled's popularity in Arab countries, described him in its April 30, 2006 issue as "the world's most famous and influential Muslim televangelist." Amr Khaled has recently been chosen as number 13 of the world's most influential people by Time Magazine[2] and sixth most influential intellectual in the world by Prospect magazine[3]. He was also chosen as number 6 in Foreign Policy Magazine's 2008 list of The World's Top 20 Public Intellectuals.

Amr Khaled was born in Alexandria, Egypt. He graduated from Cairo University in 1988 with a degree in Accounting. In 2001, he received a diploma from an Islamic Studies Institute. He is currently studying for his Ph.D at the University of Wales.[4]

He began preaching in mosques in 1990 while still working as an accountant. In 1998, he moved to full-time preaching, primarily on satellite television. Khaled's popular lectures, which can be seen on the IQRA channel via the NILESAT direct broadcast satellites, are also distributed over the Internet and on audio and video cassette tapes.
Amr Khaled rejects extremism and strongly denounces the actions of Osama bin Laden. He announced that Arab Muslims want to live peacefully in coexistence with the West. His main teachings remain the same as those before him in more modern media, talking about everyday actions to get closer to Allah such as honesty, humbleness, and being polite. He believes that for society to improve it must change from the grassroots (from the bottom up).

Khaled promotes community development in the Arabic and Muslim nation based on what he terms "Faith Based Development" (Arabic: التنمية بالإيمان). The idea is for people to develop their communities and countries with faith as their motivator and guide.

Khaled's primary audience consists of Muslim Arabs ages fifteen through thirty five who come from the upper middle class.[citation needed] Khaled believes these are the ones most capable of changing the Islamic world. He is noted for his understandable everyday language and his friendly approach, even joking at times during his lectures.

Some detractors criticise Amr Khaled for not being a specialist in Islamic legal science, and therefore not qualified to preach.[citation needed] His reply is that he is only a preacher who does not issue answers on matters of jurisprudence (fiqh).[citation needed]

Traditionalists from Al Azhar are uncomfortable with his rising popularity.[citation needed] The Egyptian authorities, apparently alarmed that people who are learning from him are multiplying in numbers among the ranks of influential and wealthy families, are believed to have forced him into exile abroad.[citation needed] However, he has always replied to inquiries from his viewers on the TV that he was not banned from airing in Egypt or in other Arab countries until he came back to Egypt recently.[citation needed] He then announced in "Mahmoud Saad's" Talk show Al-Youm Al Sabea that the Egyptian authoroties told him that if he would like to stay in Egypt he has to stop any public appearance, which he could not accept.[citation needed] Thus he started his Beirut-London four years journey.

The British Sunday Times reported on May 30, 2004 that Sir Andrew Turnbull, the cabinet secretary and one of Tony Blair’s closest aides, intended to seek Amr Khaled's aid in furthering the British government’s agenda regarding Muslims. This article hurt Khaled's reputation among those Muslims who are resentful of the attitude of current western governments towards them.[citation needed]

References
^ Ethar El-Katatney A Religious Rock Star Egypt Today October 2007.
^ The TIME 100 (13 of 100)
^ Prospect magazine (article 10261)
^ Amr Khaled CV
The Radical Middle Way
"Amr Khaled: Islam's Billy Graham." David Hardacker, The Independent, January 4, 2006.
"Copenhagen Conference Eyes Better Muslim-West Dialogue." Nidal Abu Arif, Islam Online, March 9, 2006.
Muslims of Europe Conference July 2006.
Islamic Forum
A phenomenon called Amr Khaled. A. Sallem Qasem, Yemen Times, April 2004.