Abdullah Saeed
Abdullah Saeed is the Sultan of Oman Professor of Arab and Islamic Studies at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He is involved in both Muslim-Christian and Muslim-Jewish interfaith dialogue. His publications include Freedom of Religion, Apostasy and Islam, co-authored with Hassan Saeed (Ashgate, 2004), and Interpreting the Qur'an: Towards a Contemporary Approach (Routledge, 2006). He holds a Ph.D. in Islamic Studies and an MA in Applied Linguistics from the University of Melbourne, Australia. He earned his BA in Arabic and Islamic Studies from the Islamic University in Medina, Saudi Arabia. His research includes approaches to the interpretation of the Quran today, reform of classical Islamic law, and Islam and human rights, including religious freedom.