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Michael Muhammad Knight | |
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 Knight entering the wrestling ring for his fight against "Ibrahim Hooper" | |
| Born | 1977 (age 47–48) |
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| Nationality | American |
| Education | Harvard University (MTS) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (PhD) |
| Spouse |
Sadaf Khatri (m. 2009) |
Michael Muhammad Knight (born 1977) is a white American novelist, essayist, journalist, and convert to Islam.[1] His writings are popular among American Muslim youth.[2] The San Francisco Chronicle described him as "one of the most necessary and, paradoxically enough, hopeful writers of Barack Obama's America,"[3] while The Guardian has described him as "the Hunter S. Thompson of Islamic literature,"[4] and his non-fiction work exemplifies the principles of gonzo journalism.[5] Publishers Weekly describes him as "Islam's gonzo experimentalist."[6] Within the American Muslim community, he has earned a reputation as an ostentatious cultural provocateur.
He obtained a Master of Theological Studies degree from Harvard University in 2011 and received his Ph.D. in Islamic studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2016.[7] Knight is currently assistant professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Central Florida.[8]
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- ^ Berrett, Jesse (August 5, 2009). "Fiction review: Michael Muhammad Knight books". The Chronicle.
- ^ Whitaker, Brian (2007-03-19). "Punk Muslims". The Guardian. London.
- ^ Bowe, Brian J. (Spring 2012). "A Brain Full of Contraband: The Islamic Gonzo Writing of Michael Muhammad Knight" (PDF). Literary Journalism Studies, The International Association of Literary Journalism Studies. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
- ^ "Religion Book Review: Tripping With Allah by Michael Muhammad Knight. Soft Skull (PGW, dist.) $15.95 trade paper (256p) ISBN 978-1-59376-443-2". Publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Current Graduate Students – Department of Religious Studies". Archived from the original on 2011-09-26. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
- ^ "Michael Muhammed Knight – Philosophy at UCF". Retrieved 2022-07-04.