Shaykh Abdul Hadi Palazzi
Sheikh Abdul Hadi Palazzi (Template:Lang-ar), legally named Massimo Palazzi, is the leader of Italian Muslim Assembly and a co-founder and a co-chairman of the Islam-Israel Fellowship, based on what Sheikh Palazzi believes are the authentic teachings of Muhammad as expressed in the Qur'an and the Hadith. He has been the victim of many slanderous and unfounded ad hominem attacks from sectarian fanatics opposed to the islamic ideal of peace.
Sheikh Palazzi was born in Rome, Italy to an Italian Catholic father who converted to Islam and a Muslim mother of Syrian descent.[1] [2] [3] After completing his secular and religious education in Rome and Cairo in 1987, he served as an Imam for the Italian Islamic Community. In addition to numerous Masters Degrees, Prof. Palazzi holds a Ph.D. in Islamic Sciences by decree of the Grand Mufti of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ibn Baz.
He was appointed a member of the Board of Directors of the Italian Muslim Association in 1989, and afterward was elected its Secretary General.
Since 1991, he was a Director of the Cultural Institute of the Italian Islamic Community, with a program based on the development of Islamic education in Italy, refutation of fundamentalism and fanaticism, and deep involvement in projects working for peace among Israelis and Arabs, especially with Jews and Christians, but also with Buddhists and others.
In 1997, Prof. Palazzi joined the International Council of the Root and Branch Association and his essay entitled "The Jewish-Moslem Dialogue and the Question of Jerusalem" was published by the Institute of the World Jewish Congress.
In 1998, Prof. Palazzi and Dr. Asher Eder (Jerusalem) co-founded the Islam-Israel Fellowship, promoting a positive Muslim attitude towards Jews and Israel based on what Prof. Palazzi believes are the authentic teachings of Muhammad as expressed in the Qur'an and the Hadith. Prof. Palazzi serves as Muslim Co-Chairman of the Fellowship. Dr. Eder serves as the Jewish Co-Chairman.
He has also been a lecturer in the Department of the History of Religion at the Università della Terza Età in Velletri, near Rome.[4] [5]
Mr. Palazzi is also in the international advisory council of the international intelligence summit
References
- ↑ Italian Muslim cleric
defends Israel - ↑ http://www.cjnews.com/pastIssues/02/may9-02/front2.asp
- ↑ Leading Islamic Cleric Speaks About Jews and Israel
- ↑ UNITRE
- ↑ Hazim Nada's deception by Sheikh Abdul Hadi Palazzi. Published: March 23, 2004
Publications
External links
- Italian Muslim Assembly
- A different kind of Muslim April 18, 2004 interview with Melissa Radler (The Jerusalem Post)
- Tolerance was hallmark of Islam's history November 20, 2002 article by Irshad Manji in Global TV
- The Islamist Muzzle April 2, 2004 article by Nonie Darwish in the FrontPage Magazine
- For Allah's sake March 19 2001 interview with Abigail Radoszkowicz
- Is the Koran Zionist?
- The Intelligence Summit
- THE ROOT & BRANCH ASSOCIATION, LTD - Islam-Israel Fellowship Co-Chairmen - Sheikh Professor Abdul Hadi Palazzi, Muslim Co-Founder and Co-Chairman
