Murad Wilfried Hofmann
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Dr. Murad Wilfried Hofmann (b. 1931) is a prominent German diplomat and author. He has authored several books on Islam, including Journey to Makkah (ISBN 0-915957-85-X) and Islam: The Alternative (ISBN 0-915957-71-X). Many of his books and essays focus on Islam's place in the West and, after September 11, in particular, in the United States.
Dr. Hofmann was born a Catholic, but converted to Islam in 1980, while serving in the German Foreign Service as a specialist on issues concerning nuclear defense. His conversion was met with some controversy due to his high profile in the German government. He converted to Islam as a result of what he witnessed in the Algerian War of Independence, his fondness for Islamic art, and what he saw as contradictions in Paulist Christian doctrine.
Dr. Hofmann went on to serve as Director of Information for NATO at Brussels from 1983 to 1987, Ambassador to Algeria from 1987 to 1990, and Ambassador to Morocco from 1990 to 1994.
He currently resides in Turkey.
[edit] Publications
- 1973 Of Beauty and the Dance: Towards an Aesthetics of Ballet, in: Three Essays in Dance Aesthetic, Dance Perspectives No. 55, New York
- 1981 Wie MBFR begann, in: Im Dienste Deutschland und des Rechtes, Festschrift für Wilhelm G. Grewe, Nomos, Baden-Baden
- 1984 Is NATO's Defence Policy facing a Crisis?, in: Non-Nuclear War in Europe, Groningen University Press, Groningen
- 1981 Ein philosophischer Weg zum Islam
- 1984 Zur Rolle der islamischen Philosophie
- 1985 Tagebuch eines deutschen Muslims
- 1992 Der Islam als Alternative, Diederichs, ISBN 3-424-01114-2
- 1996 Reise nach Mekka, Diederichs, ISBN 3-424-01308-0
- 1998 Überarbeitung der Koranübersetzung von Max Henning, Istanbul und München
- 2000 Der Islam im 3. Jahrtausend, Diederichs-Hugendubel, ISBN 3-7205-2124-9
[edit] References
- Salaam.co.uk: Murad Wilfried Hofmann
- A brief biography at IslamOnline.net
- Biography from Welcome back to Islam
- islamicity.com - Los Angeles Times: U.S. Freedoms Give American Muslims Influence Beyond Their Numbers quotes Dr. Hofmann.
[edit] External links
- Islam in the West, an essay by Dr. Hofmann
- Kritische Erwähnung Hofmanns durch das Landesamt für Verfassungsschutz Baden-Württemberg
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