Ali Vyacheslav Polosin (russian: Али Вячеслав Полосин) is a Russian Muslim academic who converted to Islam in 1999. He is a former priest of the
Russian Orthodox Church
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Biography
He was born in 1956 in
Moscow
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, Russia. Studied
Philosophy at
Moscow State University
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.
* 1983-1999 served as
priest
A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in partic ...
in Russian Orthodox Church.
* 1990-1993 served as Member of Russia's Parliament.
Polosin is an
Islamic scholar
In Islam, the ''ulama'' (; ar, علماء ', singular ', "scholar", literally "the learned ones", also spelled ''ulema''; feminine: ''alimah'' ingularand ''aalimath'' lural are the guardians, transmitters, and interpreters of religious ...
and an expert on interfaith dialogue and Muslim-Christian relations who is currently Director of Moscow-based Al Wasatiya Center for interfaith dialogue.
Publications
Books and articles written by Polosin have been translated into many languages.
Secular State and Islamic Tradition in RussiaCriminal sectarianism will never become the norm of life
References
External links
Islam in DagestanAli Polosin - My journey to IslamInvite to Islam and let your words work (Interview with Ali Polosin)Secular State and Islamic Tradition in Russia Журнал «Индекс/Досье на цензуру». 11/2000
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1956 births
Living people
21st-century Muslim scholars of Islam
Converts to Islam from Eastern Orthodoxy
Russian Sufis
20th-century Islamic religious leaders
20th-century Muslim theologians
21st-century Muslim theologians
Russian Islamic religious leaders
Sunni Sufis
Former Russian Orthodox Christians
Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation alumni
Moscow State University alumni