03-07-2006, 03:53 PM
Let me start this off.
Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood
Ruqaiyyah is the author of around forty books on Islam and other subjects. She gained her Honours degree in Theology in 1963 and Post Graduate Teaching Certificate in 1964, with distinctions in theory and practice.
Her professional life was spent as Head of Religious Studies at various UK inner city secondary schools, until she retired in 1996 to concentrate on writing and lecturing.
Ruqaiyyah grew up a devout Christian, but converted to Islam in 1986. Already established by then as an author of books on Christian and educational topics, she has since devoted her time to writing on Islam and doing dawah work to both Christian and Muslim audiences.