About the Founder
Daniel Ali was active in his college years in Iraqi resistance efforts against Saddam Hussein. He married and moved to the USA in 1993. In August, 2001, Mr. Ali launched Christian-Islamic Forum to educate the public on the agenda of radical Islam in the West. His first book, Inside Islam: A Guide for Catholics (Ascension Press, 2003) was launched to get the basic elements of Isl
am in the hands of those who wanted to learn more. Daniel Ali designed and co-hosted the five-part video series "Islam and Christianity" with Fr. Mitch Pacwa, S.J. He has appeared on EWTN’s TV program, The Journey Home, with Marcus Grodi, and has given numerous media and TV interviews over the past 15 years. His second book, Out of Islam, Free at Last, (Tate Publishers, 2007) is hailed as a definitive manual for Western believers to engage Muslims in productive conversations on the Koran. Ali continues to address both religious and secular audiences. The span includes Catholics and Protestants, City Social workers and the USMC. He has also consulted with the US Government on Iraq. He has most recently addressed Christian businessmen’s groups in Alabama, Arizona, California, Illinois, Indiana, Milwaukee, Ohio, Oregon, Seattle, Texas, Vancouver, BC, Virginia, the Washington D.C. Ali, a member of the prestigious American Academy of Religion, delivered in March, 2008, a dissertation on the Islamic Theology of Slavery. His writings continue, with his third book, Muslim Objections to Jesus Christ, is nearly set for publication.
