Imam Omar Suleiman is the Founder and President of theYaqeen Institute for Islamic Research, and an Adjunct Professor of IslamicStudies in the Graduate Liberal Studies Program at SMU (Southern MethodistUniversity). He is also the Resident Scholar at Valley Ranch Islamic Center andCo-Chair of Faith Forward Dallas at Thanks-Giving Square. He holds a Bachelorsin Accounting, a Bachelors in Islamic Law, a Masters in Islamic Finance, aMasters in PoliticalHistory, and is currently pursuing a PhD. in IslamicThought and Civilization from the International Islamic University of Malaysia. ".