In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “egyptian scholar and author opposed to islamic fundamentalism”. Today it says “egyptian-american muslim reformer and medical doctor”.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “egyptian scholar and author opposed to islamic fundamentalism”. Today it says “egyptian-american muslim reformer and medical doctor”.
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The opening as it read in 2020
Tawfik Hamid ( ; born 1961) is an author from Egypt .1A self-described former member of the militant al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya , Hamid says that he advocates a peaceful understanding of Islam that is compatible with universal human rights and intellectual freedom .2 He says that he started to preach in mosques to promote his message and, as a result, became a target of Islamic militants, who threatened his life. Hamid then migrated to the United States where he has lectured at UCLA , Stanford University , University of Miami and Georgetown University against Islamic fundamentalism . He currently serves on the Advisory Council of The Intelligence Summit , an annual conference on security. Hamid has also appeared on television programs, including Fox 's Glenn Beck Show, Fox News Channel , and the BBC 's Religion and Ethics . Hamid, also known as Tarek Abdelhamid, has a medical degree in internal medicine from the Cairo University , and a master's degree in Literature from the University of Auckland .3
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Tawfik Hamid (born in 1961) is an Egyptian scholar and author opposed to Islamic fundamentalism . A self-described former member of the militant al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya Tawfik Hamid advocates a peaceful understanding of Islam that is compatible with universal human rights and intellectual freedom . He says he started to preach in mosques to promote his message of peace and as a result he says he became a target of Islamic militants who threatened his life. Hamid then migrated to the West where he has lectured at UCLA , Stanford University , University of Miami and Georgetown University against Islamic fundamentalism. He currently serves on the Advisory Council of The Intelligence Summit , an annual conference on security. Hamid has also appeared on television programs, including CNN 's Glenn Beck Show, Fox News Channel , and the BBC 's Religion and Ethics. Tawfik's bio on the website for The Intelligence Summit Coren, Michael (NOVEMBER 3, 2006).
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Tawfik Hamid (born in 1961) is an author from Egypt . A self-described former member of the militant al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya , Hamid advocates a peaceful understanding of Islam that is compatible with universal human rights and intellectual freedom . He says that he started to preach in mosques to promote his message and, as a result, became a target of Islamic militants, who threatened his life. Hamid then migrated to the West where he has lectured at UCLA , Stanford University , University of Miami and Georgetown University against Islamic fundamentalism. He currently serves on the Advisory Council of The Intelligence Summit , an annual conference on security. Hamid has also appeared on television programs, including Fox 's Glenn Beck Show, Fox News Channel , and the BBC 's Religion and Ethics . Hamid, also known as Tarek Abdelhamid, has a medical degree in internal medicine and a master's degree in cognitive psychology and educational techniques.Tawfik's biography on the website for The Intelligence Summit Coren, Michael (November 3, 2006).
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Egyptian author Tawfik Hamid ( ; born 1961) is an author from Egypt . A self-described former member of the militant al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya , he says that he started to preach in mosques to promote his message and, as a result, became a target of Islamic militants, who threatened his life. Hamid then migrated to the United States where he has lectured at UCLA , Stanford University , University of Miami and Georgetown University against Islamic fundamentalism . He currently serves on the Advisory Council of The Intelligence Summit , an annual conference on security. Hamid has also appeared on television programs, including Fox 's Glenn Beck Show, Fox News Channel , and the BBC 's Religion and Ethics . Hamid, also known as Tarek Abdelhamid, has a medical degree in internal medicine from the Cairo University , and a master's degree in literature from the University of Auckland .
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Egyptian author Tawfik Hamid ( Arabic : توفيق حامد ; born 1961) is an Egyptian-American Muslim reformer and medical doctor. A self-described former member of the militant group al-Jama'a al-Islamiyya , he says that he started to preach in mosques to promote his message and, as a result, became a target of Islamic militants, who threatened his life. He has been a Senior Fellow and Chair for the Study of Islamic Radicalism at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies .Tawfik Hamid: Reformist Muslim, friend of Israel" .
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “egyptian scholar and author opposed to islamic fundamentalism”. Today it says “egyptian-american muslim reformer and medical doctor”. Read the current article and compare.
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egyptian scholar and author opposed to islamic fundamentalism
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egyptian-american muslim reformer and medical doctor
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