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Tariq Mohammad Al-Suwaidan (born November 23, 1953 in Kuwait) is a Kuwaiti entrepreneur, Islamic author and speaker. He is well-known in the Middle East and in Muslim communities throughout the world for his management/strategic planning training, motivational speaking and television shows and appearances.

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Tareq Al-Suwaidan

Al-Suwaidan was trained in the classical Islamic sciences in his youth and lived and studied in the United States, having received a B.S. in petroleum and natural gas engineering from Penn State University and an M.Sc. and Ph.D. in petroleum engineering from the University of Tulsa.^[1] He currently resides in Kuwait with his wife and six children.

Media & Management

Al-Suwaidan is a TV personality, with TV shows ranking among the highest in ratings on Middle East satellite TV channels such as MBC, Abu Dhabi TV, Orbit, Dream, Iqra and Al-Resalah TV.^[2] ^[3] ^[4] An estimated 10 million viewers tune in daily to his show on MBC annually in Ramadan^[5]

Al-Suwaidan is the General Manager of Al-Resalah Satellite TV the brainchild of Saudi multi-billionaire Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal.^[6]

Al-Suwaidan is a management, leadership and strategic planning consultant in the Middle East and is CEO of the Gulf Innovation Groups.^[7] He is frequently consulted by prominent regional governmental and private sector organizations.[reference needed] He is also the chairman of the AWARE (Advocates for Western-Arab Relations & Exchange) center in Kuwait.^[8]

Views and Ideology

Al-Suwaidan is a leader of the Social Reform Society in Kuwait, a branch of the Muslim Brotherhood.^[9]^[10]^[11] Al-Suwaidan holds pro-democratic, free speech and freedom of religion viewpoints and is one of the signatories of A Common Word Between Us and You, an open letter by Islamic scholars to Christian leaders, calling for peace and understanding.^[12]^[13] He has supported women's rights within Islamic sharia law and advocated for reforming traditional understanding of Islam.^[14]^[15]. Al-Suwaidan has condemned the 9/11 terrorists saying "these people are very dangerous to themselves, to the Arab world, to the Islamic world itself, and to Islam itself."^[16]

Educational Initiatives

Al-Suwaidan founded the American Creativity Academy in Kuwait, a private institution that offers an American college-preparatory education within the context of Islamic values.^[17] ^[18] ^[19]

Books and Audio Productions

Dr. Al-Suwaidan is the author of thirty best-selling books and spoken word audio tape albums. His album, ‘Qasas al Anbiyaa’ (Lives of the Prophets) is the highest selling Islamic album in the world with well over 2 million copies sold. Additionally, over 1.2 million listeners have downloaded his lectures on the popular Islamic broadcast website "Islamway".^[20]

References

^ http://www.suwaidan.com/cv.jsp
^ http://www.suwaidan.com/cv.jsp
^ http://www.tbsjournal.com/SuwaidanInterview.html
^ http://www.thedohadebates.com/output/Page29.asp
^ http://www.thedohadebates.com/output/Page29.asp
^ [http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=78825
^ http://www.gulfinnovation.com/index.jsp?inc=2&cid=1&lang=en
^ http://www.tbsjournal.com/SuwaidanInterview.html
^ http://www.carnegieendowment.org/files/cp79_brown_kuwait_final.pdf
^ http://www.unc.edu/~kurzman/cv/Kurzman_Browers_Comparing_Reformations.pdf
^ "Balancing State & Society" Shafeeq N. Gabra in http://books.google.com/books?id=J14KDRbnY4gC&pg=PA107&dq=%22whose+base+is+in+the+Social+Reform+Society%3B%22&ei=QlQ1S9rREIykyATayvm1AQ&cd=1#v=onepage&q=%22whose%20base%20is%20in%20the%20Social%20Reform%20Society%3B%22&f=false p. 107
^ http://acommonword.com/index.php?lang=en&page=faq#link7
^ http://www.tbsjournal.com/SuwaidanInterview.html
^ Al-Suwaidan on Tim Sebastian's the Doha Debates arguing pro the motion 'This House believes that Arab women should have full equality with men'* http://www.thedohadebates.com/output/page30.asp
^ http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4679252
^ http://www.tbsjournal.com/SuwaidanInterview.html
^ http://www.tbsjournal.com/SuwaidanInterview.html
^ http://www.thedohadebates.com/output/Page29.asp
^ website
^ http://www.islamway.com/?iw_s=Scholar&iw_a=lessons&scholar_id=69

External links

Dr. Tareq Al-Suwaidan's Official Website (Arabic only) [1]

Al-Resalah Satellite TV channel (Arabic only) [2]

[1] ttp://www.suwaidan.com/cv.jsp

[2] ttp://www.suwaidan.com/cv.jsp

[3] ttp://www.tbsjournal.com/SuwaidanInterview.html

[4] ttp://www.thedohadebates.com/output/Page29.asp

[5] ttp://www.thedohadebates.com/output/Page29.asp

[6] [http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=78825

[7] ttp://www.gulfinnovation.com/index.jsp?inc=2&cid=1&lang=en

[8] ttp://www.tbsjournal.com/SuwaidanInterview.html

[9] ttp://www.carnegieendowment.org/files/cp79_brown_kuwait_final.pdf

[10] ttp://www.unc.edu/~kurzman/cv/Kurzman_Browers_Comparing_Reformations.pdf

[11] "Balancing State & Society" Shafeeq N. Gabra in http://books.google.com/books?id=J14KDRbnY4gC&pg=PA107&dq=%22whose+base+is+in+the+Social+Reform+Society%3B%22&ei=QlQ1S9rREIykyATayvm1AQ&cd=1#v=onepage&q=%22whose%20base%20is%20in%20the%20Social%20Reform%20Society%3B%22&f=false p. 107

[12] ttp://acommonword.com/index.php?lang=en&page=faq#link7

[13] ttp://www.tbsjournal.com/SuwaidanInterview.html

[14] Al-Suwaidan on Tim Sebastian's the Doha Debates arguing pro the motion 'This House believes that Arab women should have full equality with men'* http://www.thedohadebates.com/output/page30.asp

[15] ttp://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4679252

[16] ttp://www.tbsjournal.com/SuwaidanInterview.html

[17] ttp://www.tbsjournal.com/SuwaidanInterview.html

[18] ttp://www.thedohadebates.com/output/Page29.asp

[19] website

[20] ttp://www.islamway.com/?iw_s=Scholar&iw_a=lessons&scholar_id=69

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 ==Views and Ideology==
 Al-Suwaidan is a leader of the Social Reform Society in Kuwait, a branch of the [[Muslim Brotherhood]].<ref>http://www.carnegieendowment.org/files/cp79_brown_kuwait_final.pdf</ref><ref>http://www.unc.edu/~kurzman/cv/Kurzman_Browers_Comparing_Reformations.pdf</ref><ref>"Balancing State & Society" Shafeeq N. Gabra in http://books.google.com/books?id=J14KDRbnY4gC&pg=PA107&dq=%22whose+base+is+in+the+Social+Reform+Society%3B%22&ei=QlQ1S9rREIykyATayvm1AQ&cd=1#v=onepage&q=%22whose%20base%20is%20in%20the%20Social%20Reform%20Society%3B%22&f=false p. 107</ref> Al-Suwaidan holds pro-democratic, free speech and freedom of religion viewpoints and is one of the signatories of [[A Common Word Between Us and You]], an open letter by Islamic scholars to [[Christian]] leaders, calling for peace and understanding.<ref>http://acommonword.com/index.php?lang=en&page=faq#link7</ref><ref>http://www.tbsjournal.com/SuwaidanInterview.html</ref> He has supported women's rights within Islamic [[sharia]] law and advocated for reforming traditional understanding of Islam.<ref>Al-Suwaidan on Tim Sebastian's the Doha Debates arguing pro the motion 'This House believes that Arab women should have full equality with men'* http://www.thedohadebates.com/output/page30.asp</ref><ref>http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4679252</ref>. Al-Suwaidan has condemned the 9/11 terrorists saying "these people are very dangerous to themselves, to the Arab world, to the Islamic world itself, and to Islam itself."<ref>http://www.tbsjournal.com/SuwaidanInterview.html</ref>
-Al-Suwaidan has been linked to activities associated with [[Hamas]] and has called for Muslims to "liberate the Holy Land" saying that "Muslims would sacrifice their sons for the holy mosque of Al Aqsa.<ref>"Muslims urged to `liberate the Holy Land' Chicago Sun-Times Article date: November 25, 2000 Author: Cathleen Falsani</ref>  In May 2007, Al-Suwaidan was listed by federal prosecutors, along with a group of U.S Muslim Brotherhood members, as an [[unindicted co-conspirator]] in the terrorism financing case against the [[Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development]], convicted along with its leaders of financing [[Hamas]].<ref>http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/112508dnmetholylandverdicts.1e5022504.html</ref><ref>http://www.nefafoundation.org/miscellaneous/HLF/US_v_HLF_Unindicted_Coconspirators.pdf</ref> <ref>http://www.nysun.com/national/islamic-groups-named-in-hamas-funding-case/55778/</ref> Al-Suwaidan has not been charged in any associated prosecutions.
 ==Educational Initiatives==