Abdallah Schleifer

Professor, Film producer

1935 –

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Who is Abdallah Schleifer?

S. Abdallah Schleifer is a prominent Middle East expert, former NBC Cairo Bureau chief, and a professor of TV journalism at the American University in Cairo. He has interviewed countless Middle Eastern leaders, including Ayman al-Zawahiri. Born in a secular Jewish family on Long Island, he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania where he was involved in Marxist movements. He is a convert to Sufi Islam

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Born
1935
New York City
Religion
  • Islam
Ethnicity
  • Jewish people
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • University of Pennsylvania
Employment
  • American University in Cairo

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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