Mustafa Akyol

Mustafa Akyol is a  senior fellow at the Cato Institute, where he focuses on the intersection of public policy, Islam, and modernity. He is the author of books such as "Reopening Muslim Minds: A Return to Reason, Freedom, and Tolerance ," "Why, As a Muslim, I Defend Liberty,” and "The Islamic Moses: How the Prophet Inspired Jews and Muslims to Flourish Together and Change the World." He also teaches Islamic thelogy and history at Boston College and the Foreign Service Institute.