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Daniel Haqiqatjou
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Personal life
Born
Daniel Reza Haqiqatjou

c. 1980s
Houston, Texas, US
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHarvard University
Tufts University
Known forIslamic modernism, Debate, Comparative religion
Religious life
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanbali
Muslim leader
Influenced by
YouTube information
Channel
Years activeJune 30, 2015–present
Subscribers415,000[1]
Total views128,150,172[1]
100,000 subscribers
Websitemuslimskeptic.com/author/drjou/

Daniel Reza Haqiqatjou (Farsi: دانیال رضا حقیقت جو; born c. 1980s) is an American Muslim polemic, writer, public speaker, debater, philosopher, and Da'i. He is known for his online debates, critiques of Modernism, pro-Islam polemics, and writings and lectures on issues surrounding Muslims and Modernity as well as the intersection of western philosophical thought and Islamic intellectual history.[2] Haqiqatjou's conservative interpretation of Islam, his views on subjects such as gender roles and geopolitics, and his critiques of certain Islamic scholars deemed as Modernist and liberalised make him a controversial figure.

Early Life and education

Haqiqatjou was born in Houston, Texas to Iranian parents Reza Haqiqatjou, a Systems Engineer at Boeing, and Nili Haqiqatjou, a Real Estate Agent.[3][4] Haqiqatjou grew up in Houston, where he is still based in. Haqiqatjou studied Physics with a minor in Philosophy at Harvard University and completed a master's degree in philosophy at Tufts University.[5] Haqiqatjou also studies the traditional Islamic sciences with Islamic scholars part-time.[2]

Career

Haqiqatjou was a writer for the online magazine Muslim Matters from 2014 till 2017.[6] Around 2015–2016, Haqiqatjou created the YouTube Channel Muslim Skeptic and also created a website with the same name, both providing Muslim news, research, and opinion outlet, particularly on interfaith critique, Modernism, current events, family, and accountability reports on figures perceived as attempting to change Islam from within.[4][7] Haqiqatjou along with his wife have also founded the Alasna Institute, a learning institute dedicated to providing an Islamically orientated education and overcome doubts about Islam.[8] Haqiqatjou is known for his online debates on YouTube, most notably with Apostate Prophet, David Wood, Vaush, and Destiny.[9]

In 2023, Haqiqatjou's invitation to several New York colleges sparked controversy among some of its Muslim students due to his controversial and alleged misogynistic opinions.[10]

In March 2024, the Anti-Defamation League accused Haqiqatjou of anti-Semitism, terrorism, and pushing extremist, prejudiced, and conspiratorial ideas.[11]

Personal life

Haqiqatjou has been married since 2009 to Umm Khalid, who was born in Egypt but moved to the US as a child and also attented Harvard (where she and Haqiqatjou met). Haqiqatjou has four children and lives in the Suburbs of Houston.[12][13] While being born into a nominally and secular Shia family, Haqiqatjou has converted into Sunni Islam and identifies simply as an orthodox Sunni Muslim, in spite of perceptions of Haqiqatjou as being aligned and connected with the Salafi and Deobandi movements and figures from within those movements.[12]

Haqiqatjou's sister, Donna aged 19, went missing in California during a party and disappeared with convicted sex offender John Steven Burgress, who drugged, murdered, and discarded her body, in 2007.[14][15][16]

Publications

  • The Modernist Menace to Islam

References

  1. ^ a b "About The Muslim Skeptic". YouTube.
  2. ^ a b Haqiqatjou, Daniel (May 20, 2014). "Black Mass, Liberalism, and the Orthodox Paradox". MuslimMatters.org. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "Daniel Haqiqatjou". Public Discourse. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "About". Muslim Skeptic. July 18, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  5. ^ "Daniel Haqiqatjou, Author at Muslim Skeptic". Muslim Skeptic. July 18, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  6. ^ "Daniel Haqiqatjou, Author at MuslimMatters.org". MuslimMatters.org. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  7. ^ "The Muslim Skeptic". YouTube. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  8. ^ "Alasna". Muslim Skeptic. July 18, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  9. ^ "The Muslim Skeptic – YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  10. ^ "US: Muslim college students enraged over invite of controversial Muslim personality". Middle East Eye. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  11. ^ The Muslim Skeptic (March 28, 2024). ADL's Islamophobic Hit Piece Against Daniel Haqiqatjou – The Truth. Retrieved July 20, 2024 – via YouTube.
  12. ^ a b Westrop, Sam (June 3, 2022). "Interview: Radical preacher Daniel Haqiqatjou on "Islam vs. Liberalism" | Focus on Western Islamism (FWI)". Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  13. ^ "You are being redirected..." rairfoundation.com. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  14. ^ "Search Continues For Student's Missing Sister | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  15. ^ News, A. B. C. "John Steven Burgess, Who Admitted Dumping Donna Jou in Ocean, Freed After 2 Years in Jail". ABC News. Retrieved July 20, 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  16. ^ Haqiqatjou, Daniel (June 9, 2017). "My Sister". Muslim Skeptic. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
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