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Reza Aslan

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Educator

The Resume

    (May 3, 1972- )
    Born in Tehran, Iran
    Professor at the University of California
    Wrote 'No God But God: The Origins, Evolution and Future of Islam' (2005) and 'Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth' (2013)
    Party of an embarrassing FoxNews interview with Lauren Green where he was repeatedly defending his background and qualifications to write a book about Jesus (July 26, 2013)
    Muslim

Why he might be annoying:

    He converted from Islam to Evangelical Christianity at 15, then reconverted back years later.
    He is a creative writing professor.
    The video of his FoxNews interview went viral.
    When the viral video boosted sales of his book, he jokingly grouped himself with J.K. Rowling in the best-selling author arena.
    He agreed to appear on FoxNews to promote his book - is that not embarrassing enough?

Why he might not be annoying:

    His family fled Iran in 1979.
    He was a student at Santa Clara University, Harvard Divinity School and University of Iowa.
    He acquired a Bachelor of Arts and two Masters from the respective institutions.
    He also has a Doctor of Philosophy (from University of California).
    He taught high school students.
    His wife Jessica Jackley is an American-born CEO/entrepreneur and a Christian.
    As Green kept addressing his Muslim background and questioning his qualifications as an expert on Jesus, Aslan never had an opportunity to discuss his book.
    The Green-Aslan standoff resulted in his book becoming the Number One seller on Amazon.
    Piers Morgan had him on CNN after the incident to give him the opportunity to reflect on the incident - and talk about the book.

Credit: battyx3


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 36 Votes: 80.56% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 70 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 208 Votes: 42.31% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 60 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 28 Votes: 96.43% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 16 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 19 Votes: 57.89% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 101 Votes: 65.35% Annoying