Dr. Naziri is a prolific author who has penned numerous academic articles. He has served as an editor for works on Martial Arts and Eastern Medicine, transcribing and creating numerous titles for some of his teachers and authoring several martial treatises of his own. The son of a multitude of peoples – Ashkenazi, Sefardic, Native American and others – Micah has often said he has “one foot in the masjid and the other in shul.” He considers his understanding of Judaism to be “Judeo- Sufi,” or “Istislam” as described by Rabbeinu Bachya ibn Paqudah, in his Judeo-Arabic work “Guide to the Duties of the Hearts” (Al-Hidayat ila Fara`id al-Qulub), which quoted the Historical Muhammad and `Ali profusely, while fully embracing the Torah as the framework of religious practice for the Jewish people. As the founder of the Hashlamah Project, Micah uses his education in Near Eastern Languages, Religions and historical models of building bridges between Jewish and Muslim communities, to help reconcile and unite Jews and Palestinian Muslims in face-to-face study and dialogue groups.
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