Anis Shorrosh

Anis Shorrosh (Arabic: أنيس شروش‎; January 6, 1933, Nazareth, British Mandate of Palestine – May 13, 2018, Mobile, Alabama[1][2]) was a Palestinian Evangelical Christian, who published many books and debated with Ahmad Deedat.[3] Shorrosh was the translator of The True Furqan, which he said was intended to challenge the Quran. Shorrosh translated the book to English from Arabic.

Shorrosh served as pastor and evangelist in the Middle East from 1959–1966.

Born in Nazareth, he became a refugee in Jordan during the Arab-Israeli War, and later came to the United States with the help of missionaries. He received two degrees from Baptist seminaries, including a doctorate.[4]

Shorrosh's 1988 book Islam Revealed presents "armed Jihad and violence as central to Islam".[5]

In September 1995, Shorrosh was guest lecturer at NCI Bible College, Auckland, New Zealand. In the years 2004–2005, he held a tour around the world, giving lectures and holding debates.

In 2008, he was arrested in Daphne, Alabama, and charged with first degree attempted arson for allegedly burning tax records of his religious organization in an attempt to set his building on fire.[6][7]

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References
  1. "Dr. Anis Shorrosh". Press-Register Obituaries. May 16, 2018.
  2. "Shorrosh, Anis A." The Alabama Baptist. 2018-05-23. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
  3. Westerlund, David (August 2003). "Ahmed Deedat's Theology of Religion: Apologetics through Polemics". Journal of Religion in Africa. 33 (3): 263–278. doi:10.1163/157006603322663505. JSTOR 1581850.
  4. Sutton, Dorothy (August 26, 1983). "Shorrosh to speak at 'encounter' people to people". Boca Raton News. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  5. Cimino, Richard (December 2005). ""No God in Common:" American Evangelical Discourse on Islam after 9/11". Review of Religious Research. 47 (2): 162–174. doi:10.2307/3512048. ISSN 0034-673X. JSTOR 3512048.
  6. Burch, Jamie (April 30, 2008). "Evangelist Minister Arrested For Arson". WKRG. Archived from the original on September 2, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2011.
  7. "Islam critic jailed on arson charge" Archived October 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Montgomery Advertiser, May 2, 2008


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