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MahdiWatch.org
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About Me
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| In Haya Sofya Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey, upper level. |
My name is Timothy R. Furnish and I'm a Ph.D. in Islamic history (Ohio State, 2001) who works as
a consultant, researcher and author on the topics of Islam, Mahdism, Jihadism, Shi`ism, other Islamic sects, the Caliphate
and Eschatology in general. During the Reagan years I was an Arabic linguist in the 101st Airborne Division;
later I was commissioned and trained as a (Christian) Army chaplain, although eventually opting for an academic,
rather than a military-pastoral, career. My personal research specializations are Islamic eschatology (end of time
beliefs), Mahdism, Islamic fundamentalism, jihadism, the Hidden Imam and how all of these relate to modern politics. I
am also a huge J.R.R. Tolkien fan and writing, believe it or not, a new book on the military and political history of Middle-earth.
Here's a link to an interview of me by the editor of the History News Network:
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| In Tehran, Iran, before the copy of the kiswah (Ka`ba covering) in the Hall of Leaders |
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