Yahya Birt

Yahya Birt is a British-American writer and academic who is currently a doctoral candidate at Leeds University in the UK.[1][2] He is the son of John Birt, former Director-General of the BBC.[3] A convert to Islam,[4] his academic research is focused on contemporary Islam in general, and British Islam in particular.[5] Birt's commentary has been cited in a number of newspapers, including the Guardian, the Economist, the Intercept, and The Muslim News.[4][6][7][8] The Economist describes Birt as "an influential British Muslim."[7]

References
  1. Leeds, University of. "Profile - Faculty of Arts - University of Leeds - Yahya Birt". www.leeds.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  2. Birt, Yahya (14 February 2017). "Blowin' in the Wind: Trumpism and Traditional Islam in America". Medium. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  3. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/nov/23/religion.uk. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "Question time". The Guardian. 23 November 2006. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  5. "Yahya Birt - Google Scholar Citations". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  6. Hussain2015-11-09T16:01:00+00:00, Murtaza HussainMurtaza. "How U.S. Schools Can Avoid Britain's Problems with Radicalization Screening". The Intercept. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  7. "Love's friends". The Economist. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  8. "Ministry of Justice looks set to target Muslim prison chaplains - The Muslim News". The Muslim News. Retrieved 15 February 2017.



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