Khalid Yahya Blankinship

Khalid Yahya Blankinship (born 1949 in Seattle, Washington) is an American historian who specialises in Islamic and Middle Eastern studies.He graduated (BA) in History from the University of Washington in 1973[1] and in the same year, while still in Seattle, converted to Islam.[1] He was an advisor for the PBS-broadcast documentary Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet (2002), produced by Unity Productions Foundation.[3] He has lived and traveled widely in the Middle East, including time in Egypt and Mecca, Saudi Arabia.He is currently a tenured professor of religion at Temple University.
SeattleWashingtonhistorianIslamicMiddle EasternUniversity of WashingtonEnglish as a foreign languageAmerican University in CairoCairo UniversitySaudi ArabiatenuredTemple University