Anis Shorrosh (; January 6, 1933 – May 13, 2018) was a

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author, speaker, and

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who wrote many books and participated in debates with Muslim author Ahmad Deedat.

Biography

Born in

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, he became a refugee in Jordan during the Arab-Israeli War, and later immigrated to the United States with the assistance of missionaries. He earned two degrees from

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seminaries, including a doctorate. Shorrosh graduated from

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in 1959 and later received a Doctorate of Ministries from Luther Rice Seminary and a

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from Oxford Graduate School. He served as a

and evangelist in the Middle East from 1959 to 1966. In his 1988 book, ''Islam Revealed'', Shorrosh presented "armed ''

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'' and violence as central to Islam". He authored ten books, including ''The Liberated Palestinian'', ''The True Furqan''; ''Jesus, Prophecy, and The Middle East''; and ''Islam; A Threat or A Challenge''. Shorrosh translated '' The True Furqan'' from

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to English, intending to challenge the ''

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''. In September 1995, he was a guest lecturer at NCI Bible College,

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, New Zealand. Between 2004 and 2005, he embarked on a worldwide tour, delivering lectures and engaging in debates. In 2001, he lived in

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. On Friday, May 2, 2008, he was arrested 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. Shorrosh, age 85, passed away peacefully on May 13, 2018 at

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