Reza Aslan

Reza Aslan
Aslan at Texas Book Festival, 2013
Born	(1972-05-03) May 3, 1972 (age 52) Tehran, Iran
Citizenship	Iranian-American
Education	Santa Clara University (BA) Harvard University (MTS) University of Iowa (MFA) University of California, Santa Barbara (PhD)
Occupation(s)	Scholar, writer, and TV host
Organization(s)	Aslan Media Inc., BoomGen Studios
Notable work	No God but God Zealot
Spouse	Jessica Jackley ​ (m. 2011)​
Children	3
Relatives	Leila Forouhar (aunt)

Reza Aslan (Persian: رضا اصلان, IPA: [ˈɾezɒː æsˈlɒːn]; born May 3, 1972) is an Iranian-American scholar of sociality,^[1] writer, and television host. A convert to evangelical Christianity from Shia Islam as a youth, Aslan eventually reverted to Islam but continued to write about Christianity. He has written four books on religion: No God but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam, Beyond Fundamentalism: Confronting Religious Extremism in the Age of Globalization, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth, God: A Human History and in 2022 An American Martyr in Persia: The Epic Life and Tragic Death of Howard Baskerville.

Aslan has worked for television, including a documentary series exploring world religions on CNN called Believer, and served as an executive producer on the HBO drama series The Leftovers. Aslan is a member of the American Academy of Religion and the International Qur'anic Studies Association. He is a professor of creative writing at University of California, Riverside, and a board member of the National Iranian American Council (NIAC).