Vyacheslav Polosin Explained

Ali Vyacheslav Polosin
Birth Name:	Вячеслав Сергеевич Полосин (Vyacheslav Sergeevich Polosin)
Birth Date:	June 26, 1956
Birth Place:	Moscow, Russia
Citizenship:	Russia, Moscow
Occupation:	scholar
Known:	Expert on Muslim-Christian Dialogue
Website:	http://www.islam.ru

Ali Vyacheslav Polosin (Russian: Али Вячеслав Полосин) is a Russian Muslim academic who converted to Islam in 1999.^[1] He is a former priest of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Biography

He was born in 1956 in Moscow, Russia. Studied Philosophy at Moscow State University.

• 1983-1999 served as priest in Russian Orthodox Church.
• 1990-1993 served as Member of Russia's Parliament.

Polosin is an Islamic scholar and an expert on interfaith dialogue and Muslim-Christian relations who is currently Director of Moscow-based Al Wasatiya Center for interfaith dialogue.^[2]

Publications

Books and articles written by Polosin have been translated into many languages.

• Secular State and Islamic Tradition in Russia
• Criminal sectarianism will never become the norm of life

External links

• Islam in Dagestan
• Ali Polosin - My journey to Islam
• Invite to Islam and let your words work (Interview with Ali Polosin)
• Secular State and Islamic Tradition in Russia
• Али Вячеслав Полосин. «Почему я стал мусульманином? (Размышления бывшего священника о религии)». Журнал «Индекс/Досье на цензуру». 11/2000

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ali Polosin - My journey to Islam . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110823172941/https://www.islamdag.info/story/1057/ . 2011-08-23 . 2011-07-09.
2. Web site: Али Полосин стал директором российского центра «Аль-васатыйи» . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111003045426/http://www.islam.ru/news/2011-06-29/1888 . 2011-10-03 . 2011-07-09.