About Lesley Hazleton:
Writer and psychologist Lesley Hazleton explores the arena in which religion and politics intersect. She is known for combining in-depth research with compelling writing in such books as The First Muslim and After the Prophet, a PEN-USA award finalist. Her TED Talks have attracted millions of views worldwide. She speaks nationally and internationally at conferences, book festivals, mosques, synagogues, and churches. A former Middle East reporter for The New York Times, Time Magazine, and others, Hazleton blogged for 10 years as The Accidental Theologist. Among her most quoted sentences: “Life is paradox; the danger is one-dimensional thinking."
