Tamim Ansary

Mir Tamim Ansary (born November 4, 1948, in Kabul, Afghanistan) is an Afghan-American author and public speaker. He is the author of ''Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes'', ''West of Kabul, East of New York'', and other books concerning Afghan and Muslim history. He was previously a columnist for the encyclopedia website Encarta. Provided by Wikipedia