Saleem Ahmed has a Ph.D. in agriculture, but has been researching Islam for four decades and has written the following two books: (1) “Beyond Veil and Holy War: Islamic Teachings and Muslims Practices with Biblical Comparisons” (2002). Honolulu: Moving Pen; and (2) “Islam: Religion of Peace?” (2008). Honolulu: Moving Pen. He has taught classes on Islam under the University of Hawaii’s Outreach Program, and speaks frequently in Hawaii and elsewhere on Islam. Earlier, he was involved in Pakistan’s “Green Revolution” research and development in the 1960s-70s.