YASIN T. AL-JIBOURIEDUCATION: Earned his graduate degree in English from (then) Atlanta University ‎‎(now Clark Atlanta University), Atlanta, Georgia, on December 20, 1978.‎‎* Senior Member of the Advisory Committee of the Iraqi Ministry of Culture* Senior Member of the Advisory Committee of Bait al-Hikma (Baghdad, Iraq)* Senior Member of the Advisory Committee of Imam Ali's Translation Institute (Najaf, Iraq)* Mentioned twice by Harvard University in its report titled "Islam in America" the Internet Link for which is:http://www.pluralism.org/religion/islam/timeline/america* His most recent production is a book titled A PICTORIAL TOUR OF IMAM ALI'S SHRINE IN ARABIC, ENGLISH AND CHINESE which CreateSpace has published in full color‎* Co-editing and writing for GILGAMESH magazine of Dar al-Mamoon, publishing ‎house for the Iraqi Ministry of Culture, as well as for Iraqi Translator bulletin of the same ‎Dar.‎‎* Wrote, edited and translated a total of 64 books and other publications (up to June 11, ‎‎2014), including three for authors bearing the title of "Grand Ayatollah": present day ‎Grand Ayatollah Muhammed-Saeed al-Hakim, Grand Ayatollah Muhammed-Baqir al-‎Sadr, Grand Ayatollah Muhammed al-Shirazi, in addition to writing numerous articles ‎and essays many of which are posted on the Internet. Perhaps his most important ‎translation is that of Nahjul-Balagha (American and Iraqi editions, each in 3 Volumes).‎‎* Edited and revised three English translations of the Holy Qur'an two of which have ‎already been published: 1) one by Mir Ahmed Ali and 2) the other by M.H. Shakir, and ‎presently is working on a new English translation of the Holy Qur'an of his own, in ‎addition to contributing to numerous newsletters and magazines, including Middle East ‎Business Magazine.‎Among the books he edited are:‎‎1.‎ Socio-Economic Justice with Particular Reference to Nahjul-Balagha by Dr. S.M. ‎Waseem,‎‎2.‎ A Biography of Leaders of Islam by Sayyid Ali Naqi Naqwi, English translation ‎by Dr. Sayyid Nazir Hasan Zaidi,‎‎3.‎ Your Kalima and the Savior by Wajahat Hussain‎* Translated The Truth About the Shi'ah Ithna Asheri Faith by Asad Wahid al-Qasim ‎‎* First person ever to translate works of the martyred economist Imam Muhammad Baqir ‎al-Sadr such as:‎‎1)‎ Contemporary Man and the Social Problem,‎‎2)‎ A General Outlook at Rituals,‎‎3)‎ The General Bases of Banking in the Muslim Society, and‎4)‎ What Do You Know About Islamic Economics? ‎‎* Translated and/or published numerous titles; among them are:‎‎1)‎ A Biography of Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr,‎‎2)‎ The Form of Islamic Government and Wilayat al-Faqeeh,‎‎3)‎ About the World Political Situation From a Muslim's Viewpoint,‎‎4)‎ Our Faith by Sayyid Muhammad Husain al-Jalali,‎‎5)‎ A Biography of Imam al-Ridha by the late Shaikh Muhammad Jawad Fadlallah,‎in addition to a large number of political tracts, pamphlets, translations, and newsletters.‎‎* Translated the following:‎‎1)‎ The first four volumes of the series titled Al-Islam Risalatuna,‎‎2)‎ Al-Muraja`at: A Shi`i-Sunni Dialogue, the first authentic English translation of ‎Al-Muraja'at by Imam Sayyid Sharafuddeen Sadrud-Deen al-Musawi,‎‎ 3)‎ Al-Shi`a hum Ahl al-Sunnah by Dr. Muhammad al-Tijani al-Samawi,‎‎4)‎ Al-Maqtal (the martyrdom epic of Imam Husain) by Abd al-Razzaq al-‎Muqarram's book.‎‎* Also translated the following titles originally authored in Arabic by a Lebanese ‎university professor named Rachad el-Moussaoui who removed the Translator's name ‎from ALL the titles below:‎‎1)‎ Best Month, Best Night;‎‎2)‎ The Book of Istikhara;‎‎3)‎ Weapon of the Prophets;‎‎4)‎ Miracles of the Holy Qur'an; and‎5)‎ The Great Names of Allah (Asmaa' Allah al-Husna).‎‎* Translated 2 books by the late Grand Ayatullah Muhammed al-Shirazi:‎‎1) Canon: A Glimpse at the Islamic Law,‎‎2) The Pathway to an Islamic Revival‎* Wrote articles for Islamic Monitor, bulletin of the Islamic Research & Information ‎Center‎* Recently publishing the following titles:‎ ‎1. Kashf al-Reeba an Ahkam al-Gheeba (removing doubt from gheeba ‎‎[backbiting] rulings) by the First Martyr, Sheikh Taqi ad-Din Ibrahim son of Ali al-‎‎`Amili‎ ‎2. Pretension and Conceit by Sayyid Ahmad al-Fahri ‎3. Uswat al-Arifeen by Mahmoud al-Badri ‎4. Amicable Companionship: Marriage and Divorce, Obligations, Rights and ‎Mannerisms by Sayyid Mahdi al-Ameen ‎5. Khums for the main U.S. representative office of Iraq's highest religious ‎authority Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali al-Seestani in Dearborn, Michigan‎* Wrote nine books:‎‎1) Volume One of his autobiography titled Memoirs of a Shi`a Missionary in America: ‎Two Decades of Da`wah,‎‎2) Fast of the Month of Ramadan: Philosophy and Ahkam,‎‎3) Kerbala and Beyond: An Epic of Immortal Heroism‎4) The Ninety-Nine Attributes of Allah,‎‎5) Mary and Jesus in Islam,‎‎6) Allah: The Concept of God in Islam (2 Volumes),‎‎7) Muhammed: The Messenger of Peace and Tolerance,‎‎8) Ghadir Khumm: Where Islam was Perfected, and‎‎9) Stages of Life Hereafter According to IslamFounded the Islamic Society of Georgia, Inc. (Atlanta, Georgia) in 1973, the Islamic ‎Revival Movement in 1980, the International Islamic Society of Virginia, Inc. in 1982, ‎and the Iraq News Monitor in 1992. Edited Islamic Affairs from January 1974 till June ‎‎1989‎