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Nabil Fayad (born in the city of Homs) is a Syrian author best known for his academic work on the early history of Islam and the origins of Islamic extremism and fundamentalism. An ardent secularist and an advocate for separation of state and religion in Syria, Fayad is a pharmacist by education and has also studied theology.

Fayad has given lectures and speeches in several countries around the world, including a speech at Georgetown University in 2015 and a speech at BYU in 2015.