Bassam Tibi, born 1944 in Damascus, is a political scientist of Syrian origin with German citizenship known for his analysis of international relations concerning Islamic countries and civilisation. Being a Moslem himself, he is known for his fair and unbiased view of Islam. He studied in Frankfurt am Main and habilitated in Hamburg, Germany. Since 1973 he teaches international politics at Göttingen University. In 1982 he was Visiting Scholar at Harvard University. He did several research in Asian and African countries. He is publishing in English, German and Arabic.
The Challenge of Fundamentalism: Political Islam and the New World Disorder, Univ. of California Press, 1998