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'''Reza Aslan''' (born May 3, 1972) is an Iranian-American author, columnist and professor of creative writing at the University of California, Riverside.  

'''Reza Aslan''' (born May 3, 1972) is an Iranian-American author, columnist, professor of creative writing at the University of California, Riverside, former [[CNN]] anchor and far-Left activist.  

Aslan is an advocate for religious freedom and the protection for religious minorities throughout the Middle East.<ref>Reza Aslan and Michael Brooks, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/on-faith/wp/2013/09/25/for-irans-rouhani-the-human-rights-of-bahais-are-the-ultimate-test-of-reform/ For Iran's Rouhani, the human rights of Baha'is are the ultimate test of reform], ''The Washington Post''</ref> He has demanded that that Iran stop the "horrific human rights abuses" against its [[Bahá'í Faith|Baha'i]] community.<ref>Reza Aslan and Michael Brooks (September 25, 2013). "[http://www.faithstreet.com/onfaith/2013/09/25/for-irans-rouhani-the-human-rights-of-bahais-are-the-ultimate-test-of-reform For Iran's Rouhani, the human rights of Baha'is are the ultimate test of reform]". The Washington Post</ref>

Aslan is an advocate for religious freedom and the protection for religious minorities throughout the Middle East.<ref>Reza Aslan and Michael Brooks, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/on-faith/wp/2013/09/25/for-irans-rouhani-the-human-rights-of-bahais-are-the-ultimate-test-of-reform/ For Iran's Rouhani, the human rights of Baha'is are the ultimate test of reform], ''The Washington Post''</ref> He has demanded that that Iran stop the "horrific human rights abuses" against its [[Bahá'í Faith|Baha'i]] community.<ref>Reza Aslan and Michael Brooks (September 25, 2013). "[http://www.faithstreet.com/onfaith/2013/09/25/for-irans-rouhani-the-human-rights-of-bahais-are-the-ultimate-test-of-reform For Iran's Rouhani, the human rights of Baha'is are the ultimate test of reform]". The Washington Post</ref>

== Educational background ==  

== Educational background ==  

Aslan's educational background is in religious studies and the history of religion. He has a PhD in Sociology from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

On August 4, 2019, Aslan publicly mused on Twitter about wanting to "eradicate" [[Kellyanne Conway]], which earned him heavy criticism on his tweet in response as he was called out for openly making a death threat against her.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/08/05/nolte-reza-aslan-calls-kellyanne-conway-the-evil-we-need-to-eradicate/ Nolte: Reza Aslan Calls Kellyanne Conway the "Evil We Need to Eradicate"] at Breitbart News Network ('''Warning:''' Contains tweets with foul language)</ref>  Azlan lashed out viciously and profanely against his critics (including [[Ivanka Trump]]) in subsequent racist tweets where he attempted to change the subject to save face by [[liberal projection|projecting]] his own racism onto them, which only earned him even more massive waves of harsh criticism against him.

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