At a glance
Born: 1975 [1] [2]
Countries: Tunisia
Known for: Researcher, academic, author
Citizenship: Tunisia [2]
Education: PhD from Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley (2025) [1]
Era: Global Islamic Resurgence (1979–2000); Contemporary Islam (2000–today)
Subjects: Philosophy and theology, Sira and history, Science and religion, Islam and modernity, Political thought
Works in this archive: 8
Sami Ameri is a Tunisian researcher and author specializing in religious studies and comparative religion [1]. He is a co-founder of the Scientific Research Initiative and has authored numerous works on atheism, biblical criticism, and Islamic theology [1].
Early life and education
Born in 1975, Ameri initially studied law before pursuing Sharia studies [1] [3]. He obtained a doctorate from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California, in 2025 [1]. His doctoral dissertation was titled Islamic Origin and the Jewish-Christian Borrowing Thesis: A Critique of Historical Misconstrual and the Elision of Quranic Dialectical Polemics [1].
Research and academic career
Ameri serves as a professor of creed, sects, and religions at an online Islamic university [3]. He is a co-founder and the scientific supervisor of the Scientific Research Initiative, which publishes his books and lectures [1]. His research interests include New Atheism, secularism, higher criticism of the Torah, and textual criticism of the New Testament [1].
He specializes in responding to the claims of orientalists and missionaries through the analysis of religious texts in their original languages, including Hebrew, Syriac, and New Testament Greek [3]. His work also addresses the historical existence of prophets and the relationship between science and religion [1]. In 2023, he published a peer-reviewed study on the Council of Nicaea and its role in the canonization of the four Gospels in the Journal of Sharia and Islamic Studies at Kuwait University [1].
References
- “سامي عامري.” Wikipedia (Arabic). Accessed 27 October 2026. ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A_%D8%B9%D8%…
- Wikidata entry. Accessed 27 October 2026. www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107351551
- “سامى عامرى.” Author page, al-Maktaba al-Shāmila (Arabic). Accessed 27 October 2026. shamela.ws/author/1387
- Prepared: with the archive’s AI author tool from the sources above, then reviewed by the editor before publishing.
- Primary source: “سامي عامري.” Wikipedia (Arabic) (no Wayback Machine snapshot was found).
- Checked: 27 October 2026. Biography compiled and added to this archive: 27 October 2026.
Works
See also
Same period
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- Muzaffar Iqbal b. 1954 · Philosophy and theology, Sira and history, Science and religion
- Khalid Yahya Blankinship b. 1949 · Sira and history, Political thought, Qurʾānic studies
- Muhammad Sa'id Ramadan al-Bouti 1929–2013 · Philosophy and theology, Sira and history, Science and religion
- Seyyed Hossein Nasr b. 1933 · Philosophy and theology, Sira and history, Science and religion
- Martin Lings 1909–2005 · Philosophy and theology, Sira and history, Islam and modernity
- Louay Safi · Philosophy and theology, Sira and history, Islam and modernity
- Muhammad al-Mukhtar al-Shinqiti b. 1966 · Philosophy and theology, Sira and history, Islam and modernity
- Ahmed Deedat 1918–2005 · Philosophy and theology, Sira and history, Political thought
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Archived 27 October 2026. Islamic Internet Archives, https://islamicarchives.org/authors/sami-ameri/
