Shabir Ally is the president of the Islamic Information & Dawah Centre International in Toronto, Canada. He is a Muslim apologist, activist, preacher and speaker on Islam and Muslims. He is also a formidable debater engaging in regular debates in different parts of the world. He holds a B.A. in Religious Studies from Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario, with a specialization in Biblical Literature, and an M.A. in Religious Studies from the University of Toronto with a specialization in Quranic Exegesis. He is now in his fourth year of PhD studies in Quranic Exegesis at the University of Toronto.