Dennis MacEoin, born on January 26, 1949 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, is a former Islamic studies lecturer specializing in Shi\u2019ism, Sheikhism, the Bab, and the Baha\u2019ism and a former Baha\u2019i. He also writes novels under the pseudonyms Daniel Easterman and Jonathan Aycliffe.<\/p>\n
He teaches English by Michael Longley. He became interested in theater and literature, so he decided to study English language and literature. He converted to Baha\u2019ism before moving to Dublin and was a Baha\u2019i for about 15 years. He was the first Western Baha\u2019i who studied Persian and Arabic, so he went to the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, where he studied Arabic, Quran and Persian. After four years in Edinburgh, he traveled to Jordan, Turkey and Iran. He studied at Shiraz University in Iran. Eoin received his doctorate from King\u2019s College, Cambridge. He chose the topic of his dissertation on dealing with Sheikhism and Babism in 19th century Shiite Iran. For two years, 1979-1980, Dr. Eoin taught English, Islamic civilization, and English-Arabic translator at Mohammed V University in Fez, Morocco. In view of the Royal Literary Fund, Dr. MacEoin was teaching Arabic and Islamic studies at Newcastle University since 1981; Until the Saudi investors expelled him for teaching Shiite and Sufi subjects. MacEoin is one of Israel\u2019s defenders and has published various articles in support for it. At the same time, according to himself, he feels very negative about Islam. He first traveled to Israel in 1986 when he was still a Baha\u2019i. He is currently a board member of the Israel Defense Association and writes for a blog called \u201cA Liberal Defense of Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n
MacEoin\u2019s wife, Beth, has a degree in English as well as art history. Her third degree is in the field of homeopathy and she has published about 20 books in this field and in the field of public health.<\/p>\n
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