Hamza Rastanawie is a Syrian-Canadian author, poet, and neurologist. He specializes in Islamic studies and has published many books, the most recent being The Mother's Logic: Loving Her Children and Hating the Philosophers (2018)... and Ahmad Al-Tayyar - Syrian writer. BA in Commerce and Economics, University of Aleppo. BA in International Studies, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada. MA in Human Security and Peacebuilding, Royal Road University, Victoria.