Reza Aslan on Faith, Trump & His New CNN Series, “Believer”

Muftah speaks with religious studies scholar Reza Aslan about the idea behind his new CNN series Believer, his thoughts on Donald Trump, and what it’s like to balance academia and faith.

by Sarah Moawad

At this point, chances are you’ve heard of Reza Aslan. You may know him as the guy who calmly and articulately took down a befuddled Fox News reporter who just could not wrap her head around why a Muslim religious studies scholar would write a book about Jesus Christ.

Maybe, in the last few weeks, you’ve seen his face plastered along the s…