Yahiya Emerick is a former president of the Islamic Foundation of North America, vice-principal at an Islamic school, and a Muslim author.
He has written several published articles and works of fiction.
Emerick was born into an American Protestant Christian family, and converted to Islam(Sunni) in 1989 while a freshman at Michigan State University.
Emerick has served as a Muslim lecturer, educator, prayer leader, and author.
Emerick's Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Islam has been distributed worldwide by Alpha Books.