Daniel Haqiqatjou is the founder of Alasna Institute, an online learning institute dedicated to teaching Muslims how to fight doubts about Islam and strengthen their faith.

He was born in Houston, Texas, USA and comes from a liberal secular Muslim background but rediscovered a commitment to Islam in his youth. He studied physics as an undergraduate at Harvard University and completed graduate studies in philosophy, studying with some of the top physicists and philosophers in the world, including Nobel Prize winners. He also studies Islam traditionally with respected scholars of Islam.

Through Alasna Institute, he writes and lectures on contemporary issues surrounding Muslims and modernity and has spoken at universities, mosques, and madrasas around the world.