Tom Carroll is a former officer in the Clandestine Service of the Central Intelligence Agency. He spent years under cover in the Middle East, and is a specialist in Islam and Middle Eastern affairs. Tom and his wife converted to Catholicism while living in Istanbul, Turkey. For more information, please visit tpcarroll.com.

Today Islam is affecting our world like never before. For Catholics, this religion of 1.5 billion represents challenges - and opportunities - unlike anything else in the modern age. Drawing on his personal and professional background in the Muslim world, Tom will introduce you to Islam in its most salient essentials, with clear and relevant connections to our own Catholic worldview.