Muslim Author Reza Aslan Turns Out To Be Quite Combative On Twitter

Muslim author Reza Aslan seemingly reached Internet stardom this past week due to a controversial Fox News online interview about his new book Zealot. Despite his scholarly demeanor in television appearances, it turns out Aslan is rather combative on the Twitters.

BuzzFeed’s Andrew Kaczynski dug in and found plenty of examples of Aslan cussing out his critics, fighting with other writers, and taking stabs at major conservative players like Glenn Beck and Michele Bachmann.

Some samples below:

[h/t BuzzFeedAndrew]
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