Hamza is the founder and CEO of Sapience Institute. He is the author of the best-selling book: “The Divine Reality: God, Islam and The Mirage of Atheism”, which has been translated into over 10 languages. He co-authored, “Unveiling Tyranny: The Genocide in Gaza and False Zionist Narratives on Palestine”. He has an MRes, MA and a PgCert in Philosophy from the University of London. He is in the final year of his PhD on the Qur’ān and its verses pertaining to nature. He has studied Islamic Thought and Theology under qualified scholars.
Hamza has spoken at many universities all around the world. He has debated prominent academics and thinkers on Islam and atheism, his interlocutors have included Professor Lawrence Krauss, Professor Peter Simons, Dan Barker and Professor Simon Blackburn. Hamza converted to Islam in 2002.
Hamza has a professional background in project and programme management, charity governance and operations, and has worked as a consultant for the public and private sector. He was the CEO of iERA from April 2017 until February 2020, where he and his team developed sector-leading robust systems, processes and procedures. He grew the organisation by over 500%, with an international operational growth of over 1000%.
He loves spending time with his family, reading, writing poetry, travelling, martial arts and training in the gym. Inspired by the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), some of his favourite statements include “compassion beautifies everything” and “love for humanity what you love for yourself”. You can keep up to date with his work by accessing his website www.hamzatzortzis.com. You can follow him on Twitter @HATzortzis, Instagram @HATzortzis, YouTube and Facebook @hamzaandreastzortzis.