hiː hɐz spˈɛnt hɪz lˈaɪf æz ɐ dʒˈɜːnəlˌɪst ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃɪŋ ɪslˈɑːmɪk mˈɪstɪsˌɪzəm, ɔːɹ sˈuːfɪzəm, ænd ðə mˈɑːdɚn sˈaɪənsᵻz.
He has spent his life as a journalist researching Islamic mysticism, or Sufism, and the modern sciences.