Ali Asghar Agah, MA and ABD, George Washington University, is a retired educator, World Bank Staff member, diplomat, and International Monetary Fund Advisor. As a community organizer he adopted A Ray of the Qur’an for Qur’an study sessions and his translation work includes Mehdi Bazargan’s The Evolution of the Qur'an.
Mariam Agah, MA and ABD, taught various levels, subjects, and types of students in Catholic, public, and Muslim schools. She edited many translations including of Mehdi Bazargan’s The Evolution of the Qur'an. She writes poetry, conducts workshops for educators, lectures on family, women, Muslim personalities and interfaith relations.