Imran Hosein is from the Island Nation of Trinidad, in the Caribbean, not britain. He has a PhD in International Relations from the Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva - Switzerland. He also studied at Al-Azhar University, Cairo - Egypt, as well as Karachi University, Pakistan and the Aleemiyah Institute of Islamic Studies, Karachi - Pakistan. He has also been a student of International Monetary Economics at the University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago. Imran Hosein was a career Diplomat, representing the Government of Trinidad and Tobago, for several years.
In the 80 years of his life, he has dedicated it to the study of the Noble Qur'an. Imran Hosein has been engaged with great intellectual scholars of his time, with likes of Malcom-X (a friend), Dr. Fazlur Rahman Ansari (his mentor), Dr. Kalim Siddiqui - Director of Muslim Council, Britain, Dr. Israr Ahmed (his teacher) of Pakistan and Dr. Malik Badri (his teacher) of Sudan.
Imran Hosein has travelled around the world, both as a diplomat and an Islamic Scholar. Very few people today have the credentials this man has, where he gave up his position as a Diplomat, to serve for Allah Subhanahu Wata'aalah, in his work for Islam.
So in your view, that's what you call "looney toon", then I say good luck to you, in whatever dimension of space and time you reside in, my friend.