- Akbar S. Ahmed
Akbar Salahuddin Ahmed (
Urdu : اکبر صلاح الدین احمد), SI, commonly referred to as Akbar S. Ahmed (Urdu : اکبر ایس احمد) is ananthropologist ,filmmaker ,administrator ,diplomat and a Muslimscholar onIslam ,International Relations and Politics, andContemporary Islamic philosophy fromPakistan . According to the BBC, he is “the world’s leading authority on contemporary Islam”. [http://www.akbarahmed.org Akbar Ahmed's Official Website] ]Education
Ahmed earned a
bachelor's degree ofsocial sciences from theUniversity of Birmingham , a master of arts degree ineducation from theUniversity of Cambridge , and aPhD from theSchool of Oriental and African Studies , part of theUniversity of London . He also received anhonorary doctor of laws from theUniversity of Liverpool .Career
He is
Ibn Khaldun Chair ofIslamic Studies at theAmerican University inWashington, DC and avisiting professor at theInstitute for Advanced Study atPrinceton University . He was previously theHigh Commissioner ofPakistan to theUnited Kingdom and has taught atPrinceton University ,Harvard University , and theUniversity of Cambridge . He has advisedPrince Charles and met withPresident George W. Bush on Islam. His numerousbooks ,films , anddocumentaries have wonawards .Ahmed is regularly interviewed on
CNN ,CNBC Pakistan , theBBC , andARY TV , and has appeared several times on theOprah Winfrey Show and Nightline. Ahmed appeared on the Sir David Frost Show (along withLord Owen ) onAl Jazeera and alsoNewsnight for the Annual Review 2007.Works
Books
#"Pieces of Green, the Sociology of Change in Pakistan, 1964-1974"; Royal Book Co., 1977
#"Social and economic change in the Tribal Areas, 1972-1976"; Oxford University Press, 1977
#"Religion and Politics in Muslim Society: Order and Conflict in Pakistan"; Royal Book Co., 1987
#"Toward Islamic Anthropology: Definition, Dogma, and Directions"; Vanguard Books, 1987
#"Pakistan: The Social Sciences' Perspective"; Oxford University Press, 1990
#"Resistance and Control in Pakistan"; Routledge, 1991
#"Postmodernism and Islam: Predicament and Promise"; Routledge, 1992
#"Discovering Islam: Making Sense of Muslim History and Society"; Routledge, 1993
#"Islam, Globalization and Postmodernity"; Routledge, 1994
#"Jinnah, Pakistan and Islamic Identity"; Routledge, 1997
#"Islam Today: A Short Introduction to The Muslim World"; I.B. Tauris, 1998
#"The Future of Anthropology: Its Relevance to the Contemporary World"; Co-Edited by Chris Shore, Athlone Press, 1999
#"Islam Under Siege: Living Dangerously in a Post-Honor World"; Polity Press, 2003
#"After Terror: Promoting Dialogue Among Civilizations"; Co-Edited by Brian Forst, Polity Press, 2005
#"Journey into Islam: The Crisis of Globalization"; Brookings Institution Press, 2007Films and Documentaries
#Executive producer and co-writer, "Jinnah", 1998
#Host, "The Glories of Islam" by Channel 4 UK
#Executive producer, "The Quaid: Mr. Jinnah and the Making of Pakistan: A Documentary Film"
#Host, "Living Islam", six part series by BBC
#"Journey Through the Muslim World with Akbar Ahmed", by Raj TV, UKee also
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Contemporary Islamic philosophy
*Islamism References
External links
* [http://www.american.edu/sis/faculty/facultybiographies/ahmed.htm Faculty Biography at American University]
* [http://academic3.american.edu/~akbar/index.htm Official website at American University]
* [http://islamfortoday.com/akbar.htm Articles on Islam by Professor Akbar S. Ahmad]
* [http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/akbar_ahmed Entries at Washington Post's "On Faith" Weblog]
* [http://www.theglobalist.com/DBWeb/AuthorBiography.aspx?AuthorId=201 Biography at The Globalist]
* [http://www.abc.net.au/foreign/stories/s372713.htm Interview with Professor Ahmed from the Foreign Correspondent, September 19, 2001]
* [http://www.islamfortoday.org/akbar04.htm "Islam and Freedom of Thought" by Akbar Ahmed and Lawrence Rosen]
* [http://pewforum.org/events/index.php?EventID=124 "Five Years After 9/11, 'Dialogue' with Islam Cause for Hope": Q&A with Akbar Ahmed by Mark O'Keefe]
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