Akbar Ahmed

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Akbar Ahmed

Akbar Ahmed (born January 15, 1943 in Allahabad , British India ) is an American-Pakistani scholar, writer, Islamic scholar and former diplomat. He holds the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies at American University , a private Methodist university in Washington, DC

Life

Akbar Ahmed grew up in Pakistan . He was the Pakistani High Commissioner in Balochistan . He is an anthropologist and Islamic scholar and received his PhD from the School of Oriental Studies in London . After five years as an Allama Iqbal Fellow at Selwyn College (Cambridge) , he was named the first Muslim Fellow in 1993. He was also the first Pakistani council member in the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland .

He was awarded the Sitara-i-Imtiaz (“Star of Excellence”) by the Pakistani government for his academic achievements . Together with Judea Pearl , he received the first Purpose Prize of the John Templeton Foundation in Pennsylvania in 2006 . In 2015 he was named a Global Thought Leader by the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute . He was one of the 138 signatories of the open letter a common word between us and you ( Engl. A Common Word Between Us and You ), the personalities of Islam 2007 church leaders sent worldwide.

Publications

  • Journey into Europe: Islam, Immigration, and Identity . Brookings Press, 2018.
  • The Thistle and the Drone. How America's War on Terror Became a Global War on Tribal Islam . Brookings Institution Press, Washington, DC, USA 2013, ISBN 978-0-8157-2378-3 .
  • Suspended Somewhere Between: A Book of Verse . Busboys and Poets, 2011.
  • Journey into America: The Challenge of Islam . Brookings Institution Press, Washington, DC 2010. ( American Book Award Winner ).
  • Journey into Islam: The Crisis of Globalization . Brookings Press, 2007.
  • After Terror: Promoting Dialogue Among Civilizations . With Brian Forst. Polity Press, 2005.
  • Islam Under Siege: Living Dangerously in a Post-Honor World . Polity Press, 2003.
  • The Future of Anthropology: Its Relevance to the Contemporary World . With Chris Shore. Athlone Press, 1999.
  • Islam Today: A Short Introduction to The Muslim World . IB Tauris, 1998.
  • Jinnah, Pakistan and Islamic Identity: The Search for Saladin . Routledge , 1997.
  • Islam, Globalization and Postmodernity with Hastings Donnan. Routledge, 1994.
  • Living Islam: From Samarkand and Stornoway . BBC Books, 1993.
  • Discovering Islam: Making Sense of Muslim History and Society . Routledge, 1988.
  • Postmodernism and Islam: Predicament and Promise . Routledge, 1992.
  • Resistance and Control in Pakistan . Routledge, 1991.
  • Pakistan: The Social Sciences' Perspective . Oxford University Press , 1990.
  • Toward Islamic Anthropology: Definition, Dogma, and Directions . Vanguard Books, Lahore: 1987 (also in the Islamization of Knowledge Series , 2, des IIIT , Herndon, VA, 1988, with a foreword by Ismail al-Faruqi . - Digitized )
  • Religion and Politics in Muslim Society: Order and Conflict in Pakistan . Royal Book Co., 1987.
  • Pukhtun Economy and Society: Traditional structure and economic development in a tribal society . Routledge, 1980.
  • 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.
  • Millennium and Charisma Among Pathans: A Critical Essay in Social Anthropology . Routledge, 1976.
  • Mataloona: Pukhto Proverbs . Oxford University Press, 1975.
  • Mansehra: A Journey . Ferozsons, 1973.

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References and footnotes

  1. ↑ acommonword.com: A common word between us and you (summarized short form) (PDF; 186 kB)
personal data
SURNAME Ahmed, Akbar
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Akbar Ahmed; أكبر أحمد; Akbar S. Ahmed; Akbar Salahudin Ahmed; AS Ahmed; Akbar Salah-ad-Din Ahmed
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Islamic scholar
DATE OF BIRTH January 15, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Allahabad , British India