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M. A. Muqtedar Khan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Chair, Political Science Department, Adrian College, MI
Non-Resident Fellow, Brookings Institution, Washington DC
Tel:
517-264-3949
Email: Muqtedar@yahoo.com,
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M. A.
Muqtedar Khan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of International Relations
Department of
Political Science and International Relations
University of Delaware
Non-Resident
Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution, Washington DC
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Tel:
302-831-1939, Email: mkhan@udel.edu
Education & Specialization
PH.D. International Relations May 2000.
Department of Government,
Georgetown University,.
Major: Theories of International
Relations, American Foreign
Policy, Political Economy, and International Law.
Minors: Islamic Political Theory and
Comparative Politics of
Middle East and South Asia
M.A. International Studies:
Development and IPE, 1995.
Florida International University,
Miami, U.S.A.
M.B.A. Strategic Management and Marketing
1989, India
B.E. Electronics and Communications
Eng. 1987, India
Previous Positions
· Assistant Professor of
International Affairs, Adrian College, 2000-2005
· Chair Department of Political
Science, Adrian College, 2002-2005
· Director of International Studies,
Adrian College, 2001-2005
· Visiting Fellow Brookings
Institution, 2002 May –January 2003.
· Visiting Professor, Washington
College, 1999-2000
· Visiting Professor, Georgetown
University, American University, 1998-1999
· Managing Editor, American Journal
of Islamic Social Sciences, 1998-2000.
· Adjunct Faculty, Dept. of IR, FIU,
Sp. ‘94, Fall ‘94, Sp. ‘95 & Summer ‘95.
· Adjunct Faculty, Business School,
FIU, 1992-1993.
· Lecturer of Mgmt, SU College of
Business, Hyderabad, India, 1990-1992.
· Adjunct Faculty, SP Jain Institute
of Mgmt, Bombay, India, 1989-1990.
· Teaching Assistant, Georgetown
University, 1995-1997.
· Teaching Assistant, Florida
International University, Fall 1993.
· Occasional Lecturer, George
Washington and American Universities, 1995-1998.
· Corporate Experience in India,
1989-1992.
Current Professional Positions
· Non-Resident Fellow Brookings
Institution, March 2004 –
· Executive Board, Michigan
Conference of Political Scientists, 2002-2005.
· Fellow, Institute for Social Policy
and Understanding, 2003 --
· Fellow, Center for the Study of
Islam and Democracy – 2001
Awards
· Teaching Excellence Award, Adrian
College (2003).
· Teaching Excellence Award, Adrian
College (2004).
· Course Design Competition Winner,
Georgetown University, 1997; for a course on Epistemology and Methodology in
the Study of International Politics.
Research Fellowships and Grants
· Research Grant, Center for Religion
and Democracy, University of Virginia, 2004-2006.
· United States Institute of Peace
Conference Grant 2004.
· Ford Visiting Fellow, Brookings
Institution, May 2003 to January 2004.
· Summer Research Grant, Adrian
College, 2002, 2003, 2004
· Faculty Development grants, Adrian
College, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
· Summer Research Grants, Adrian
College, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
· Research and travel grant,
Washington College. 1999
· IIIT Dissertation Fellowship,
1998-2000
· Andrew Melon Dissertation Writing
Fellowship, 1998
· Graduate Fellowship at FIU.
1992-1995
· University Doctoral Fellowship
Georgetown University. 1995-2000
· Research Associate: Center for
Muslim-Christian Understanding, GU. Summer 1996 and 1997
· National Talent Search Scholarship,
India 1981, 1983.
Teaching Experience
Adrian College 2000 -- Present
PSCI 299 Terrorism, War and Civil Rights
PSCI 225 Islam in Global Affairs
PSCI 325 US Foreign Policy and
National Security
PSCI 325 International
Relations
PSCI 330 Ethics and Law in
International Relations
PSCI 328 Comparative Politics
of Middle East and South Asia
PSCI 137 Intro to Political
Science and Political Theory
PSCI 101 American National
Govt.
IS 101 Introduction to
International Studies
PSCI 301 IPE & Globalization
PSCI 402 Modern Political
Theories I
PSCI 402 Modern Political
Theories II
PSCI 499 Capstone Seminar:
Epistemology and Research in Political Science
Washington College, MD: 1999-2000
American Foreign Policy (Senior
Seminar)
International Political Economy
(Senior Seminar)
Introduction to International
Politics (Survey)
Comparative Politics of Asia
(Advanced Seminar)
American University 1999
Ethics in International
Relations (Graduate Course)
Georgetown University; 1995-1999
American Government
(Introduction)
Epistemology and Methodology of
International Relations (Proseminar)
International Law (upper and
lower level)
Intro International Relations
(Freshman)
Florida International University: 1992-1995
Issues in World Politics (Upper
level)
Intro to International
Relations (Lower level)
Issues in World Politics (Upper
level)
Entrepreneurship and General
Management (Intro)
Publications: Books
· Jihad for Jerusalem: Identity
and Strategy in International Relations
(Ct: Praeger Publications,
October 2004).
· Beyond Jihad and Crusades:
Rethinking US Foreign Policy towards the Muslim World (Washington DC:
Brookings Institution, January 2005). Forthcoming. March, 2006.
· Islam, Democracy and Political
Theory (Edited Volume)
(Lexington Books, November,
2005). Forthcoming.
· American Muslims: Bridging Faith
and Freedom
(Beltsville, MD: Amana Publications, 2002).
· Debating Moderate Islam: The
Geopolitics of Islam and the West (University of Utah Press, 2006,
January).
Publications: Research Journal Articles
· “Radical Islam, Liberal
Islam and American Foreign Policy,” Current History (Dec 2003).
· “Postmodern Empire and its
Global Challenges,” Brown Journal of World Affairs (Spring 2004).
· “Islam and Democracy: The
Tussle between Political Theory and Legalism,” Global Dialogue
(January 2004).
· “Principles for Engagement:
US Policy in the Middle East,” National Strategy Forum Review
(Decembers 2003).
· “Prospects for Democracy in
the Muslim World: The Role of US Policy,” Middle East Policy Journal,
10, 3 (Fall 2003).
· “The Priority of Politics,”
Boston Review: A Political and Literary Forum (April 2003).
· “The Islamic States” in M.
Hawkesworth and M. Kogan (Eds), Routledge Encyclopedia of Political Science
(2003).
· “Nice but Tough: A
Framework for US Foreign Policy in the Muslim World,” Brown Journal of
World Affairs, 9, 1 (Spring 2002), pp. 355-362.
· “The Political Philosophy
of Islamic Resurgence,” Cultural Dynamics , 13 (2) (Summer 2001), pp.
213-231.
· “US Foreign Policy and
Political Islam: Interests, Ideas and Ideology ”, Security Dialogue,
29, 4, (Dec. 1998), pp. 449.462.
· "Policy Entrepreneurs: The
Third Dimension of American Foreign Policy Culture," Middle East Policy,
(September 1997), pp. 140-154.
· "Islam as an Ethical
Tradition of International Relations", Islam and Christian-Muslim
Relations, Vol 8, 2 (Summer 1997) pp. 173-188.
· “Constructing Identity in
“Glocal” Politics”, American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences, 15, 3
(October, 1998), pp. 81-106.
· "Sovereignty in Modernity and
Islam," East West Review, Vol 1, 2 (Summer, 1995) pp. 43-57.
· “Epistemological Poverty or
Poverty of Epistemology,” The Muslim World, 97, 1 (January 1997), pp.
67-71.
· “The Need to Revive Islamic
Philosophy,” Intellectual Discourse, 6, 1 (Spring 1998), pp. 1-9.
· “The Ethic of Resentment: A
Nietzschean Analysis of Islam and the West,” Middle East Affairs,
(Spring 1999), pp. 161-173.
· “Imagining the Threat of
(Fundamentalist) Islam”, Middle East Affairs (Fall 1999), pp. 175-185.
· “Second Generation Islamists
and the Future of Islamic Movements”, Islamica, 3, 1 (1999), pp. 65-70.
· “Structural Determinism and
the Marginalization of Morality in Classical Political Economy”, Balance
(Spring 2000).
· “The Philosophical Foundations
of Islamic Political Economy,” American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences,
13, 3 (Fall 1996), pp.
· “Identity as Epistemology”,
American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences, 16, 3 (Fall 1999), pp.
107-120.
· Ten Entries in John Esposito
(ed). Dictionary of Islam (New York: Oxford University Press, 2003).
· "Dialogue of Civilizations?",
The Diplomat, Vol 2, 5 ( June 1997) pp. 45-49.
Book Chapters
·
“The Myth of Secularism,” in E. J. Dionne, Jean Elshtain, K. Dragosz
(eds.) One Electorate under God: A Dialogue on religion and American
Politics (Washington DC: Pew Forum/Brookings Institution: 2004), pp.
· “American Muslims and the War
on Terror,” in Adam Garfinkle (Ed.) A Practical Guide to Winning the War
on Terrorism (Stanford, California: Hoover National Security Forum,
October 2004).
· “Islam and Democracy:
Political and Theoretical Challenges,” in M. A. Muqtedar Khan (ed) Islam,
Democracy and Political Theory (Lexington Books, 2005).
· “The Primacy of Political
Philosophy,” in Joshua Cohen, Deborah Chasman and Khalid Abou El Fadl (Eds),
Islam and the Challenge of Democracy (NJ: Princeton University Press,
2004).
· “Living on Borderlines: Islam
Beyond the Clash and Dialogue of Civilizations,” in Zahid Bukhari et al,
Muslim’s Place in the American Public Square: Hopes, Fears and Aspiration
(New York: Alta Mira Press, 2004), pp. 84-116. (A Pew Study)
·
“Towards a New Ethic of Civilizational Discourse,” Gregory Melleuish & Imre
Salusinszky (Eds.), Blaming Ourselves (Sydney: Duffy and Snell
Grove, 2002), pp. 95-106.
·
“A
Memo to American Muslims,” in David Talbot and Salon.com (Eds.),
Afterwards: Stories and Reports from 9/11 and Beyond
(New York: Washington Square Press, 2002), pp. 190-195.
· “Constructing the American
Muslim Community” in Y. Haddad, J. Smith and J. Esposito (eds.), Religion
and Immigration (New York: Altamira Press, 2003), pp. 175-198.
· "Muslims and Identity Politics
in America", in John L. Esposito and Yvonne Haddad (eds.) Muslims on the
Americanization Path? (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000), pp.
87-101.
· "Religion and Politics in the
Middle East" in Deborah Gerner (ed.), Understanding the Contemporary Middle
East (Boulder, Colorado: Lynne Rienner Publications, 1999)[Co-author with
Dr. John Esposito].
· "Collective Action and
Collective Identity: The Case of Muslims in America", in Amber Haque (ed.),
Muslim Issues in North America , (Washington DC: Amana Publications,
August, 1999).
· “Islam as an Ethical Tradition
of International Relations,” in Abdul Aziz Said, Nathan C. Funk & Ayse S.
Kadayifci (Eds.), Peace and Conflict Resolution in Islam: Precepts and
Practice (New York: University Press of America, 2001), pp. 73-94.
· “Pakistan: The Reconstruction
of Identity under Duress” forthcoming in Scott Appleby (ed). Ethical and
Political Responses to September 11 (South Bend, IN: Notre Dame University
Press, 2005). Forthcoming.
Select Political and Philosophical Essays
· “The Politics and the
Promise of Civilizational Dialogue,”
The Daily Star
(Lebanon) Mar 23-24, 2004, Foreign Policy in Focus Feb 12, 2004,
Alternet.org Feb 17, 2004 and Q-News (England), March 2004.
· “Islam and Democracy” Debate
with Daniel Pipes, PBS July 14-21, 2003. [www.Ijtihad.org/debate.htm].
· “Elections
And The Future Of Free Society”, The Daily Times, 03.08.2004.
· “American Muslim and the
Politics of Block voting,” The Detroit News
[04.16.04], Daily Times Pakistan
[03.27.04], Muslim Wake Up [03.29.04], Pakistan Tribune
[03.30.04], American Muslim Perspective [03.27.04], The Muslim
Observer [04.08.04], The Minaret [April, 2004] and Pakistan Link
[04.09.04].
· “Syed Qutb – the John Locke of
the Islamic World,”? The Globalist, July 28, 2003.
· “First Establish the Will to
Peace, then chart the way to Peace,”
Foreign Policy in Focus
(07.15.2003), The Globalist (07.16.2003), Al Jazeerah
(07.09.2003), Palestine Daily (07.08.2003), Scoop NZ
(07.08.2003), Jordan Times (07.21.03), Al Ahram (July 24-31,
2003).
· “Islam’s Future and the
Importance of Social Science,” The Globalist, July 17, 2003.
Republished by Islam 21 (UK and Islamic Horizon (May 2004, USA).
· “Muhammed and the Issues of
Polygamy and Pedophilia,” The Minaret (July 2003), The Globalist,
May 25, 2003.
· “Why do they hate us?”
Beliefnet, May 25, 2003 and Al Ahram Weekly, June 5-11, 2003.
· “The Globalization of
Wahabism,” The Globalist, February 24, 2003. Republished in
Fellowship Magazine (July/August, 2003).
·
“A Memo to American Muslims” The New
York Post (10.19.01), The Detroit Free Press (10.12.01),
Arizona Tribune, Orlando Sentinel (11.19.01), USA Today Magazine. The
Muslim Observer, Mirror International, Christian Century, Jewish Voice.
Excerpts from the Memo have been published in many papers and magazines
including the Commonweal, Washington Post, LA Times. Internationally
prominent publishers were Calgary Herald (Canada), The Daily
Telegraph (London; 11.17.01)), Jakarta Post (Indonesia), The
Nation (Pakistan).
· “Self and Knowledge”
American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences 16, 1 (Spring 1999), pp. v-xi.
· “Globalization and its
Predicaments,” The Balance (Spring 2001).
· “America and the Crisis of
Integrity,” Al Ahram May 9-15, 2002.
· “The Condition of Muslim Women:
What Can We Do,” Middle East Affairs 6 (2-3) (Spring 2001), pp.
93-97. Also published in Islam 21, The Globalist.com and
Iviews.com.
· “Sovereignty in Islam and Human
Accountability,” Islam21, October 2000.
· "Islamic Dimensions of the East
Asian Economic Miracle” American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences,
16, 4 (Winter, 1999), pp. v-xiv.
· “Reason and Personal
Reasoning,” American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences, 16, 3 (Fall
1999), pp. v-xi.
· “Ibn Rushd: The King
Philosopher”, Islamic Horizons (Sept. 1998), pp. 48-49.
· “Islam, Hinduism and Truth,
Outlook India, March 19, 2002.
· “Understanding the roots of
Muslim Resentment,” Canadian Dimensions, 35, 6, p. 25.
· "U.S. Views on Islam",
Middle East Insight, Vol 12, 4-5 (May-Aug 1996), pp. 3-5.
· “Ideologues Vs. Academics: The
Struggle to shape American Foreign Policy”, AMQ, 1, 1 (Fall 1997), pp.
33-47.
· “First Islamic Society then
Islamic State, But Democracy Now!, ”The Diplomat, 2, (Nov, 1997), pp.
48-51.
· "Counter terrorism: Policy as
Politics Without Meaning", Counter terrorism Chronicle, Vol 1, 3
(September,1996) pp. 1-2.
· "American Foreign Policy and
Islamic Resurgence: The Establishment Perspective", Islamic Horizons,
Special Convention Issue, Vol 25, 5 (Sept/Oct 1996) pp. 52-53.
· "Global Islam and American
Domestic & Foreign Policy", The Message, Vol 23, 10 (October, 1995) pp.
33-34.
· "Turkey and Israel:
Implications of the New Military Alliance", The Message, Vol 23, 8
(August 1996) pp. 15-17.
· "There are Islamic Moderates",
interview with Ambassador Robert Pelletreau, Assistant Secretary of State,
in Middle East Insight, 12, 4-5 (May-Aug 1996), pp. 4-5.
· "Secularism and Moral Action in
Contemporary International Relations", The Message, 24, 11 (May1997),
pp. 30-31.
· "Bosnia: The Mirror of
Civilization", The Message, 23, 9 (September 1995) pp. 27-28.
Culture Clash: A Column on Culture and
Globalization for The Globalist
This column explores the
intersection of globalization, culture and geopolitics.
·
“Teaching Globalization,” The Globalist, August 28, 2003.
· “The Empire and the Kingdom:
US-Saudi Relations in Crisis”, The Globalist, 08.01.2003.
· “Syed Qutb – the John Locke of
the Islamic World,”? The Globalist, July 28, 2003.
· “Islam’s Future and the
Importance of Social Science,” The Globalist, July 17, 2003.
· “First Establish the Will to
Peace, then chart the way to Peace,” The
Globalist, 07.16.2003.
· “Muhammed and the Issues of
Polygamy and Pedophilia,” The Globalist, May 25, 2003.
· “The Globalization of
Wahabism,” The Globalist, February 24, 2003.
· “Washington’s Nuclear Policy:
Moral Clarity or Double Standards,” 01.16, 2002.
· “Two Faces of the West: Can Western Muslims Advanced a Balanced View of the West?”, Oct. 15, 2001.
· “Pakistan – The Next Stop for US National Security,” April 30th, 2001.
· “Islam and the Two Faces of the West,” October, 11th, 2001.
·
“Global Diary: Letting the Genie Out of the Bottle,” April 23rd,
2001.
· “Indonesia: An Indira Gandhi
in the Making?” August 29th, 2001.
· “Next Stop for National
Security?” April 30th, 2001.
· “Bush's Global
Anti-Terrorism Alliance?,” Sept. 22nd,2001.
· “Where Bangladesh
Outperforms America,” October 10th, 2001.
·”Kashmir: India’s Gateway to
Greatness,” January 9th, 2002.
· “India: Why Victory is not
an Option” June 05, 2002.
· “Palestine: Its time to Clinch
the Deal” June 26, 2002.
Select
Foreign Policy in Focus Policy Briefs
FPIF is Foreign Policy Think Tank based in Washington DC
· “Can Pakistan withstand
Pressure from US, India and Israel?”, 09.24.2003
· “Saudi Arabian-US Relations at
Crossroads,” 08.13.2003.
· “Is
American Foreign Policy a Threat to American National Security,” 06.17.2003.
·
If the UN vetoes the US it risks
irrelevance? 02.13.2003.
· “Washington’s Nuclear Policy:
Moral Clarity or Double Standards,” 01.08, 2002.
· “The World Turns Right”,
November 19, 2002.
·
“Two
Faces of the West: Can Western Muslims Advance a Balanced View of the West?”
Oct. 15, 2001.
· “US Under Attack: Muslims Here, Abroad Will Be Put to the Test", Sept. 17, 2001.
· “India Flirting with Disaster”, June 17, 2002
· “The World Turns Right,” November 19, 2002.
·
“Washington’s Nuclear Policy: Moral Clarity or Double Standards?”, January 08,
2003.
CSID
papers for The Muslim Democrat
The Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy promotes
Democracy in the Muslim World
· “Definition of Democracy,”
Muslim Democrat, 1,2, (Sept. 1999),p. 4.
· “Shura and Democracy,”
Muslim Democrat, 1, 2, (Sept. 1999), p. 5.
· “Have Muslims Arrived,”
Muslim Democrat, 2, 3, (November 2000), p. 3.
·
“Islam and Democracy: The Struggle
Continuous,” Muslim Democrat, Jan. 2002, pp. 6-7.
Select
Newspaper Op-Eds
In the last three
years I have published over 100 articles on American Foreign Policy,
Globalization, and Muslim Politics in News Papers from over 24 countries,
including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall
Street Journal, and The International Herald Tribune and many of
the articles have been translated into Arabic, German, French, Bahasa, Urdu
and Turkish.
·
“Putting the American in American Muslims”, The New York Times,
September 7th,
2003.
·
“A Memo to Mr. Bin laden: Go to Hell,”
Washington Post (02.16.03), TheGlobalist
(02.14.03), Outlook India (02.15.03) The Arab News (Saudi
Arabia 02.18.03), The Age (Melbourne, Australia 02.22.03), Afghan
Times (02.23.02) Times of Central Asia (02.22.03) Iran and World
(02.22.03) Tampa Tribune (02.21.03), Euthanesia News (02.22.03)
DestinyWalking (02.22.03), St. Petersburgh Times (02.21.03).
This Memo was also read by the author on the Roy Green Show (Ontario, Canada
02.20.03).
· “Some Muslims Give Islam a Bad Name”, The Wall Street Journal, October 30th, 2001.
· “Saudi Arabia Rethinking its Soul,” Syndicated in North America by Progressive Media. Published in Al Ahram (Egypt)
May 6-12, 2004, The Daily Times (Pakistan), 05.06.2004, The Daily Star (Lebanon) 05.06.2004,
Q-News (UK) June 2004, The Providence Journal 05.15.2004 and others.
· “The Remarkable Moderation of
Detroit Muslims,” The Detroit News July 4th, 2004, The Daily Star
(Lebanon) 07.07.2004, The Daily Times (Pakistan), 06.25.2004, Pakistan
Link (US) 07.04.2004, Q-News (UK), July 2004.
·
“Come November Al Qaeda will vote for George W. Bush,” The Daily Times
04.14.2004, Q-News April 2004, and CBS Canada.
· “Can Pakistan withstand
Pressure from US, India and Israel?” The Daily Star (Lebanon),
09.24.2003, Foreign Policy in Focus 09.24.2003, Counterpunch,
09.18.2004, Dawn (Pakistan) 09.27.2003, The Muslim Observer and
The Detroit News.
·
“Lessons form the Imperial adventure in Iraq,” The Daily
Star (Lebanon) 10.31.03, Counterpunch 10. 25.03, and The Muslim
Observer 02-10 November 2003.
“Neocon Aspirations on the
Rocks,” The Muslim Observer 7-13th September 2003 and Al Ahram
Weekly (Egypt) October 16-22, 2003.
· “The Empire and the Kingdom:
US-Saudi Relations in Crisis,” This article was published in The Globalist
08.01.2003, The Star Ledger 08.03.2003, The Daily Star Lebanon
(International Herald Tribune) 08.08.2003, Dawn International
08.09.2003, Scoop NZ 08.04.2003, Arab Political 08.03.2003, the
Muslim Observer, and Voice of American Television Worldwide on
08.04.2003. Foreign Policy in Focus (Global Commentary) 08.13.03
Asian Times, 08.15.2003.
·
“Logic of the Hawks: If the UN vetoes the
US it risks irrelevance? Counterpunch, 02.08.2003. Scoop New Zealand,
02.06.2003. Foreign Policy in Focus, 02.13.2003. Asian Outlook,
02.13.2003, Al Jazeerah, 02.07.2003.
·
“Heavy Rhetoric, Wishful Thinking and
Hydrogen Cars: A Response to the State of the Union Address,”
Counterpunch (Jan 30th), Muslim Observer (Feb 05), Aljazeerah
(Middle East, Jan 30) and The Statesman (Pakistan, Feb 03).
· “Washington’s Nuclear Policy:
Moral Clarity or Double Standards,” Aljazeerah (Middle East; January
06. 2003) and Foreign Policy in Focus (January 08, 2002),
Counterpunch (Jan. 10, 2003), Nagasaki Post (Japan; January 12,
2003), The Daily Times (Pakistan; January 14, 2003), The Globalist
(January 16, 2003), Scoop (New Zealand; Jan. 06. 2003), and Dawn
International (Pakistan; January 18, 2003).
· “Is
American Foreign Policy a Threat to American National Security,” 06.17.2003.
Al Jazeerah (June 15, 2003), Al Ahram Weekly (Egypt, June 19-26, 2003),
The Detroit News (June 29, 2003), East African Standard (July 08, 2003),
Peace and Human Security (June 17, 2003)
· “Next Stop: Making Peace, Restoring Credibility,” The Detroit News, 05.07.2003.
· “A Global Shift to the Right,” San Francisco Examiner, December 23, 2002.
· “American Wahhabis Sow Seeds of Hate and Bigotry, Detroit News, November 26, 2002.
·
“Preaching Hate for Muslims” San
Francisco Examiner, November 11, 2002.
·
“War Against Iraq: Illogical and
Unethical,” The Detroit News, August, 18, 2003.
· “One year later, U.S. still
isolated," The Daily Telegram, 09.11.2002.
· “US suffering a Crisis of
Integrity,” The Daily Telegram, 05.19.2002. Al Ahram May 9-15,
2002.
· “Unbalanced
Peace Process”, Detroit FreePress, October, 12, 2000.
· “Valueless Sanctions Help No
One,” Detroit Free Press, November 29, 2000.
·
“Arrogance, attempt to bully China won't win the United States any World
Brownie points,” Detroit Free Press, April 5, 2001.
·
“Don't set a dangerous precedent; use other means to oust Hussein” Detroit
News, August 18th, 2002.
·
“Jerusalem Can be Settled,” Detroit News, October 12, 2000.
· “Dalai Lama’s Remarks Betray
His Faith,” Detroit News, February 8, 2001
· “Bush Turns Back on Muslims,”
Detroit News, June 21, 2001
· “Arab-Americans Lose Faith in
Bush,” The Baltimore Sun, May 21, 2001.
· “Muslims Here, Abroad Will Now Be Put to Test”, The Baltimore Sun, Sept. 17th, 2001. Also published in the Detroit News Sept. 14th
and the Duluth News Tribune, and Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, Mirror International and Muslim Observer.
·
“Understanding the Roots of Muslim Resentment,” published in the Newsweek
(Arabic), October 23, 2001, p. 51. Manila Times, Outlook India, Muslim
observer and Mirror International.
· “Rhetoric, Need to Feel Safe Threaten Civil Liberties,” Detroit Free Press, September 18th, 2001.
· “Muslims must Condemn all Actions of Bin Laden”, The Detroit News, December 14th, 2001.
· “Ramadan Offers US Chance to Build Bridges,” Newsday, November 14, 2001.
· “Muslims, too, must end hypocrisy by breaking their silence over injustices,” Detroit Free Press, October 12th, 2001.
· “The Videotape that will Bring Down Binladen,” Beliefnet, December, 2001.
·
“While the West Stands By,” San Francisco Chronicle,” November 16th,
1999.
· “Voter’s Want Choice, but not
Proposal 1,” The Daily Telegram, November 2nd, 2000.
· “Democracy vs.
Constitutionalism and Partisanship,” The Daily Telegram, November 17th,
2000.
· “Have Faith in American
Political Process,” The Daily Telegram, December 8th, 2000.
Islam in
America Column
I wrote this series of
essays for the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, from November
1999-November 2001.
· “Kosova:
A Watershed in U.S.–Islamic Relations,”
Washington Report on Middle East Affairs (December, 1999), p. 43.
· “What is the American Muslim
Perspective?” Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, 19, 10
(December 1999), p. 82.
· “Dealing with the Impoverished
Yet Imperialist Russia,” Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, 19,
1 (Jan/Feb 2000), p. 64.
· “American Muslims can
Democratize the Peace Process,” Washington Report on Middle East Affairs,
19, 2 (March 2000), p. 6-10.
· “One Muslim’s Choice in Picking
a President,” Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, 19, 3 (April
2000), p. 78.
· “American Muslims and the Moral
Dilemmas of Citizenship,” Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, 19,
4 (May 2000), p. 61.
· “Barriers to American Muslim’s
Political Cohesiveness are Largely internal,” Washington Report on Middle
East Affairs, 19, 5 (July 2000), p. 70.
· “Islamic Identity and the Two
Faces of the West,” Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, 19, 6
(Aug/Sept.), p. 71.
· “A Growing Synergy: American
Muslims and American Politics,” Washington Report on Middle East Affairs,
19, 7 (Oct/Nov 2000), p. 72.
· “The Manifest Destiny of
American Muslims,” Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, 19, 8
(December 2000), p. 68.
· “The Public Face of Bigotry,”
Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, 20, 1 (Jan/Feb 2001), p. 73.
·"Muslim Democrats Triumph over
Muslim Isolationists," Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, 20, 2
(March 2001), p. 82-83.
·"Islamic Law and its use in
Muslim Politics," Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, 20, 3
(April 2001), p. 82.
· “Islam and Democracy: The
Struggle Continuous,” Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, 20, 4
(May/June 2001), p. 82.
· “By George! Was Endorsing Bush
a Mistake?,” Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, 20, 5 (July
2001), p. 67.
· “U.S. Under Attack:
Implications for Muslims Everywhere,” Washington Report on Middle East
Affairs, 20, 8 (November 2001), p. 66.
Books Reviewed
·
John Esposito, Unholy War: Terror in the Name of Islam, in Middle
East Insight, Washington Report in Middle East Affairs and Jordan
Times.
· Bassam Tibi, Islam
between Culture and Politics, in Perspectives on Politics.
· Charles Kurzman, Liberal
Islam: A Source Book, American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences
(16:2).
· Syed Qutb, Milestones,
Ijtihad.org.
· Graham Fuller, The Future
of Political Islam in the MESA Bulletin.
· Karen Leonard, Muslims in
the United States: State of the Research for PSQ.
Select Conference Presentations: International
· “Wahhabism and America’s War on
Terror,” Islam and Terrorism, Conference Saudi Arabia, April 2004.
· “Islam and democracy,” Islam and
Terrorism, Conference Saudi Arabia, April 2004.
· “Global Implications of
America’s New Foreign Policy,” UNESCO, Paris, France January 18, 2004.
· “American Empire and the
Challenge of the Muslim Rebellion,” Brookings Conference, Doha, Qatar,
January 14, 2003.
· “Democracy and Good Governance”
United States Institute of Peace, Workshop in Manila, Philippines,
September 8-13, 2002.
· “Identity in World Politics”, Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia, May 2000.
· “Identity in World Politics,
Singapore, May 2000.
· “ US Foreign Policy and Islamic
Resurgence,” Singapore, May 2000.
· “Globalization and Saudi Arabia,”
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, May 2000.
Papers Presented at American
Political Science Association’s Annual Conventions
·
“Faith and Freedom in the Islamic Context”, American Political Science
Association’s Annual Conference, Chicago, September 2-5th,
2004.
· “Towards a Rational
Constructivist theory of International Relations”, American
Political Science Association’s Annual Conference, Washington DC
2000.
· “Islam and Postmodernism”,
American Political Science Association’s Annual Conference,
Washington DC 2000.
·"The Political Theory of Islamic
Resurgence", American Political Science Association Annual Conference
(poster session), Washington D.C., 1997.
·"Governance Beyond Sovereignty",
American Political Science Association Annual Conference, Chicago,
1995.
·"Morality in International
Relations: Examining the Ethics of Interventions", Southern Political
Science Association's 66th Annual Conference, Atlanta, 1994.
·"On The Clash of Civilizations?",
Florida Political Science Association, Annual Conference, Orlando,
1995.
Papers Presented at the
International Studies Association’s Annual Conference
· “Identity and Rationality in
Foreign Policy”, International Studies Association Annual Convention,
Los Angeles, 2000.
· “Islamic Identity in Foreign
Policy”, International Studies Association Annual Convention, Los
Angeles, 2000.
· “Collective Identity and the
Ethics of Collective Security”, International Studies Association Annual
Convention, Los Angeles, 2000.
· “The Normative and the
Positive Dimensions of Identity in International Relations,”
International Studies Association Annual Convention, Washington DC 1999.
· “Paradigm or a Paradox: A (Re)
Introduction to Constructivism”, International Studies Association Annual
Convention, Minneapolis, 1998.
·"Policy Entrepreneurs: The
Third dimension of American Foreign Policy Culture" International Studies
Association Annual Convention, Toronto, 1997.
·"Two sides of the Same Coin:
Islam and the West and the Construction of the Threat" International
Studies Association Annual Convention, Toronto, 1997.
·"The Theory of Structuration
and American Foreign Policy: Explanation, Prediction and Understanding in the
Post-cold War Period", International Studies Association Annual Convention,
San Diego, 1996.
·"Islam in International
Relations Discourse", International Studies Association Annual Convention,
Chicago, 1995.
·"The Agent-Structure Problem in
American Foreign Policy Thinking", Engagement and Disengagement: New
Directions in U.S. Foreign Policy, Foreign Policy Analysis Section of ISA
Conference, University of Maryland, Baltimore, 1995.
Other
Select Academic Conferences
· “Structural Consequences of the
Al Qaeda Phenomenon,” Center for Terrorism, CUNY, May, 7,2004.
· “De-Constructing Jihadism:
Rescuing Islamic Political Theory from the Jihadist Ideology,” Middle
Eastern Studies Association’s Annual Convention, Anchorage, Alaska,
November 7-9, 2003.
· “US Policy and the Muslim
World: Exploring Strategies for Positive Engagement,” MPAC Convention,
Los Angeles, December 20-21, 2003.
· “US Foreign Policy in the
Middle East,” Michigan Political Scientists Conference, October 17,
2003.
·
“Liberal Islam and American Foreign Policy,” Middle East Institute’s Annual
Conference
Washington DC, October 11,
2002.
·
“Islam and the Ethics of Peace,” United States Institute of Peace
(November 2001).
·
“Islam and Democracy”, United States Institute of Peace, (June 17,
2002).
·"The U.S. and the Ethics of
Intervention: Security Issues for the Third World", Third World Studies
Association, 12th Annual Conference, Williamsburg, VA, 1994.
·"Challenges to the Principle of
Sovereignty and Its Implications for Governance", ISA Northeast Regional
Conference, New Jersey, Nov 7-9, 1995.
· “Local Imaginations and Global
Images”, ACSIS, Villanova University, May 8-9, 1998.
· “The Mythology of Islamic
Economics,” Harvard Islamic Finance Forum, Harvard University, October
2000.
· “Beyond the Dialogue of
Civilizations,” Association of Muslim Social Scientists Annual Convention,
Washington DC, October 2000.
· “Ethics of Physical and
Metaphysical Borders,” Association of Muslim Social Scientists Annual
Convention, Washington DC, October 2000.
· “Islam Beyond Tradition and
Ideology” 2nd Annual Convention of CSID, Washington Dc,
April 2001.
· “The Triumph of the Democrats
over the Isolationists,” Islam in America Conference, Indianapolis,
June 2001.
· “The Challenges to Muslim
Politics in America,” ISNA Annual Convention, Chicago, Sept. 2001.
·“Islam
and Globalization,” Michigan Political Science Association’s Annual
Conference, October 18th, 2001.
·
“Identity, Ideas and Institutions of American Muslims,” Religion and Public
Life, AMSS Conference at University of Michigan (Dearborn), Oct. 26-28,
2001.
·
“Islam after Sept. 11th, Religion and Public Life, AMSS
Conference at University of Michigan (Dearborn), Oct. 26-28, 2001.
·
“Living on Border Lines,” Religion and Public Life, AMSS Conference at
University of Michigan (Dearborn), Oct. 26-28, 2001.
·
“Islam and the Ethics of Peace,” Islam and Peace Conference, United
States Institute of Peace, November 7th, 2001.
·”Islamic Identity and Global
Politics,” Global Perspectives Conference, Washington DC, Dec. 11th,
2001.
·”How to be Progressive
Muslims,” Islam: Model Community Conference, Orlando, Dec. 21-25, 2001.
· “Standing up for Justice,”
,” Islam: Model Community Conference, Orlando, Dec. 21-25, 2001.
· “American Foreign Policy and
the Muslim World,” President Clintons’ Conference on Islam and American in
a Global World, January 24th, 2001.
· “Understanding the Roots of
Terrorism,” Cultural Perspectives on Global Terrorism Conference,
University of Minnesota, April 4-5, 2001.
· “Islam and Terrorism,”
Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy Conference, Washington DC,
April 6-7, 2001.
·
“Pakistan and Political Violence,” Islam and Peace Conference, Notre Dame
University, April 12-13, 2001.
· “Islam and American
Politics,” Harvard University Islam in American Conference, March 2004.
Invited Lectures
· “Religion, Modernity and
Globalization”, Convocation to Mount St. Mary’s College, MD, November
10, 2003.
· “US Foreign Policy Post
September 11,” Tulane University, October 20. 2003.
· “Predicaments of
Globalization”, Keynote address given at the International Week, Adrian
College, October 17th, 2000.
· “Ethics of Pluralism,” Lecture
given at the University of Indiana Bloomington, Nov. 6,
2000.
“Review of the Annual Report
on international Religious Freedom, State Department, Washington Dc,
November 14th, 2000.
· “Rise of Hindu Nationalism,” an
IMRC lecture at Minneapolis, MN, November 2000.
· “Democracy and Global
Governance”, Lecture at MIT, Boston, February 2001.
· “Islam Beyond Tradition and
Ideology,” Lecture to ICGT, Toledo, April 2001.
· “Islam and Human Civilization”
Interfaith Community and AMSS of Dallas, TX, June 2001.
· “Sept. 11th and
Its Aftermath,” Sienna Heights University, Sept. 20th, 2001.
·”American Foreign Policy and
the Environment, “ Adrian College International Week, Oct. 16th,
2001.
·”Islam and Moderation,”
Toledo, Oct. 12th, 2001.
·”War on Terror,” Rally
for America, Columbia University, NY Oct. 7th, 2001.
·
“Understanding the Attacks of Sept. 11th, University
of Michigan, Lansing, MI, November 14th, 2001.
· ”Islam and Modernity,”
Southfield, Dec 12th 2001.
·”Islam and Democracy,”
Convocation: Butler University, November 5th, 2001.
· ”My Writings,” Detroit-
IMPACT, January 13th, 2001.
· "Contribution of Religion to
the Middle East Peace Process", Interfaith Round Table with Michael
Dukakis, March 24, 1995, Barry University, Miami.
I have also lectured and given
seminars at American University, George Washington University, Florida
International University and at the University of Miami, Harvard University,
University of Indiana (Bloomington), and University of Toledo. Dozens of
community lectures in Columbus OH, Chicago IL, Washington DC, Miami,
Minneapolis, Greenville, NC; New York.
Professional Service
· Advised the State Department on
the Annual Report on International Religious Freedoms.
· Advised the Carnegie
Corporation, NY, on Strengthening Democracy Project. And its report -- “Muslim
in America: Identity, Diversity and the Challenge of Understanding,”.
· Served as a member at large on
the board of the Association of Muslim Social Scientists.
· Served as a Board of Director
for the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy, Washington DC.
· Served as a reviewer and on the
Editorial Board of the American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences.
· Served on the board of the
Center for Balanced Development.
· Served as an advisor to The
Mirror International.
· Participated in a forum on
Faith and Technology organized by the First Amendment Center in Washington DC.
· Advisor to Congressman Nick
Smith on International Issues.
Service to organizations
· I was elected Vice President
(2001-2003) of the association of Muslim Social Scientists. A worldwide body
of 5000 associates.
· I was elected to the executive
board of the Michigan Conference of Political scientists (2001-2003).
· I served on the board of
directors of the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy (2000-2003).
· I served on the board of the
Center for Balanced Development, 2001-
· I am on the Editorial Board of
the American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences.
International Lecture tours
SINGAPORE: May 2000.
Lectures on International Global Economy and WTO, Regional Defense,
Security in East Asia, Islam and Democracy, Islam and Civil Society,
Civilizational Dialogue, On WTO and on Islam in America.
MALAYSIA: May 2000.
Lectures on Civil Society and Globalization.
SAUDI ARABIA: May 2000.
Lectures on Islamic Economics and Identity and Epistemology.
PHILLIPINES: September
2002. Lectures on Democracy and Good Governance for US Institute of Peace.
In the news
I frequently appear on TV,
radio and print media and comment on US foreign policy, Islam and on aspects
political philosophy and globalization. I have appeared on CNN, FOX, VOA, NPR,
hundreds on regional and international radio and television shows. I have also
written for and have been quoted in hundreds of print media both in the US and
globally. I have also been profiled by Washington Post, Newsday, The daily
Telegram and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Editorials have been
written about my work in places such as the Los Angeles times and the Boston
Globe and several commentators have written about my work.
References
Dr. Nicholas Onuf
Professor of International Relations
Department of International Relations
Florida International University
Tel:
email: onufn@fiu.edu
Dr. Andrew Bennett
Associate Professor of International Relations
Department of Government
Georgetown University
email:
bennetta@georgetown.edu
Tel: 202-687-5800
Dr. John L. Esposito
Distinguished University
Professor
Director of Center for Muslim Christian Understanding
Georgetown University
Email:
Jle2@georgetown.edu
Tel: 202-687-8375
Dr. Ali A. Mazrui
Director, Institute of Global Cultural Studies
Binghamton University, SUNY
P.O. Box 6000
Binghamton, New York 13902-6000
Phone: (607) 777-4494
email:
amazrui@binghamton.edu
Graham Fuller
Former Senior Analyst Rand Corporation
Former Vice-Chairman, National Intelligence Council
Email: bozorg@aol.com
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