Author/Novelist - Global Experts

Abdullah Khan

Imam and social adviser

April 28th, 2010, Asia, Author/Novelist, Copenhagan, Denmark, English, Euro-Med, Europe, Media, Migration and Integration, North Africa and Middle East, North America, Pakistan, Panjabi, Pashto, Religion, Urdu

Abdullah Khan is currently working in Copenhagen, Denmark at Islamic association in Denmark. He has worked for Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) Pakistan as a consultant and trainer in the madaris (Islamic traditional schools) project. Abdullah Khan worked to train or to make the teachers of madaris to change or review their perception about the different topics and issues domestically and globally. Abdullah Khan arranged around 20 one day such training programs in different parts of Pakistan and 6 programs of ten days in Islamabad.

Imam and social adviser

Area of Expertise: Media, Migration and Integration, Religion
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia, North Africa and Middle East, North America
Geographical Expertise - Country: Pakistan
Languages: English, Panjabi, Pashto, Urdu
Field of Work: Author/Novelist
City: Copenhagan
Country: Denmark
Continent: Europe

Email: abdullah.khan@theglobalexperts.org

Akbar Ahmed

Former Pakistani High Commissioner to the UK

December 7th, 2010, Academia, Asia, Author/Novelist, English, French, Government, Migration and Integration, North Africa and Middle East, North America, North America, Pashto, Religion, Terrorism, Urdu, USA, War and Conflict, Washington DC, Women's Rights

Ambassador Akbar Ahmed, Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies at American University in Washington DC, is the former High Commissioner of Pakistan to Great Britain. He has advised Prince Charles and been consulted on the subject of Islam by numerous leaders including President George W. Bush, General David Petraeus and Secretary Michael Chertoff. He is described as “the world’s leading authority on contemporary Islam” by the BBC.

Former Pakistani High Commissioner to the UK

Area of Expertise: Migration and Integration, Religion, Terrorism, War and Conflict, Women's Rights
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia, North Africa and Middle East, North America
Languages: English, French, Pashto, Urdu
Field of Work: Academia, Author/Novelist, Government
City: Washington DC
Country: USA
Continent: North America

Email: akbar.ahmed@theglobalexperts.org

Ali A. Mazrui

March 8th, 2011, Academia, Author/Novelist, English, Kiswahili, Media, New York, North America, North America, Religion, Subsaharan Africa, Terrorism, Think tank/Research center, USA, War and Conflict, Women's Rights

Ali A. Mazrui is Professor and Director of the Center for Global Cultural Studies, State University of New York at Binghamton. Dr. Mazrui is also Senior Scholar in Africana Studies at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and Senior Fellow of the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. Currently he is also President of the Association of Muslim Social Scientists of North America.

Area of Expertise: Media, Religion, Terrorism, War and Conflict, Women's Rights
Geographical Expertise - Region: North America, Subsaharan Africa
Languages: English, Kiswahili
Field of Work: Academia, Author/Novelist, Think tank/Research center
City: New York
Country: USA
Continent: North America

Email: ali.mazrui@theglobalexperts.org

Amin Saikal

Director of the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Australian National University

September 29th, 2010, Afghanistan, Australia, Australia, Author/Novelist, Canberra, English, Farsi, North Africa and Middle East, Oceania, Pashto, Religion, Terrorism, Think tank/Research center, War and Conflict

Amin Saikal is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies at Australian National University. He is a leading authority on Afghanistan, and author of ‘Modern Afghanistan: A History of Struggle and Surivial’ (2006).

Director of the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Australian National University

Area of Expertise: Religion, Terrorism, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: North Africa and Middle East, Oceania
Geographical Expertise - Country: Afghanistan
Languages: English, Farsi, Pashto
Field of Work: Author/Novelist, Think tank/Research center
City: Canberra
Country: Australia
Continent: Australia

Email: amin.saikal@theglobalexperts.org

Amitav Acharya

Chair of the ASEAN Studies Program, American University

April 23rd, 2010, Academia, Asia, Author/Novelist, Bahasa Indonesia, China, Defense and Security, English, Hindi, Indonesia, International Relations, Korea, Migration and Integration, North America, North America, Terrorism, Think tank/Research center, USA, War and Conflict, Washington DC

Amitav Acharya is Professor of International Relations and Chair of the ASEAN Studies Program at the School of International Service, American University, Washington, D.C. He is a specialist on global and Asian regional security issues, focusing on Southeast Asian states. His writings have covered regional conflicts such as Kashmir, Iran, Tibet, Cambodia, the South China Sea, Taiwan, and the Korean peninsula.

Chair of the ASEAN Studies Program, American University

Area of Expertise: Defense and Security, International Relations, Migration and Integration, Terrorism, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia, North America
Geographical Expertise - Country: China, Indonesia, Korea
Languages: Bahasa Indonesia, English, Hindi
Field of Work: Academia, Author/Novelist, Think tank/Research center
City: Washington DC
Country: USA
Continent: North America

Email: amitav.acharya@theglobalexperts.org

Anatoly Salutskiy

Russian political author and scholar

November 30th, 2010, Author/Novelist, Civil Society, English, Europe, Europe, International Relations, Journalist/Commentator, Law and Human Rights, Media, Moscow, Religion, Russia, Russia, Russian

Anatoly Salutskiy is a prominent Russian author and scholar of domestic and foreign policy. He is a highly acclaimed member of the Writers’ Union of Russia, and former advisor to the Chairman of the Russian State Duma.