Akbar S. Ahmed
Akbar S. Ahmed is an
anthropologist and a fellow of the Selwyn College. He holds the Ibn Khaldun Chair of
Islamic Studies, is a
professor of
international relations at the
American University, and has a
Ph.D from
London University. During the
1980s, Ahmed was the Pakistani Commissioner in
Baluchistan. From
1999-
2000, Ahmed was the Pakistani High Commissioner to the
United Kingdom. He has appeared on
Oprah three times; as well as on the
BBC's
Living Islam (
1993). Ahmed was born in Allahabad,
India.
Writings by Ahmed
- Jinnah, Pakistan, and Islamic Identity: The Search for Saladin (1997)
- Living Islam (1993)
- Postmodernism and Islam (1992)
- Discovering Islam (1988)
