Akbar S. Ahmed

Akbar S. Ahmed is an anthropologist. He holds the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies and is a professor of international relations at the American University. He has a Ph.D. from School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) of the University of London.

From 1982 to 1988, Ahmed was the Pakistani Commissioner of three Divisions in Baluchistan; from 1988 to 1999, he was a fellow of the Selwyn College, Cambridge; and from 1999 to 2000, he 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.

Works

The Conceit of Innocence: Losing the Conscience of the West in the War Against Bosnia ISBN 0890967709
Discovering Islam: Making Sense of Muslim History and Society ISBN 0415285259
Islam, Globalization and Postmodernity ISBN 0415093678
Islam Today: A Short Introduction to the Muslim World ISBN 1860642578
Islam in Tribal Societies: From the Atlas to the Indus ISBN 0710093209
Islam Under Siege: Living Dangerously in a Post-Honor World ISBN 0745622100
Jinnah, Pakistan, and Islamic Identity: The Search for Saladin ISBN 0415149665
Living Islam: From Samarkand to Stornoway ISBN 0563364416
Millennium and Charisma among Pathans: A Critical Essay in Social Anthropology ISBN 0710005474
Pakistan: The Social Sciences' Perspective ISBN 0195773888
Pakistan Society: Islam, Ethnicity and Leadership in South Asia ISBN 0195773500
Postmodernism and Islam: Predicament and Promise ISBN 0415062934
The Quaid: Jinnah and the Story of Pakistan ISBN 0195777387
Religion and Politics in Muslim Society: Order and Conflict in Pakistan ISBN 0521246350
Resistance and Control in Pakistan ISBN 0415349117
Toward Islamic Anthropology: Definition, Dogma, and Directions ISBN 0912463058