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Personal Profile For Prof Iftikhar Malik
Senior Lecturer: History. School of Humanities and Cultural Industries.
MA [Oxford], MA [Punjab], PhD [Michigan State].
Personal Statement:
Professor Malik teaches courses on the U.S. history, imperial history, historiography, South Asian history, and the politics of Contemporary Muslim world. During 2004, he taught an MA course (International Politics) at the University of Brussels, while in 2006, he was a visiting Erasmus Professor at the University of Barcelona (AUB). In July 2007, he lectured to International Summer Seminar of Institute of International Relations (Athens), held on the island of Hydra. In 2007-8, he trained more than one hundred EU election monitors for Pakistan at Pisa's Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna. He presented a paper to an international conference on Political Islam on 26 November, convened by the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) in Brussels. He presenteed a paper and chaired a session at the international conference on Punjab held in Lahore on 29-31 December 2008. He has published fifteen books and seventy research papers in international journals. Three of his books have appeared from Oxford in St. Antony's Series, while two have been published by Oxford University Press. His two recent books deal with Islam and Modernity in reference to Muslims in Europe and the United States. He has contributed articles in The Encyclopaedia of Islam, OUP's Encyclopaedia of Human Rights, Blackwell's History-Compass, World Book Encyclopaedia, World and Its Peoples, and several other reference projects. He is frequently interviewed by the media on world affairs and has offered seminars at various international fora. He is also associated with Wolfson College and lives in Oxford. He has been an external examiner for the University of Bradford (1998-2002, 2005, 2008); University of Birmingham (2007); University of Sussex (2007-8) and at the universities in Karachi, Islamabad, Bahawalpur, and Aligarh (1992-5, 2008). During 2000-2004, he served as an External Examiner for London Metropolitan University. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and since 2003 is a trustee of the UK Iqbal Acadmey. Professor Malik is on the editorial board of five scholarly journals based in Oxford, Coventry, Stockholm, Karachi and Islamabad. Since 9/11, Professor Malik has offered 700 interviews to the print, audio and visual media on a wide variety of subjects. His recent publications include two books with Greenwood Press, USA, (2005 and 2008), a chapter in Amnesty International Lecture/OUP Series (2006); a paper in Seminar (Delhi, 2007)and five Online papers for scholarly sites/journals.
Professional Qualifications:
Membership of Professional Bodies/Subject Associations:
-Fellow of The Royal Historical Society, 2000-
-Member, Common Room, Wolfson College, Oxford, 2002-
-Member, Society for South Asian Studies, The British Academy, 2006-
-Edit. board, Contemporary South Asia 1991-
-International Journal of Punjab Studies (1997 -
-Journal of Peace and Democracy in South Asia 2003 -
-Royal Commonwealth Society (2002-3).
-Trustee, UK Iqbal Academy, 2003-
Teaching Specialism:
Asian history; Imperial history; Historiography; South Asian Studies; U.S. history and politics; and, the history and politics of the Muslim world.
Research supervision in the above areas.
Key Publications/Exhibitions/Performances:
A select few of several books, papers and chapters:
-With Sudhir Chandra, Gandhi and Jinnah (Roli Books, 2009 in the press)
-Pakistan after Pervez Musharraf and Benazir Bhutto: Weathering the Storm, (in the pipeline for 2009)
-A History of Pakistan (Greenwood Press, 2008)
-Culture and Customs of Pakistan (Greenwood Press, 2006).
-Crescent between Cross and Star: Muslims after 9/11 (Oxford University Press, 2006).
-Jihad, Hindutva and Taliban: South Asia at the Crossroads (Oxford University Press, 2005).
-Islam and Modernity: Muslims in Europe and the United States (London, Pluto, 2004).
-Islam, Globalisation and Modernity: The Tragedy of Bosnia (Vanguard Books, 2004).
-Islam, Nationalism and the West: Issues of Identity in Pakistan (Oxford, St. Antony's-Macmillan Series, 1999).
-State and Civil Society in Pakistan (Oxford, St. Antony's Series, 1997).
-U.S.-South Asian Relations, 1940-47 (Oxford, St. Antony's Series, 1991).
-Religious Minorities in Pakistan (London, Minority Rights Group, 2002).
-'Pakistan: Weathering the Storm', Intelligence and National Security, Aberystwyth, 2009.
-'Between Identity-Politics and Authoritarianism in Pakistan', in Amyn B. Sajoo (ed.) Civil Society in the Muslim World: Contemporary Perspectives (London, IB Tauris, 2002).
-'The Afghan Conflict: Islam, the West and Identity Politics in South Asia', Indo-British Review: A Journal of History (Chennai/Madras) XXIII, 2, 2002.
-'Punjab, Partition and Pakistan", Seminar (Delhi), 567, November 2006.
-'Pakistan in 2001: The Afghanistan Crisis and the Rediscovery of the Frontline State', Asian Survey (Berkeley).
-Contributor, The Encyclopaedia of Human Rights (New York, OUP, 2009)
-Contributor, The Encyclopaedia of Islam (Leiden, Brill, 2004 and 2006).
-Contributor, World and Its Peoples(London:Brown Reference, 2005).
-Contributor, World Book Encyclopaedia (Chicago: World Book, 2005 and 2006).
-Contributor, Blackwell's History-Compass, 2004.
-Online chapters for Greenwood Press (2004).
-'Evaluating Political Islam', South Asia Journal, 2, 2003.
-Chapter in Kate E. Tunstall (ed) Displacement, Asylum, Migration (Amnesty-Oxford Lectures), Oxford, 2006.
-Chapter in Toby Archer and Heidi Huuhtanen (eds.) Islamist Opposition Parties and the Potential for EU Engagement, (Helsinki: Finnish Institute of International Affairs, 2007).
Current Scholarship:
1-Islamic Modernism in British India.
2-Pakistan after Musharraf and Bhutto
Conferences/Seminars/Lectures.
2008:
-Punjab: History and Politics, Lahore, 29-32 Decemebr.
-Political Islam, CIPA, Brussels, 26-28 November.
-Lecture, Clifton College, 14 October.
-India-Pakistan Tehelka Summit, London, 26-7 June.
-Conference on Dr. Muhammad Iqbal, SOAS, 17 June.
-Seminar at Wolfson College, convened by Pakistan Social Development Forum, 10 May.
-Special Seminar on Pakistan, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, 26 March.
-Training of the EU election observers for Pakistan, University of Pisa, Italy, 9 February.
-"Democracy in Pakistan: Issues of Class, Culture and Civil Society", IAIS Seminar, University of Exeter, 5 March 2008.
-Special lecture on Pakistan after Elections, 2008, University of Warwick, 22 February
-"Muslim Reformism in South Asia after 1857: Persian/Islamic Culture and Britain" a special lecture at the Royal Society for Asian Affairs, London, 23 January.
-"Pakistan, Afghanistan and the war on terror", seminar at Exeter College, Oxford, 17 January.
-"Crisis in Pakistan", a roundtable, The City Circle, London, 11 January.
2007:
-"Islamic Studies: Current Status and Future Prospects", The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) Seminar, London, 23 November.
-Training of the EU monitors for Pakistani elections (2008) in Pisa, Italy, under the auspices of International Training Programme for Conflict Management at Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, 8-9 November.
-"Engaging Muslim Community in Learning Seminar", DIUS, London, 18 October.
-Bath Royal Literary Society's Exhibition and Lecture Programme on Islam, 13-29 September.
-"The Independence of India and Pakistan" the University of Southampton, 17-20 July
-International Conference on the Muslim League, University of Karachi, 20-21 July.
-"Muslim Diaspora, religion and national identity, gender, cultural resistance", York University, Toronto, 1-3 June.
-"Social Cohesion: the Oxford Paradigm", St. Antony's College+Europaeum, Oxford,13 July.
-"Summer International School on the Middle East at Hydra", Panteion University, Athens, 3-6 July
-"Muslim Students in Higher Education in London", Greater London Authority, 13 June.
-"Revisiting 1857", Exeter College, Oxford, 29 May.
-"Interfaith dialogue" at the House of Commons, 15 March.
-"Political Islam and Geopolitics: Incentives or Impediments!" Somerville College, Oxford, 28 February.
-DFID Moot on Pakistan at the House of Commons, 5 February.
-Special Book(s) signing event and talk organised by Oxford University Press, Oxford, 26 January.
2006:
-"1001: West and Islam", University of Zurich, 24-25 November.
-"Sir Syed Ahmed Khan and Muslim Modernism in India", Aligarh Muslim University, India, 5-7 November
-"All-India Muslim League, 1906-1947", International Conference, Islamabad, 17-21 December.
-"Islam and Britain: Partners or Antagonists!" Jamia Millia University, Delhi, 8 November.
-"Perspectives on Partition", University of Birmingham, 23 October.
-"Islamic Mysticism", a lecture to Iqbal Academy, Birmingham, 18 October.
-Annual Conference of Black Crown Prosecution Association, Manchester, 13 October.
-South Asian Youths in the United Kingdom, Casa Asia, Barcelona, 15 June.
-Annual Conference of Sociology and Anthropology, York University, Toronto, 30 May-2 June.
-"The Concept of Jihad: Political and Theological Issues", Wolfson College, oxford, 13 May 2006.
-"Islam, Gender and South Asian Diaspora", Michigan State University, 17-19 March.
-"Interfaith Discourses", University of Bradford, 29 March.
-"Islam and Modernity", The Reuters Foundation, Oxford, 8 March.
-Festival of Muslim Cultures (inauguration), Westminster Palace, 26 February.
-"Beyond Cartoons...", The City Circle Panel Discussion, London, 17 February.
2005:
-"Islam in South Asia", MECO Lecture, Oxford, 17 November.
-"Situating Discourse on Islam in South Asia", a paper presented at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, London, 3 October.
-"Muslim Study Group Seminar", Cardiff University, 20-21 September.
-"Jihad in Islam", a lecture at Inter-Faith meeting in Swindon, 21 September.
-"Islam, Liberty and Pluralism" a lecture at Civitas, London, 22 September.
-"South Asian Historiography in Britain", a lecture at the University of Punjab, Lahore, 9 September.
-"Islam, South Asia and Britain: Relocating the Discourse", Lahore Women University, 26 August. Sponsored by the OUP, English Speaking Union and the British Council
-"Islam and Britain: Eternal Enemies or Misunderstood Friends!", PC Hotel, Karachi, 23 August. Co-sposnored by the BC, OUP and the ESU.
-"Britain, South Asia and Islam: Distant Neighbours, or New Partners!", Islamabad Club, 22 August. Co-sponsored by the OUP and the BC.
-"Islam and the West" a seminar cum book signing event with The City Circle, London, 8 July
-"Fulbright Conference on Islam in the West", King's College, London, 25 June.
-"Britian and Islam: Diehard Antagonists or Ambivalent Protagonists!", The University of Third Age in Bath, 3 April.
-"Islam and Democracy", The Gulf Cultural Club, London, 6 March.
-"Islam and Politics: Foes or Friends!", University of Cambridge (Physiology Building) 13 February.
-"9/11 and Discourse on Political Islam and South Asia", University of Surrey, Guildford, 29 January.
2004:
-'Muslims in Europe', European Institute of Asian Studies, Brussels, 30 October.
-'Crossing the Lines', Seminar on Kashmir Dispute, Wolfson College, 14 October.
-'Political Islam: A Misunderstood Friend or a Feared Foe!', BRLSI, BATH, 16 July.
-Punjab Research Group's 20th anniversary seminar, Queen Elizabeth House, Oxford, 26 June.
-"Religious Minorities in Asia", Minority Rights Group, Colombo, 7-9 June.
-Special Lecture at IPIS, Tehran, 14 June.
-Seminar at TISRI, Tehran, 15 June.
-South Asia in the Future, The Aspen Institute, Wye Center, (21-3 March).
2003
-"South Asia", Wilton Park, Sussex, 24-28 February.
-Lecutre on Pakistan at The Royal Defence Academy, 18 August.
-Seminar on Professor Annmarie Schimmel at the German Embassy, London, 9 October.
-South Asia seminar, Camden City Hall, 8 November.
2002
-The Royal College of Defence Studies,23 August.
-Islam and the West at Wilton Park, Sussex (September)
-The EU and Central and South Asian Security at Brussels, organised by European Institute for Asian Studie, 11 September.
--Conferences Co-sponsored:
-"Terror: A Sociological Dimension", a lecture organised at Wolfson College, (5 November)
-BASAS Conference at Balliol College, Oxford; organised a panel and presented a paper. (April 2003)
-Chaired a panel of Punjab Research Group (PRG) conference at Oxford Brookes, 29 June 2003.
-Cosponsored PRG meeting at QEH, Oxford, 26 June 2004.
External Examiners:
-The University of Bradford (1998-2002).
-London Metropolitan (2000-2004).
-The University(ies) of Karachi (1993-1994); Bahawalpur (1998-1999); Peshawar (2004); Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan (2005).
-The University of Bradford, 2005.
-The University of Birmingham, 2006.
-The University of Sussex, 2007.
-The University of Bradford, 2008.
-Muslim University, Aligarh, 2008.
Other External Roles:
-Guest speaker on Islamic Studies at British Universities, HEFCE Workshop, London, 23 November 2007.
-Expert advice on South Asia, BBC History Magazine, 2008.
-Executive Committee, British Association for South Asian Studies, 1997-2003
-Executive Committee, British Association for Pakistan Studies, 1990-
-Trustee and Executive Committee Member, UK Iqbal Academy, Birmingham, 2003-
-Member, International Association of Punjab Studies, 1997-
--Editorial work:
Refereeing and reading manuscripts for Oneworld Publications (Oxford); Minority Rights Group (London); C. Hurst; Yale University Press; Pluto; University of California; Oxford University Press; Angel Books, UGI, Pearson Group and Plagrave. Referees papers for Asian Survey (Berkeley); The Geographical Review (Worcestor, MA.); Contemporary South Asia (Oxford); Ethnicities (Bristol), Pakistan Journal of History and Culture (Islamabad).
--Media (radio, tv and papers) contributions and special lectures to public groups and think tanks:
-700 altogether from 12 September 2001 to 9 January 2009.
-Interviews in The Observer (London), Los Angeles Times, Dawn (Karachi), The Washington Times, Politiken (Copenhagen), El Periodico de Catalunya (Barcelona), BBC History Magazine, Far Eastern Economic Review.
--Prizes or shortlistings:
Twice shortlisted for Muslim News Achievement Award. (2001 and 2002)
--Other (please specify):
-Fellowship of the Royal Historical Society.
-Elected to the membership of the Common Room at Wolfson College, Oxford, 2002-.
-Briefing at Foreign and Commonwealth Office, (March and July 2003).
-Special Report on Asylum Case for a law firm, June 2003.
-Interview Panel Expert at the FCO Selection of research staff on 31 July 2003.
-Refereed a research paper for Asian Survey, UC, Berkeley, 2003.
-Refereed two papers for Contemporary South Asia (Oxford) 2004.
-Refereed a paper for Asian Survey, Berkeley, August 2004.
-Briefing at the MOD, London, 25 June 2004.
-Briefing at Farnham Castle in June 2003, June-July 2004; May and September 2005; and January, February, June 2006; January 2008.
-Refereed a paper for The Geographical Review (Worcester, MA), 2005.
-Refereed a paper for Contemporary South Asia, 2005.
-Refereed a paper for Asian Survey, May 2005.
-Refereed Research Project for Canadian Council of Social Sciences, 2005.
-Refereed a paper for Ethnicities, Bristol, October 2005
-Refereed a paper for Contemporry South Asia, Oxford, March 2006.
-Refereed eight papers for Pakistan Journal of History and Culture, November-December 2006 and January 2008.
-Briefing at the FCO, 15 November 2006.
-Refereed a paper for International Studies, February 2007
-Wrote an online research paper for Pakistan Security Research Unit (PSRU), University of Bradford, July 2007: http://spaces.brad.ac.uk:8080/download/attachments/748/Brief17finalised.pdf
-Helped develop a web page for Shingetsu Institute, Japan, August 2007; -http://www.shingetsuinstitute.com/japan-pakistan.htm
-http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/conflicts/india_pakistan/pakistan_meltdown
-http://jis.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/19/1/143?
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-http://www.history.ac.uk/reviews/paper/malik.html
-Refereed 8 papers for Pakistan Journal of History and Culture (November-December 2007)
-Refereed a paper for Journal of Pakistan Study Centre, Karachi, January 2008.
-Interview on elections in Gujarat, India: http://www.ia-forum.org/Content/ViewInternalDocument.cfm?ContentID=6135
-Review papers in Intelligence and National Security; Oxford Journal of Islamic Studies, and, Muslim World Book Reviews.
Recent Professional Updating:
Participation in several teaching and learning workshops. Attended some equal opportunities courses. Has taught on an MA course (International Politics) at the University of Brussels (2004). Erasmus teaching at the AUB, Barcelona, Spain (2006). Have been supervising Ph. D. research. Taught at the Institute of International Relations (Hydra-Athens), 2007.
Last Updated: 12 January 2009.
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