Islamophobia in Contemporary Global Politics

Institute of Policy Studies Islamabad is holding an interactive session on Islamophobia in contemporary global politics on Monday May 4, 2015 at 4 p.m. at IPS. Dr. Salman Sayyid (University of Leeds, UK) will be the key speaker while Dr. Anis Ahmad (Vice Chancellor, Riphah International University) will be in the chair.

Institute of Policy Studies Islamabad is holding an interactive session on Islamophobia in contemporary global politics on Monday May 4, 2015 at 4 p.m. at IPS. Dr. Salman Sayyid (University of Leeds, UK) will be the key speaker while Dr. Anis Ahmad (Vice Chancellor, Riphah International University) will be in the chair. Participation in the session is through registration only. Those interested, may contact nadeem@ips.net.pk (Tel: 051-8439391-3) for the registration.(Participation in the session is through registration only )

Dr. Salman Sayyid  is the author of two groundbreaking books on political Islam, the first being A Fundamental Fear: Eurocentrism and the Emergence of Islamism, and the recent one Recalling the Caliphate: Decolonization and World Order. In addition, his work on Islamophobia in the West is well-acclaimed, and he recently addressed a UN plenary session on the issue.

Currently Dr. Sayyid is based in the University of Leeds as reader of rhetoric. From 2010 to 2013 he was inaugural Director of the Centre for Muslim and non-Muslim Understanding in Australia. His main intellectual interests lie in the areas of critical Muslim studies, decolonial political and social theory, and rhetoric. His numerous publications translated into a number of languages including Persian, Turkish, Arabic, Portuguese and Spanish. His first book A Fundamental Fear was upon publication nominated for British Sociological Association’s prize for the best first monograph. His recent publications include a co-edited volume: Thinking Through Islamophobia and a co-authored book Racism, Governance, and Public Policy. He is a joint editor of the monograph series: Postcolonial Horizons/Decolonial Studies published by Pluto Press, he is founding editor of ReOrient: The Journal of Critical Muslim Studies. His new book Recalling the Caliphate was published in 2014.