Abdullah al-Ahsan
Abdullah al-Ahsan is a renowned Muslim academic and professor of Comparative History in the Department of History and Civilization, International Islamic University Malaysia.[1] He is known for his academic work documenting the Organization of Islamic Conference and addressing crises in the post-colonial Muslim world through study of the relationship between the contemporary Western and Islamic civilizations.
Education
Abdullah al-Ahsan completed his Bachelors and Masters in Pakistan from University of Punjab in General Studies and Quaid-i-Azam University in History respectively. He then proceeded to study in McGill University, Montreal, Canada, doing a Masters in Islamic Studies and finally gained his Ph.D in History from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, in the USA. [1]
Bibliography
Al-Ahsan has published books, monographs and articles on the relationship between contemporary Islamic and Western civilizations with specific focus on education, politics, science and good governance.
Books
- The Organization of the Islamic Conference: Introduction to an Islamic Political Institution, (1988) ISBN 978-0912463131
- Ummah or Nation: Identity Crisis in Contemporary Muslim Society, (1992) ISBN 978-0860372202
- The History Of Al-Khilafah Ar-Rashidah, (2000) ISBN 978-4395106158
- Guidance for good governance : explorations in Qur'anic, scientific and cross-cultural approaches edited by Abdullah al-Ahsan, Stephen B. Young, (June 2008) ISBN 9789833855483
Publications
- Problems of Eurocentric Views of History: An Examination of Certain Elementary Views about Colonialism in the Muslim World. Al-Shajarah , 18 (1).2013. pp.35-58.
- Civilisational conflict, renewal or transformation: potential role of the OIC. Islam and Civilisational Renewal (ICR) , 4 (4). 2013. pp.579-600.
- Dialogue of civilizations :Islamic and Western perceptions. Al-Shajarah , 16 (2). 2011. pp.157-179.
- The Islamist challenge: between "modernization" and intimidation. Al-Shajarah , 15 (2). 2010. pp.117-148.
- The clash of civilizations thesis and Muslims: the search for an alternative paradigm. Islamic Studies , 48 (2). 2009. pp.189-217.
Al-Ahsan is also a regular writer on contemporary issues in the Muslim world. He is a regular contributor to Turkeyagenda[2] and Today's Zaman. [3] His books and articles have been translated into Arabic, Bengali, Bosnian, Turkish and Urdu.[4]
