Qamar-ul Huda

Senior Program Officer, Religion and Peacemaking Center of Innovation

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Contact

Phone: (202) 429-4707

E-mail: qhuda@usip.org

Languages: Arabic | Urdu

Qamar-ul Huda is a Senior Program Officer in the Religion and Peacemaking Program and a scholar of Islam at U.S. Institute of Peace. His area of expertise is Islamic theology, intellectual history, ethics, comparative ethics, the language of violence, conflict resolution and non-violence in contemporary Islam. His forthcoming USIP book, The Crescent and Dove: Critical Perspectives on Peace and Conflict Resolution in Islam, provides a critical analysis of models of nonviolent strategies, peace building efforts, conflict resolution methods in Muslim communities. His research is on comparative Sunni-Shi’ite interpretations of social justice, ethics, dialogue, and the ways in which the notion of justice is used and appropriated. Dr. Huda has examined the production of religious knowledge, the diversity of religious practices, identity, and peacemaking in Striving for Divine Union: Spiritual Exercises for Suhrawardi Sufis (RoutledgeCurzon). He taught Islamic Studies and Comparative Religion at Boston College, College of the Holy Cross and Brandeis University. He earned his doctorate from UCLA in Islamic intellectual history and his B.A. from Colgate University.

 

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Resources & Tools

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January 2010 | Working Paper by Daniel Brumberg

This Working Paper is the culmination of the work of the Study Group on Reform and Security.

August 2009 | Book by Daniel Brumberg and Dina Shehata, editors

Conflict, Identity, and Reform in the Muslim World highlights the challenges that escalating identity conflicts within Muslim-majority states pose for both the Muslim world and for the West, an issue that has received scant attention in policy and academic circles.  

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January 2009 | Special Report by David Smock and Qamar-ul Huda

Muslims in general and Muslim leaders particularly have often been severely criticized for not more energetically condemning the violent acts of Muslim extremists. The uninformed often assume that extremists represent Islam’s mainstream.

Issue Areas: Peacebuilding, Religion
September 2008 | On the Issues by J. Alexander Thier and Qamar-ul Huda

The resignation of Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf — once a key Washington ally — marks a new stage in the country’s often volatile politics. Institute specialists Alex Thier and Qamar-ul Huda discuss a host of challenges on Pakistan's political scene.

Countries: Pakistan

Events

January 22, 2010

This USIP Working Paper examines the complex nexus between democratic change and U.S. security interests, with a principal focus on Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Yemen.

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October 7, 2009

Grand Mufti of Egypt, His Excellency Dr. Ali Gomaa will speak about moderation in Islam and the challange of religious extremism.

Countries: Egypt | Issue Areas: Peacebuilding, Religion
U.S. President Barack Obama and H.E. Ihsanoglu (Photo courtesy of Organization of Islamic Conference)
September 30, 2009

 H.E. Ihsanoglu discussed OIC projects contributing to peacemaking and assessed the prospects of advancing U.S. - Islamic relations.

June 25, 2009

On June 12, Iran held an historic, and as it has turned out, highly contentious presidential election.  While the government  declared incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the decisive winner, his challengers--led by Mir Hossein Mousavi--have accused the regime of massive voter fraud, thus setting up a unprecedented conflict between a regime and major segments of society. These developments come on the heels of efforts by the Obama administration to engage Iran.  USIP hosted a fascinating discussion of the implications of Iran's presidential election for  the country's domestic politics, and even more so, for the course (and fate) of  U.S.-Iranian engagement.

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December 11, 2008

A public event co-sponsored with the Heritage Foundation, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Asia Society, Bridging Nations, East-West Center in Washington, Indian American Forum for Political Education, The Elliott School of International Affairs and the American Jewish Committee

Countries: Afghanistan, India, Pakistan
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March 4, 2008
November 27, 2007
Countries: Pakistan | Issue Areas: Rule of Law
November 20, 2007
Countries: Iran | Issue Areas: Peacebuilding, Religion
June 8, 2007
February 5, 2007
Countries: Pakistan | Issue Areas: Religion
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November 21, 2006
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October 4, 2006
January 20, 2006
Issue Areas: Religion