PROFESSOR MADE FELLOW AT BROOKINGS INSTITUTION posted 5/21/03

This summer, Adrian College political science professor Muqtedar Khan has been invited as a visiting fellow to the Brookings Institution's Saban Center for Middle East Policy (more). At Brookings, Dr. Khan will participate in a project called the "U.S. Policy Towards the Islamic World," and will be active on the Brookings Taskforce on U.S. Foreign Policy. His areas of expertise are Political Islam and American Foreign Policy.

The Brookings Institution, based in Washington, D.C., is an independent, nonpartisan organization devoted to research, analysis, education, and publication focused on public policy issues in the areas of economics, foreign policy, and governance. The goal of Brookings activities is to improve the performance of American institutions and the quality of public policy by using social science to analyze emerging issues and to offer practical approaches to those issues in language aimed at the general public.

Dr. Khan is a prominent liberal Muslim voice and is the author of American Muslims: Bridging Faith and Freedom. His commentaries appear in global media such as The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal (U.S.), The Daily Telegraph (UK), The Age (Australia), Arab News (Saudi Arabia), Jakarta Post (Indonesia), Outlook India, Dawn (Pakistan), and many academic and political journals. He has also commented on CNN, Fox, BBC, NPR, VOA and other worldwide outlets. His websites are www.ijtihad.org and www.glocaleye.org.

M. A. Muqtedar Khan, Ph.D.
Visiting Fellow, Brookings Institution
Tel: 202-797-4367