Qamar-ul Huda

Qamar-ul Huda is an American religious scholar.

Professional

As an assistant professor at Boston College, in 2002 he published a revised version of the dissertation with Routledge Sufi Series entitled, "Striving for Divine Union: Spiritual Exercises for the Suhrwardi Sufis" (London and New York).[1]

He wrote a personal account of the new demands for his expertise following the attack on the USA on September 11, 2001.[2] He was one of three American professors of religion who drafted letters to be submitted to Murat Kurnaz's Administrative Review Board.[3]

Huda joined the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) Program for Religion and Peacemaking as a senior program officer.[4]

The United States Department of State (State Department)[5] hired Huda to be seconded as subject matter expert to build up Hedayah: The International Centre of Excellence for Countering Violent Extremism based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[6]

In 2012, U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, established a new office called The Religion and Global Affairs (RGA)[7] to demonstrate the critical importance the role of religion plays in foreign affairs.[8] In 2017, Huda with several colleagues co-founded the Center for Global Policy, a non-partisan independent policy think tank focused on U.S. foreign policy and national security and the geopolitics of Muslim majority countries in the Middle East, South Asia, Central Asia and Southeast Asia. He was the founding director for the Program on Conflict, Stabilization and Development where the program focused on development issues, moving from conflict toward peace processes, conflict management, and new metrics to understand stabilization. For the Center for Global Policy, Huda authored over a dozen policy briefs and a policy report entitled "A Critique of Countering Violent Extremism Programs in Pakistan." (August, 2020).[6] Based on this study, the Near East and South Asia Center Center for Strategic Studies (NESA)[8] at the National Defense University (NDU) in Washington, DC, conducted an interview on the core findings of the countering violent extremism policy report, and on religion, diplomacy and global affairs.[9]

Published Books

Crescent and Dove: Peace and Conflict Resolution in Islam, editor (Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace Press, 2011)[10]

The Urdu Translation Hillal aur Farhota: Aman wa Tanza – e hal Islam Mein (Emel Publications, Islamabad, 2017).[9]

Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution in Islam- a Peace Textbook for students, in Urdu, Islam mein Qiyam Aman aur Hal-e Tanaza 'at, (Islamabad: Markaz muthalat Aman, 2009) Second edition 2018. English translation by Qamar-ul Huda.

Striving for Divine Union: Spiritual Exercises for the Suhrawardi Sufis (London and New York: Routledge Curzon Press, 2003).[1]

Turkish translation of Striving for Divine Union by Tahir Uluq (Istanbul: Insan Press Ltd, November, 2007).

Politics, International Affairs, and Security Studies Articles

"A Critique of Countering Violent Extremism Programs in Pakistan" Center for Global Policy Policy Report, August, 2020.[11]

"The Politics of the U.S. Response to Covid-19 Pandemic" The Navigator, April, 2020[12]

"The Trump-Khan Summit and a U.S. Pakistan Reset” The Navigator, July, 2019.[13]

“The Role of Religion in the Fight Against ISIS” The Navigator, May, 2019.[14]

“India-Pakistan Conflict and the U.S. Strategy for South Asia” The Navigator, February 28, 2019.[15] Translated into Urdu by Daanish.pk[16]

“Defeating ISIS: What will it Take?” The Navigator, January, 2019.[17]

"In Iraq, U.S. Department has a Religion Blindspot" The Hill, May, 2018.[18]

“Nothing New with the 2018 Counter-terrorism Strategy” The Navigator, October, 2018.[19]

"Russia's Strategy Toward Islam and Muslims " The Navigator, November, 2018[20]

“The United States: Adrift Between Sovereignty and Multilateralism” The Navigator, September 26, 2018.[21]

“U.S.-Pakistan Relations under the Imran Khan Administration” The Navigator, August 9, 2018.[22]

“Religious Leaders can’t Fight Terrorism with Ideas Alone” Religion News Service, August 2, 2018.[23]

“A Tryst with Destiny: Delving into the Indo-Iranian Bilateral Relations” The Navigator, April, 2018.[24]

“What is Trump’s Counter-terrorism Policy?” The Hill, February, 2018.

"To Confront Terrorism's Core, don't Neglect Counter Extremism Policies" The Hill, November, 2017.[25]

Article published entitled, "Using Citizen Messengers to Effectively Counter Radical Narratives" for Laure Fenstermacher, United States Air Force AFMC, an inter-agency White paper, (Summer, 2012).

Religion, Theology, Comparative Religion Articles Published In Referred Journals

Article published entitled, "Peace Education in Muslim Societies" for Education for All, Qatar Foundation, edited by Margaret Sinclair, Doha, Qatar, 2012.

Guest Editor for a special issue for the Journal of Peace-building and Development, "Islam, Peace-building, and Development," Edited 9 essays and authored the Introduction, Summer, 2011.

Article published entitled "Peace Education in Muslim Societies and in Islamic Institutions" in Die Freidens-Warte: Journal of International Peace and Organization, November 2010.[26]

Guest Editor for Special Issue Editor of The Muslim World on "Qawwali: Politics, Poetics, and Performance." Introduction to Qawwali studies. The Muslim World Vol. 97, No.4 October 2007.[27]

Article entitled "Memory, Performance, and Poetic Peacemaking in Qawwali" The Muslim World Vol. 97, No.4 October 2007.[28]

Published Special Report by U.S. Institute of Peace, Islamic Peacemaking Since 9/11. No. 218, January, 2009.

Article published entitled "Conflict Prevention and Peace-Building Efforts by American Muslim Organizations following September 11" in Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, Vol. 26, No. 2, September, 2006.[29]

Article published entitled "Make Friends with One's Adab"- Inner Meanings of Suhrawardi's Theology of Moral Conduct" Sufi Journal (London; Khaniqahi Nimatullahi Publications) Spring, 2005.

Article published entitled "The 40th Anniversary of Vatican II: Examining Dominus Iesus and Contemporary Issues for Interreligious Dialogue between Muslims and Catholics" in Journal of Islam and Christian and Muslim Relations 15/3 (2004): pp. 331-347.[30]

Article published entitled "The Light beyond the Shore in the Theology of Proper Sufi Moral Conduct- Adab" in The Journal of the American Academy of Religion 72/2 (2004): pp. 461-484.[31]

Article published entitled "Knowledge of the Sacred and the View of Other traditions in Islam" in Theological Studies 33/2 (2003): pp. 278-305.[32]

Article published entitled "Khwaja Mu'in ud-din Chishti's Death festival: Competing Authorities over Sacred Space" in The Journal of Ritual Studies 17/1 (2003): pp. 22-43.

Article published entitled "The Problem of Violence and Conflict in Islam: A New Theological Hermeneutic toward building an Islamic Liberation Theology" in Contagion: Violence, Mimesis, and Culture 9/1 (2002): pp. 80–104.[33]

Article published entitled "Prince of Diplomacy: Shaikh al-Suhrawardi's Contributions to Sufism, Futuwwa Groups, and Politics under Caliph al-Nasir" in Journal of the History of Sufism 3/2 (2002): pp. 257–278.

Article published entitled "The Remembrance of the Prophet through a Sufi text: Shaikh al- Suhrawardi's 'Awarif al-Ma 'arif Sufi Manual" in The Journal of Islamic Studies 12/2 (2001): pp. 129–150. Republished in Sufi Illuminations 4.1 (2008): 17–42.[34]

Article published in a special edition issue on "Sufi Saints and Visitation of Tombs" for The Muslim World, my article entitled, "Celebrating Death and Engaging in Texts at Data Ganj Bakhsh's Death Festival-'Urs" 90 3/4 (2000): pp. 377–394.[35]

Guest article published "Anatomy in the Qur'an" for The Encyclopaedia of the Qur'an, Jane McAuliffe, editor, volume I. (Leiden: Brill Publications, 2000).[1]

Article published entitled "Reflections on Muslim Ascetics and Mystics: Sufi Theories on Annihilation and Subsistence," Jusur: The UCLA Journal of Middle Eastern Studies 12 (1996): pp. 17–35.

Essays in Published Edited Books

Chapter authored with Katherine Marshall "Religion and Peacemaking" in Craig Zelizer, ed., Integrated Peacebuilding: Innovative Approaches to Transforming Conflict (Westwood Press, 2014).

Chapter in Islam and Diplomacy: The Quest for Human Security edited by Mohammad Hashim Kamali, Karim D. Crow, and Elmira Akhmetova "Transforming 'Ulama: Peace-building Practices with Strategic Interfaith and Intercultural Dialogues" (IAIS, Malaysia: 2017) pp. 181–201.[36]

Chapter entitled "Qur'an and Hadith in the School of al-Suhrawardi" in Coming to Terms with the Qur'an, edited by Andrew Rippin and Khaleel Mohammed (New Jersey: Islamic Publications International, 2008), pp. 159–177.

Chapter entitled "The Challenges of Dominus Iesus to Muslim-Christian Relations" in Sic et Non: Essays on Dominus Iesus, edited by Stephen Pope and Charles Hefling. (New York: Orbis Books, 2002), pp. 150–156.

Essay entitled "Multiple Authorities in Islam" in The Place of Tolerance in Islam edited by Khalid Abu El Fadl. (Boston: Beacon Press, 2002), pp. 56–62.

Articles Published in Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

Guest articles published for Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia, Josef W. Meri, editor. Entries are: "Sufism in South Asia" and "Shihab al-din 'Umar al- Suhrawardi" (New York: Routledge, October, 2005).

Guest articles published for The Encyclopedia of Holy Persons, Phyllis Jenkins, editor. Entries are: Abdu'l Qadir Jilani; Baha' ud-din Naqshband; Shihab ud-din Abu Hafs 'Umar al- Suhrawardi; Baha' ud-din Zakariyya; Rukn ud-din Abul Fath; Lal Shahbaz Qalandar; Amir Khusrau; Shah Waliullah; Bullhe Shah; Shah Abdul Latif; and, Sharafuddin Maneri.(Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-Clio Publications, April, 2004).

Guest articles published for Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World, Richard C. Martin, editor. Entries are: Muhammad al-Ghazali, Organization of the Islamic Conference, and Orientalism. (New York: Macmillian Publishing, 2003).

Guest articles published for The Oxford Dictionary of Islam, John Esposito, editor. Entries are: insan al-Kamil, Iqrar, Mathnawi, Misbahah, and Muqaddim. (New York: Oxford University Press, 2003).

Guest articles published in Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices, Melton, J. Gordon and Marin Baumann, eds. 4 vols. Entries are Sufism, Shadhiliyya, Qadiriyya, Rifaiyya, Mevlevi, and Suhrawardiyya. (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-Clio Publications, 2002).

Guest article published "Anatomy in the Qur'an" for The Encyclopaedia of the Qur'an, Jane McAuliffe, editor, volume I. (Leiden: Brill Publications, 2000).[1]

Honors and Academic Awards
  • Selected in The Muslim 500: The World’s Most Influential Muslims in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020., published by The Royal Islamic Strategic Centre, Jordan[37]

References
  1. "Striving for Divine Union: Spiritual Exercises for Suhraward Sufis". Routledge & CRC Press. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  2. Qamar-ul Huda, Since 9/11, a scholar of Islam finds himself in demand -- for the wrong reasons, originally published in the Los Angeles Times, February 29, 2004
  3. letter on behalf of Murat Kurnaz from pages 93–95 of Transcript Set 5 of the OARDEC's Administrative Review Boards
  4. Guide to Specialists: Qamar-ul Huda Archived November 14, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, United States Institute of Peace Religion and Peacemaking program
  5. "U.S. Department of State". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  6. "Abu Dhabi", Wikipedia, 2020-08-19, retrieved 2020-08-27
  7. "Remarks at the Launch of the Office of Faith-Based Community Initiatives". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  8. "Office of Religion and Global Affairs Remarks and Videos". 2009-2017.state.gov. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  9. "Dynamics of Countering Violent Extremism in Pakistan and Beyond: A Conversation with Professor Qamar-Ul Huda | Near East South Asia Center". Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  10. "Crescent and Dove". United States Institute of Peace. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  11. "A Critique of Countering Violent Extremism Programs in Pakistan". Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  12. "The Politics of the U.S. Response to COVID-19". Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  13. "The Trump-Khan Summit & a U.S.-Pakistan Reset". Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  14. "The Role for Religion in the Fight Against ISIS". Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  15. "India-Pakistan Conflict & the U.S. Strategy for South Asia". Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  16. "India-Pakistan Conflict & US South Asian Strategy". Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  17. "Defeating ISIS: What Will it Take?". Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  18. Rupp, Kelsey (2018-05-30). "In Iraq, the US State Department has a religious blindspot". TheHill. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  19. "Nothing New with the 2018 Counterterrorism Strategy". Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  20. "Russia's Strategy Toward Islam and Muslims". Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  21. "The United States: Adrift Between Sovereignty & Multilateralism". Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  22. "U.S.-Pakistan Relations Under the Khan Administration". Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  23. "Religious leaders can't fight terrorism with ideas alone". Religion News Service. 2018-08-01. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  24. "A Tryst with Destiny: Delving into the Indo-Iranian Strategic Alliance". Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  25. Rupp, Kelsey (2017-11-05). "To confront terrorism's core, don't neglect counter-extremism policies". TheHill. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  26. Huda, Qamar-ul. "Peace Education in Muslim Societies and in Islamic Institutions". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  27. Huda, Qamar-ul. "Introduction to a Special Issue on 'Qawwali: Poetry, Politics, and Performance'". The Muslim World Journal - 'Qawwali: Poetry, Politics, and Performance'.
  28. Huda, Qamar-ul. "Memory, Performance, and Poetic Peacemaking in Qawwālī". The Muslim World. 97 (4): 678–700. doi:10.1111/j.1478-1913.2007.00207.x. ISSN 0027-4909.
  29. Huda, Qamar-Ul (2006). "Conflict prevention and peace-building efforts by American Muslim organizations following September 11". Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs. 26 (2): 187–203. doi:10.1080/13602000600937630. ISSN 1360-2004. S2CID 143418369.
  30. Huda, Qamar-Ul (2004). "The 40th anniversary of Vatican II: examining Dominus Iesus, and contemporary issues for inter-religious dialogue between Muslims and Catholics". Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations. 15 (3): 331–347. doi:10.1080/0959641042000233264. ISSN 0959-6410. S2CID 145583247.
  31. Huda, Qamar-ul. "The Light beyond the Shore in the Theology of Proper Sufi Moral Conduct (Adab)". Journal of the American Academy of Religion.
  32. Huda, Qamar-ul. "Knowledge of Allah: The Other in Islam". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  33. Huda, Qamar-ul (2002). "The Problems of Violence and Conflict in Islam". Contagion: Journal of Violence, Mimesis, and Culture. 9 (1): 80–98. doi:10.1353/ctn.2002.0009. ISSN 1930-1200.
  34. Huda, Qamar-ul. "THE REMEMBRANCE OF THE PROPHET IN SUHRAWARDI Åwarif al Marif". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  35. Huda, Qamar-ul. "Celebrating death and engaging in texts at Data Ganj Bakhsh's Urs". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  36. Huda, Qamar-ul. "QHuda Chapter Transforming Ulama PeaceBuilding Practices w Strategic IFD". Transforming 'Ulama: Peacebuilding Practices with Strategic Interfaith & Intercultural Dialogues.
  37. "Home". The Muslim 500. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
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