Islamic Crossroads
Akhbar Ahmed argues that the rise of Muslim fundamentalists means that Islamic leaders face a choice between moderation or militancy.
Akbar Ahmed
The Hero in History: Myth, Media and Realities
Akbar Ahmed’s provocative lecture for the Longman/ History Today Awards examines Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan.
Jinnah and the Quest for Muslim Identity
How Islamic was the founder of Pakistan? Akbar Ahmed offers a radical reassessment of his life and motives - and the forces that propelled his change of course.
Glasgow Tackles Global Beliefs
Ann Hills on Scotland's Museum of Religion
The Taj Mahal
Akbar Ahmed looks at the passion and theology behind the great monument to love.
The History-Thieves: Stealing the Muslim past?
Akbar Ahmed warns that fundamentalism is misappropriating history as sectarianism strengthens in the Indian sub-continent.
Spain's Islamic Legacy
Akbar Ahmed looks at the legacy of a Moorish past for the present Spain.
Islam - The Roots of Misperception
Akbar Ahmed offers the most timely review of how history and stereotype have often combined to make Western Orientalism a hindrance rather than a help in mutual understanding between two cultures.
A Third Encounter of the Close Kind
Akbar Ahmed, one of Pakistan's leading scholars, reflects on the links - past, present and future - of the Muslim and non-Muslim worlds.