Dr. Anis Ahmad is a social scientist; he specializes in Islamic Studies and is Meritorious Professor of Comparative Religion. He is Vice Chancellor of Riphah International University, Islamabad.
- Dean, Faculty of Islamic Revealed Knowledge & Human Sciences, International Islamic University, Malaysia.
- Vice President, International Islamic University, Islamabad.
- Founder Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad.
- Founder Dean, Faculty of Usul-al-Din, International Islamic University, Islamabad.
- Founder Director General of the Da’wah Academy of International Islamic University, Islamabad.
- Vice Chairman, Institute of Policy Studies Islamabad.
- President, Association of Muslim Social Scientists, U.S.A
Teacing Experience:
- The Appalachian State University, North Carolina, U.S.A.
- Lanzho University, China
- The Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
- International Islamic University, Malaysia.
- International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- The Karachi University, Karachi, Pakistan.
- National Defense Universities, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Foreign Service Academy, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Federal Judicial Academy, Islamabad.
- National Institutes of Public Administration, Pakistan.
- Staff Colleges and War Colleges.
- Shari’ah Academy of the IIU, Islamabad and other academic institutions.
Special awards:
University Fellow (1969–1971), Temple University, Philadelphia
Publications
- Secularism: A pseudo – Religion in Islam and the Secular Mind, Karachi 2008.
- Fundamentalism, Extremism and Islam in Criticism, Islamabad, 2007.
- Family in Pakistan: Challenges and prospects” in Dr Umar caha, Ed..Gunumuzde Aile Istanbul, 2007.
- Theoretical Foundations of Islamic Bio-Medical Ethics, in Journal of Islamic International Medical College, Islamabad, Vol.No.1 2006.
- ’Iran and Future of Peace in the Region’’ The West and Islam vol xi, no 1-2 Islamabad, July 2007.
- Women and Social Justice: An Islamic Paradigm, Islamabad (Pakistan), Institute Of Policy Studies.
- Kaden Ve Sosyal Adalet, Beyan Yayinlari, Istanbul (Turkey).
- Al-nisa al-Muslim at wa al-ta’lim al-ali, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Arab Bureau of Education for the Gulf States, (Arabic).
- Muslim Women and Higher Education, Islamabad (Pakistan), Institute of Policy studies,
- Islamic Da’wah Programmes and Prospect, Monograph, Islamabad (Pakistan), International Islamic University.
- Islah-i-Mu’ashrah: Some Ideas For Islamic Social Reform, Monograph, Islamabad (Pakistan), International Islamic University.
- Mashahir-I-Islam, Karachi, Jamiat al-Falah, Tr. Ed.(Urdu).
- “Ramadan”, the Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World New York, 1995, Vol. 3.
- “Sayyed Abul A’la Mawdudi: Life and works”, Encyclopedia of Islam, Istanbul, Turkey.
- “Shibli Nu’mani: life and Works,”Encyclopedia of Islam ,Istanbul, Turkey.
- “Family in Pakistan”, Worldwide State of Family, ed. Gordon L. Anderson, St. Paul. Minnesota, PWPA, 1995.
- “Cultural Clash in a New Context”, West and Islam (Quarterly Urdu), Institute of Policy studies (IPS), Islamabad, NO.19, Vol.5, issue 4, October–December 2001.
- “Islam and Muslims from an American Perspective”, West and Islam, IPS, Islamabad No. 18, Vol. 5, Issue 3, July–September 2001.
- “Muslims Countries, Democratic Traditions and Islam”, West and Islam, IPS, Islamabad No. 17. Vol., Issue 2, April–June 2001.
- “A Clash of Civilizations or a Dialogue”, West and Islam IPS, Islamabad No. 16, Vol. 5, Issue 1, January–March 2001.
- “A Century of Islamic Revivalist Movements”, West and Islam IPS, Islamabad No. 13, Vol. 4, Issue 2, April–June 2001.
- “West and Islam: The changing Perspectives”, West and Islam IPS, Vol. 3, Issue 4, October–December 1999.
- “Secularism, Fundamentalism and Development”, West and Islam, IPS, Islamabad, Vol. 3, Issue 3, July September 1999.
- “Modern Movements for Revival and Ijtehad”, West and Islam, IPS, Islamabad. No. 9, Vol. 3, Issue 2, April–June 1999.
- “Modernism, Reform and Revival II’, West and Islam, IPS, Islamabad. No. 8, January–March 1999.
- “Modernism, Reform and Revival II’, West and Islam, IPS, Islamabad. No. 7, October–December 1998.
- “The Muslim Minorities Problems and Prospects”, West and Islam, IPS, Islamabad. No. 6, July–September 1998.
- “Intellectual and Cultural Colonialism”, West and Islam, IPS, Islamabad. No. 5, April–June 1998.
- “Islam and Liberation of Women”, West and Islam, IPS, Islamabad. No. 4, January–March 1998.
- “West and its Political Apprehensions”, West and Islam, IPS, Islamabad. No. 3, October–December 1997.
- “Fundamentalism: An Analysis”, West and Islam, IPS, Islamabad. No. 2, July–September 1997.
- “Political Economy: An Islamic Paradigm”, proceedings in 2nd International Business Forum, Istanbul (Turkey). Nov 96, P1-25.
- “Islamic Philosophy of Education”, proceedings in COMMECS, Karachi (Pakistan) May 1996.
- “Islamic Movements as Agents of Social change: Framework for Analysis”, proceedings in International Conference on Islam & Change, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). 1996, P 1-27.
- “Islamization of Laws and Economy: Case Studies on Pakistan”, introduction at Seminar at institute of Policy Studies, Islamabad (Pakistan). 1996, P11-31.
- “Use of Technology for Training of Da’wah”, proceedings in International Conference on Role of University in Da’wah, Al-Azhar University Cairo (Egypt). April 1987.
- “Towards a Long-Term Strategy for Islamic Education”, proceedings in Regional Islamic Education Seminar, PERKIM, Kuala Lumpur. Nov 1986.
- “Pakistan”, Political Handbook of the World, ed. Arthur S. Banks, New York (McGraw-Hill Book Co.).1979.
- “Opinion Formation in Islam”, proceedings in The Association of Muslim Social Scientists, Gray, Indiana. May 1974.
- “Islam and the Oppressed Sex”, al-lttihad (Quarterly journal of Islamic Studies), Plainfield, Indiana. Vol.15, No. 1.
- “The Miracle called Qur’an at the Mercy of Charlatans“, al-lttihad, Plainfield, Indiana. Vol. 15, No. 1.
- “Introducing the Qur’an”, The Voice of Islam, Karachi (Pakistan). June 1968.
- “Personal Liberty In Islam”, paper read at the Fourth All-Pakistan Political Science Conference and published in Proceedings of All-Pakistan Political Science Society. Reproduced by the Al-Muarif (Journal of the Institute of Islamic Culture), Lahore. June 1968.
- “The Concept of Man in the Qur’an”, paper read at the All-Pakistan Philosophical Congress in May, 1966. Published in Fikro-Nazar (Journal of the Central Institute of Islamic Research), Rawalpindi (Pakistan). September 1966.
- “Educational Thought of Ibn-e-Khaldun”, paper read at the Sixteenth All-Pakistan History Conference at Karachi in 1958, published in the Journal of the Pakistan Historical Society, Karachi (Pakistan). Vol. XVI, Parts II & III, 1958.
Articles
- Encyclopedia of Islam, Istanbul, Turkey.
- The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Muslim World, N.Y., USA
- The Muslim World Book Review, Leicester, UK.
- The Policy Perspective, Islamabad.Pk.
Participation in International Conferences
Keynote addresses and talks delivered in International conferences, Seminars and Workshops in: Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Guyana, Hungary, Iran, Japan, Malaysia, Mauritius, Nepal, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sri Lanks, Turkey, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and the USA among others.