EDUCATION 

Ph.D. in Political Science and Higher Education, Indiana University (1977). Working under the supervision of John P. Lovell and Edward H. Buehrig, my dissertation is a study on the Background of International Education and analysis of problems and political attitudes of Afghan and Iranian students in the United States.

M.A. in Political Science, Indiana University (1977). Thesis: Soviet-Afghan Relations.

M.Sc. in Higher Education, Indiana University (1972).

B.A. in Political Science and Islamic Studies, Kabul University (1966).

Native fluency and scholarly translation experiences in Farsi, Pashto, and Urdu; research capability in Arabic; speaking ability in Hindi. 

FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION 

Comparative foreign policy; Middle Eastern and South Asian politics; International Education and Cultural Exchange. 

SCHOLARSHIPS AND HONORS 

1994 - Nominated for the Outstanding Teaching Award by the Committee of Arts and Sciences Student Council of The Ohio State University. 

1992 - Recipient of International Outstanding Staff Award for contributions to International Study and Research at The Ohio State University. 

1977 - Post-doctoral Grant at Indiana University. 

1976 - Recipient of Indiana University's Foundation Grant for Ph.D. dissertation. 

1974 - Recipient of International Education Exchange Fellowship for M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. 

1970 - Recipient of International Education Exchange Fellowship for M.Sc. degree. 

1966 - Graduated with Distinction from Kabul University. 

1963-1966 - Selected as Captain of Afghan National Soccer Team. 

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING 

Participated at Junior Officials' Training Programs, Kabul University (1967 and 1968).

Area of Concentration: Middle East, South Asia, the Soviet Union and the United States. 

WORK EXPERIENCE 

1987 to Present - Director of Middle East Studies Center, Professor of Kabul University in exile, Adjunct Professor in the Department of Political Science, and the Department of Near Eastern Judaic and Hellenic Languages and literatures, The Ohio State University. 

Major Responsibilities: Management of the Middle East Studies Center; development and teaching of new graduate and undergraduate courses in the Department of Political Science and the University Center for International Studies; writing grant proposals; arranging conferences, seminars and outreach programs. 

In the last ten years (1987-97), in addition to teaching and promoting awareness of Middle Eastern affairs (see the attached list of professional activities), four of my major grant proposals for a total of 12 years were funded by the U.S. Department of Education for the establishment of a National Resource Center in Middle Eastern Language and Area Studies for a total grant of over $2,000,000. 

Jan. 1985- Oct. 1986 - Associate Director of the Middle East Studies Program and Visiting Professor at the University Center for International Studies, The Ohio State University. 

1980-1985 - Assistant Director of International Education Ex-change Program, The Ohio College Association. 

Major Responsibilities: Developing international education exchange  programs; directing training programs for foreign students at American universities; arranging practical and cross-cultural training and reentry orientation for foreign graduates; programming international activities and cross-cultural events from orientation to conference and symposia. 

1978-1980 - Assistant Director of Saudi Arabian Project, Indiana University. 

1977-78 - Post Doctoral Research, Indiana University. 

1974 - Associate Director of Research and Professor of Political Science at Kabul University. 

1972-1974 General Director of the Office of International and Cultural Relations and teaching at Kabul University. 

Major responsibilities included administration of international educational exchange programs at the national level and serving as a member of the International Technical Assistance Committee and of the Afghan-American Commission (Fulbright Commission) in Afghanistan. 

PUBLICATIONS 

2001 Article entries on "Afghanistan", "Cairo", "Saudi Arabia", and "Syria" for The New Book of Knowledge, published 2002 from Grolier Educational, co-authored with Jennifer Nichols Book in progress: Major Powers and Muslim Countries: The Dilemma of Understanding Indigenous Dynamics. 

1998 "The Ahrari Waqf In Kabul, 1546, and the Mughal Naqshbandiyya" Coauthored with Dr. Stephen Dale, accepted for publication by the Journal of the American Oriental Society. 

1997 "Failure of Pakistan Supported Islamist Government in Kabul" Presented at Oxford University Pakistan Conference. Accepted for publication by Oxford University in a book. 

1997 "Afghanistan's Relations with Iran, Pakistan and Central Asian Countries" will be published in a forthcoming book entitled, "Iran and The Emerging Global Order". 

1996 "Afghanistan's Relations with Its Neighbors" Critique 8: 61-70, Spring 1996. 

1993 "Evolving Alternative Views on the Future of Afghanistan: An Afghan Perspective". Asian Survey XXXIII: 923-931, September 1993. 

1989 "Superpowers and the Persian Gulf: The Dilemma of Understanding Indigenous People" in International Conference on the Persian Gulf (The Institute for Political and International Studies Tehran, November, 1989), pp. 24-28. 

1989 Soviet-Afghan Relations from Cooperation to Occupation." The International Journal of Middle Eastern Studies. 21:107-128, February 1989. 

1988 "Key Steps Toward the Establishment of An Independent Government in Afghanistan," Crescent 16:3-4, June-August 1988. 

1979 "Academic, Personal and Social Problems of Afghan and Iranian Students in the United States," Educational Research Quarterly 4:3 -11, Summer 1979. 

1976 "Education in Afghanistan," College and University 51:543-549, Summer,1976. 

SELECTED PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS 

1997 "Muslim Jewish Relations: Past and Present" Presented at the Muslim-Jewish Conference in Columbus, Ohio on 11-9-1997. 

1996 "Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran and Central Asian Countries in The Post-Cold War Era" Presented at the Coventry University Conference on Iran 28-31 March 1996. 

1996 "Failure of Islamist Governments in Afghanistan" Presented at the 1995 MESA Conference. 

1993 "PLO-Israeli Peace Negotiations: Who are Opposing?", presented at the Mershon World Affairs Seminar in Columbus, Ohio. 

1992 "Evolving Alternative Views on the Future of Afghanistan: Afghan  Perspectives, "presented at the Middle East Studies Association Conference in Portland, Oregon. 

1992 "Prospects for Peace in the Middle East," presented to Students for Peace and Justice, Ohio State University. 

1992 "Muslims and Islam in the 21st Century," presented at the Islamic Federation of Central Ohio. 

1992 "Islam: The Commonalities with Judaism and Christianity," presented to Congregation Beth Tikvah, Columbus, Ohio. 

1992 "U.N. Plan for Peaceful Solution to Afghan Conflict," interview with Voice of America. 

1991 "The Persian Gulf: New Frictions, New Alignments," presented at the Mershon World Affairs Seminar, Ohio State University. 

1990 "Toward an Independent and Broad-based Government in Afghanistan," presented at the Middle East Studies Association Conference in San Antonio, Texas. 

1990 "Islam and Politics," presented at the Islamic Center, Columbus, OH. 

1990 "The Middle East: Why Is It Important?" presented at the Conference at Center College. 

1989 "Superpowers and Muslim Countries: The Dilemma of Understanding Indigenous Dynamics," presented at International Conference on the Persian Gulf, Tehran, Iran. 

1988 "Global Age and the Challenges to U.S. Educators and Policy Makers in the Area of Middle East". Presented at American Forum on Education and International Competence, Saint Louis. 

1987 "Soviet Challenge in the Middle East," presented at International Studies Association Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. 

1987 "The Impact of Soviet-Afghan Conflict on Pakistan and Iran," presented at Columbus Metropolitan Club. 

1987 "The Perception of Arab-Israeli Conflict by the People of the Middle East," presented at American Association of University Women. 

1986 "Soviet-Afghan Relations from 1947 to Present: From Cooperation to Occupation," prepared for publication and was presented at the Middle East Studies Association annual conference in November, 1986. 

1985 "U.S. and Soviet Policies toward Afghanistan, 1917-Present," presented at the Seminar in Soviet International Behavior, sponsored by Mershon Center at The Ohio State University. 

1985 "Ideological Foundation of Jihad in Islam and the Current Resistance in Afghanistan," presented at the Conference on Central Asian Elites, at the University of Wisconsin. 

1985 "The Impact of the Soviet Occupation of Afghanistan on Middle Eastern Countries," presented at Denison University. 

1982 "Middle Eastern Students in the United States," presented at the Region VI Conference of NAFSA in Cleveland, Ohio. 

1980 "The Relevance of U.S. Education to Students from Developing Countries,"International Club, Indiana University. 

1980 "Soviet Foreign Policy and the Invasion of Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Afghanistan: Ideology and Opportunism," Indiana University. Lectures.

FOREIGN TRAVEL AND FIELD STUDY 

1999 Lectures at Suleyman  Demirel University in Turkey 

1998 Lectures at Istanbul and the United Arab Emirates universities 

1996 Turkey and The United Arab Emirates for a series of lectures and negotiation of collaborative exchange programs 

1994 Turkey and The United Arab Emirates for lectures, research and educational exchange programs 

1993 Turkey and Pakistan- Negotiate Educational Exchange Programs 

1991 Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates - Field research 

1990 Turkey, Afghanistan and Pakistan - Field research 

1989 Iran - Presented paper 

1989 Turkey, Pakistan and Afghanistan - Field research 

1988 Pakistan - Research 

1969 England and Germany (personal travel) 

1968 Pakistan, India and the Soviet Union (official visits) 

1967 Soviet Union and India (under cultural exchange programs) 

1965 The Soviet Union, Pakistan and India (under cultural exchange programs) 

1964 Pakistan and India (as an exchange student) 

BACKGROUND 

Raised in Afghanistan and Pakistan, received all three graduate degrees in the United States. Worked as tenured government employee in Afghanistan. In 1986, after seven years of Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, I decided to seek permanent positions at American universities. 

COURSES TAUGHT 

1. Contemporary Issues in the Middle East (graduate) 

2. Soviet-Afghan Relations (graduate) 

3. Soviet and American Relations with Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan (graduate) 

4. Introduction to Modern Middle East 

5. Middle Eastern Politics 

6. Islamic Political Thought 

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