El-Effendi, Abdelwahab
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Postal: Centre for the Study of
Democracy
University of
Westminster
32-38 Wells Street
London, W1T 3UW
Room: 508
Email: A.El-Affendi@westminster.ac.uk
Dr El-Affendi is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Democracy, University of Westminster and co-ordinator of the Centre's Democracy and Islam Programme.
Educated at the Universities of Khartoum, Wales, and Reading, he is author of Turabi's Revolution: Islam and Power in Sudan (1991), Who Needs an Islamic State? (1991 - 2008 second edition leaflet here - a link to the online debate about the book on the Guardian website: here), Revolution and Political Reform in Sudan (1995), Rethinking Islam and Modernity (2001), For a State of Peace: Conflict and the Future of Democracy in Sudan (2002) and The Conquest of Muslim Hearts and Minds: Perspectives on U.S. Reform and Public Diplomacy Strategies (2005). He has also contributed to many leading journals, and is contributor or co-author of works including: The Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy (1998), Social Science and Conflict Analysis (1993), Islam and Justice (1997), Islam and Secularism in the Middle East (2000), Islamic Thought in the Twentieth Century (2003), Understanding Democratic Politics (2003), American Power in the 21st Century (2004), the Arab Human Development Report (2004), and The Blackwell Companion to Contemporary Islamic Thought (2006).
Dr El-Affendi was member of the core team of authors of the Arab Human Development Report (2004) and is member of the Advisory Board and a contributor to the 2005 report. He is also member of the Commission on British Muslims and Islamophobia, a member of the Board of Directors of Inter-Africa Group, and a trustee of the International Forum for Islamic Dialogue.
2009: Dr. El-Affendi has been awarded an ESRC Fellowship in connection with the Council's Global Uncertainties research program
El-Affendi was the 2006 winner of the Muslim News Allama Iqbal Award for Creativity in Islamic Thought.He has been selected as a member of the Commission on British Muslims and Islamophobia.
In June 2008 Dr. el-Affendi was elected member of the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce)
Dr El-Affendi's current research interests include Islamic Liberalism, Theories of Power, European Muslims and Democracy, and Terrorism and Democracy Promotion in the Middle East.
Dr El-Affendi is module leader of the CSD MA modules: