Muqtedar Khan

Professor, Political Science and International Relations University of Delaware

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Prof. Khan researches and teaches Islam, governance and international relations.

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Widening rift with Canada puts India's relations with the West at risk

Relations between India and Canada continue to devolve after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused India of playing a part in the assassination of a Sikh activist on its home soil. Following India's denial, both countries expelled senior diplomats. In a new video posted on his YouTube channel, Professor Muqtedar Khan said relations are spiraling toward a dangerous place. And, he added, if the situation continues to devolve, it could have a major impact on India's relations with the entire Western world. Khan, a professor of political science and international relations, is an expert on issues surrounding U.S. foreign policy in the Muslim World as well as national security and counter-terrorism.  He can also discuss: The Khalistan Movement: The Sikh separatist movement that has taken many lives since the 1980s including the assassination of India's former PM Indira Gandhi. How Canada's large Sikh population 770,000 (2.1%) makes it a hotbed of Sikh activism. In 1985, Canadians Sikh exploded an Air India flight from Montreal to London killing 329 people The assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar and its diplomatic fallout. The dispute between Canada and India is over the killing of Nijjar, a Canadian Sikh who was organizing an illegal referendum on separatism. Khan is the author of "Islam and Good Governance: A Political Philosophy of Ihsan." Video of Khan discussing the concept of Ihsan can be found here. He has also drawn a large following with his "Khanversations" channel on YouTube.  To schedule an interview, click on the contact button found in his ExpertFile profile.

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Biography

Muqtedar Khan, PhD (Georgetown University, 2000) joined the Department in 2005. His areas of interest are Politics of the Middle East and South Asia, Political Islam, Islamic Political Thought, Islam in America, American Foreign Policy in the Muslim World and Good Governance. Professor Khan combines academic and policy orientation in his teaching philosophy and in his research. He was the founding director of the Islamic Studies Program at the University of Delaware from 2007-2010. He was Fellow and Nonresident Senior Fellow of the Brookings Institution from 2003-2008. From 2017-2019 he served as the Academic Director of the State Department’s National Security Institute (SUSI) and from 2019-2021 he is serving as the Academic Director of the State Department’s American Foreign Policy Institute. His latest book Islam and Good Governance has received the 2019 excellence in scholarship award from AFMI and has been listed as one the best all time books in political philosophy by the nonfiction book portal Book Authority.

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Islamic Political Philosophy
Global Islamic Movements
Islam in America
Jihadism
Sufism
Smart Cities
Technology and Innovation

Media Appearances

Can Narendra Modi Practice at Home What He Preaches Abroad?

The Diplomat  online

2022-11-28

Modi’s silence on hate speech and calls for the genocide of Muslims indicates that he is okay with it. If not, why would he not say so?

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Food for Thought as Independent India Turns 75

The Diplomat  online

2022-08-12

India’s pursuit of greatness will remain elusive if it fails to address inequality and revive its democratic and secular values.

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UD's Muqtedar Khan talks about new book on Islam and good governance

Delmarva Public Radio  

2019-07-05

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Articles

The voices of Islamic modernism from South Asia

The Routledge International Handbook of Contemporary Muslim Socio-Political Thought

2021

Islamic modernism is a rich Islamic intellectual tradition and it permeates the thinking of many scholars, intellectuals, reformists, and poets in South Asia. Even in the Muslim communities of South Asia, especially among the educated urban classes and in their foreign diasporas, one can find modernist thinking deeply entrenched.

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Emerging Hindu Rashtra and Its Impact on Indian Muslims

Religions

2021

This article examines the impact of the gradual Hindutvaization of Indian culture and politics on Indian Muslims. The article contrasts the status of Muslims in the still secular, pluralistic, and democratic constitution of India with the rather marginalized reality of Muslims since the rise of Hindu nationalism.

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Political Islamic movements in South Asia

Routledge Handbook of Political Islam

2020

The modern avatar of political Islam emerged simultaneously in Egypt and India; both were British colonies at that time. In this chapter, we explore the emergence, nature and impact of political Islam in South Asian nations of India, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

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Accomplishments

Award of Excellence, American Federation of Muslims of Indian Origin

2019

Best Political Philosophy Books of All Time, BookAuthority

2019

Education

Georgetown University

PhD

2000

Florida International University

MA

International Studies

1995

SPJIMR SP Jain Institute of Management & Research

MBA

Management Science

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Event Appearances

"Islam, Islamism and Democracy in Egypt after the Counterrevolution”

(2014) World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies  Ankara, Turkey

“The Future of Islamism and the Demand for the Islamic State after the Arab Spring”

(2014) International Conference on Islamism  IDE, Istanbul

"The Challenges that Muslims Face as Minorities in the West”

(2014) Muslim World Studies Annual Conference  Istanbul

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