On Thursday 26 October 2006 Mr. M. J. Akbar, Editor-in-Chief, The Asian Age, India, will address Members on 'Religious Radicalism in South Asia: Problems & Propects'.
Mr. Mobashar Jawed (M.J.) Akbar is Founder & Editor-in-Chief of The Asian Age, India’s first global newspaper, & Editor-in-Chief of the Deccan Chronicle. The Asian Age, launched in 1994 with initial editions in Delhi, Bombay, and London, has now grown to eight editions with a major media presence in India and abroad. In 2004, the group began publishing The International Herald Tribune in India, and became a publishing partner of The New York Times. In the 1970s and 1980s, Mr. Akbar also launched and edited Sunday, India's first genuine political weekly, and The Telegaraph (Calcutta), a prominent daily newspaper.
A former Member of Parliament (1989-91) and Advisor to the Ministry of Human Resources, Government of India, Mr. Akbar is the author of a number of books that have achieved international acclaim. These include "Blood Brothers: A Family Saga"; "The Shade of Swords: Jihad and the Conflict Between Islam & Christianity"; "Nehru: The Making of a Nation"; "Kashmir: Behind the Vale"; "India:The Siege Within"; and "Riot after Riot". Last year, he was invited by His Majesty King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia to become a member of the Forum of Islamic Scholars and Intellectuals; earlier this year, he joined the Brookings Institution in Washington DC as a Visiting Fellow on its project on 'U.S. Policy Towards the Islamic World'.
The meeting will take place at Arundel House, 13-15 Arundel Street, Temple Place, London WC2R 3DX and is scheduled to begin at 14.00 hours and finish at 15.00 hours. If you would like to attend this meeting, part of the IISS South Asia Programme, please contact Ms. Caitlin Brannan at
brannan@iiss.org or telephone +44 (0)20 7395 9119.
