Zahid H. Bukhari

2110 Walnut Ridge Ct.

Frederick, MD 21702

Tel.: (202) 262-8113

Fax: (301) 662-0808

Email: zhb@georgetown.edu

Website: www.projectmaps.com

 

 

Education:                   1993                 Ph.D. (Political Science) University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.

Dissertation topic: The Changing Political Attitudes of American Catholics: 1970s to 1980s. Analyzed twenty-year data of GSS and NORC. Used SPSS and SAS. Course concentration in American Politics, Public Policy and Comparative Politics.

 

1984                 M. A. (Political Science) University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT. Course work in American Government, Quantitative Research Methods and Comparative Politics.

 

1972                 M. A. (Economics) University of Karachi, Pakistan. Courses in Macro Economics, International Economics and Economics of Labor.

 

1969                 B. A., Government College, Lahore (Punjab University), Pakistan. Major in Economics and Statistics.

 

 

Experience:    ----   Present                Georgetown University, Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian

Understanding (CMCU), Director American Muslims Studies Program (AMSP). The program will serve as a research and resource center on the American Muslim community for academic scholars, media personnel and policy makers. It will also be a training center for younger scholars and community leaders. 

                                   

1999 – 2004                  Georgetown University, Center for Muslim-Christian

Understanding (CMCU), Director Project MAPS: Muslims in

American Public Square. The four-year project examined the role and contribution of the Muslim community to the American public life. The Pew Charitable Trusts awarded a grant of $1.25 million for this purpose. The project, through the development of reference tools, maintenance of its website, collection of survey data and compilation of original research studies, has provided a basis on which the future social scientists and scholars of American studies could build. 

 

1999 – Present              Fellow, Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding: History and International Affairs, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, Washington, DC

 

2003 – Present              Executive Director, Center for Islam and Public Policy (CIPP), Washington, DC

 

2004 – 2005                  President, World Council of Muslims for Interfaith Relations (WCMIR).

 

1998 – Present              Member, Mid-Atlantic Dialogue of Muslims and Catholics, co-sponsored by the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) and the National Conference of Catholic Bishops (NCCB).

 

2002 – 2004                  President, Montgomery County Muslim Council (MCMC). Provided leadership in enhancing Muslims’ participation in the socio-political process at the grassroots level.

 

1994 – 1999                  Chairman, ICNA Relief / Helping Hand. Provided vision and supervised a major NGO operation in the field of national and international relief work. Planned and mobilized resources for, and directed several multi-purpose relief and rehabilitation projects in USA, Bosnia, Somalia, Afghanistan, India, Bangladesh and Kosova.   

 

1987 – 1989                  Teaching Assistant, Department of Political Science, University of Connecticut. Course title: Statistical Analysis of Social Science Data.  

                                   

1983 – 1984                  Research Assistant, Roper Center for Public Opinion Research at the Department of Political Science, University of Connecticut. Involved in the preparation of several reports on various issues of public opinion.

 

1978 – 1983                  Executive Director, Pakistan Institute of Public Opinion, (PIPO), Islamabad, Pakistan. PIPO is a private survey research and polling organization and an affiliate of Gallup International. I was the first executive director of this pioneering survey research organization in Pakistan. 

 

1978 – 1983                  Executive Director, Business Research Bureau (BRB), Karachi, Pakistan. BRB was a specialized division of PIPO, mostly engaged in marketing surveys for the private sector and public corporations.

 

 

Grants/Awards:                       A research grant of $1.25 million by The Pew Charitable Trusts, Philadelphia, PA to study the role and contribution of the Muslim community in the American Public Square, 1999 – 2003.           

 

Departmental dissertation award by the Department of Political Science, University of Connecticut, 1987-88.

 

King Faisal Scholarship for higher education by the King Faisal Foundation, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for the period of 1983-1987.      

 

Special award by the Vice Chancellor of Punjab University for having second position in Statistics, 1970.

 

Merit scholarships for academic achievements from 5th grades to B. A.  

 

 

Publications/

Presentations:                        Bukhari, Zahid H, Sulayman S. Nyang, Mumtaz Ahmad, and John L Esposito (eds), Muslims’ Place in the American Public Square: Hope, Fears, and Aspirations, AltaMira Press, Lanham, MD, April 2004.

 

The Russian translation of Muslims’ Place in the American Public Square: Hope, Fears, and Aspirations, was published in Moscow, 2005.

 

Bukhari, Zahid H, Sulayman S. Nyang, Mumtaz Ahmad and John L Esposito (eds), Muslims in America: Engaging Polity and Society in Post 9/11 Era, AltaMira Press (forthcoming).

 

Bukhari, Zahid H, Sulayman S. Nyang, Mumtaz Ahmad and Faisal Alam (eds), Prominent American Muslims, AltaMira Press (forthcoming).

 

Bukhari, Zahid H, Sulayman S. Nyang, Mumtaz Ahmad and Ayub Alam (eds), American Muslim Civic Organization and Islamic Centers, AltaMira Press (forthcoming).

 

Bukhari, Zahid H. American Muslim Poll, 2004, Project MAPS/Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Georgetown University, Washington, DC (forthcoming).

 

Bukhari, Zahid H. & Sulayman S. Nyang (eds),  American Muslims: Community at a Crossroads,  conference proceedings, Project MAPS/Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Georgetown University, Washington, DC (forthcoming).  

 

“The Blind Men and the Elephant: Media Outlets, Political Pundits and the Pew Study on Muslim Americans,” an op-ed on the ACMCU website, http://cmcu.georgetown.edu/, June 4, 2007.

 

“Bridging the Gap between Two Americas,” an op-ed on the ACMCU website, http://cmcu.georgetown.edu/, February 26, 2007.

 

“A Question on Religion in the US Census,” an op-ed on the ACMCU website, http://cmcu.georgetown.edu/, January 29, 2007.

 

“American Muslims: Before 9/11 and After,” Islamic Studies, Spring 2008.

 

Made presentation on “American Muslims: Challenges and Opportunities,” in a workshop organized by the Muslim Public Service Network, Washington, DC on June 10, 2007.

 

Participated in a Catholic – Muslim dialogue on “Repentance in Christianity and Islam” organized by the Intercultural Forum for Studies in Faith and Culture, Pope John Paul II Cultural Center, Washington, DC on May 16, 2007.

 

Made presentation on “American Muslims’ Response to Inter Religious Discourse” in a conference on “Christians and Muslims in Dialogue” organized by the Rumi Forum at the Catholic University of America, Washington, DC on April 28, 2007.

 

Made two presentations on “Muslims in America” and “Inside Islam: Struggle for the Soul of the Faith” in a conference on “America, Islam and the Middle East” organized by the Missouri State University, Springfield, MO, April 2-3, 2007.

 

Participated in a Catholic – Muslim conference organized by the Intercultural Forum for Studies in Faith and Culture, Pope John Paul II Cultural Center, Washington, DC on January 16, 2007.

 

“Islamic Fundamentalism and its influence in the World,” a lecture given to the Class XLVI at the Inter-American Defense College, Washington, DC on October 2, 2006

 

“Muslim in the American Public Square,” a lecture given at a “Roundtable on Religion in the Public Square” organized by the Catholic University Law School, Washington, DC on September 28, 2006

 

“Economic Challenges of the Muslim Minorities in the West” a paper presented in a seminar on ‘Model Minority Muslim and the Muslim Ummah’ organized by the Centre for Research on Islamic & Malay Affairs (RIMA), Singapore on August 5, 2006

 

Made two presentations on “A Life that Matters: American Muslims’ Social Obligations” and “Challenges Facing American Muslims” at ICNA annual convention, Hartford, CT July 1-2, 2006.

 

“United Nations, Islam and World Peace,” a lecture given at the UN Day conference organized by the Buffalo State College, Buffalo on November 24, 2005.

 

“Ethnicity and Muslim Political Experience in the United States,” a paper presented in a conference on Muslims in Western Politics, held at the Indiana University, Bloomington, IN on September 22-24, 2005.

 

“Zakah in American Congress,” The Message, November-December 2005.

 

“Islamic Fundamentalism and its influence in the World,” a lecture given to the Class XLV at the Inter-American Defense College, Washington, DC on October 3, 2005.

 

“Significance of Zakah and the charitable practices of the American Muslim Community,” a testimony presented before a Joint Hearing of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and the House International Relations Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation in Washington, DC on May 4, 2005.

 

“Islamic Fundamentalism and its influence in the World,” a lecture given at the Inter-American Defense College, Washington, DC on October 5, 2004.

 

“Philanthropy in South Asia,” a paper presented at a seminar on The Idea of Philanthropy in the Arab and Muslim World, organized by CSIS, Washington, DC on September 23, 2003.

 

“Muslims in the American Public Square,” a paper presented at Senior Journalists’ Seminar on Asian-American Relations Post-9/11, organized by the East-West Center, Honolulu, HI on September 16-19, 2003.

 

“Demography, Identity, and Space: Defining American Muslims,” a paper presented at a conference on Muslims in the United States: Demography, Beliefs, Institutions, organized by the Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington, DC on June 18, 2003.

 

“A Critical Assessment of the Performance of Muslim Communities Since 9/11,” a paper presented at the Leadership Training Conference, organized by Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Tyson’s Corner, VA on April 26, 2003.

 

“US Muslims & US Foreign Policy,” What’s Next? March 2003.

 

“Citizenship and its meaning for the U.S. Muslim community,” in Shireen Hunter with Huma Malik (eds), Integration Muslim Communities in Europe and the United States, CSIS, Washington, DC April 2003.

 

“American Muslim Community: Developing a New Model of Negotiating Ethnic Differences,” a paper presented at a conference on Peace, Jihad & Conflict Resolution, organized by the Islamic, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) at Georgetown University, Washington, DC on November 2, 2002.  

 

“American Muslims after September 11th: New Ways of Being Citizens,” a paper presented at the 31st annual conference of Association of Muslim Social Scientists at American University, Washington, DC on October 25, 2002.   

 

“Muslim Americans in Post 9/11 America,” a paper presented at the 7th annual convention of the American Muslim Alliance (AMA) in Edison, New Jersey on October 5, 2002.

 

“Changing American Muslim community,” a paper presented at a conference on Islam in America: Rights and Citizenship in a post 9/11 World, organized by the Department of African American Studies, University of California, Berkeley, CA on September 18, 2002.

 

“American Muslim Community: Demographics and Institution Building,” a paper presented at a conference on Muslim Media and Muslim Politics, organized by the American Muslim Alliance (AMA) in New York on September 14, 2002.

 

“Masjid-to-Masjid Partnership for Community Development (MPCD),” a paper presented at the 38th annual conference of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) in Washington, DC on August 31, 2002.

 

“Roundtable on the Pew Charitable Trusts Inventory of Religious Communities in American Public Life,” participated as a panelist at the 98th annual meeting of American Political Science Association (APSA) in Boston on August 30, 2002.

 

“American Muslim Community at a Crossroads: Challenges and Opportunities of Post September 11,” a paper presented at the Public Lecture Series of the Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Affair (IDFR), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on August 14, 2002.

 

“Islamic Perspective on Coalition Building,” a paper presented at the 27th annual conference of the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) in Baltimore, MD on July 6, 2002.

 

“Preventing nuclear war between India and Pakistan,” participated in a panel discussion, organized by the American Muslims for Global Peace and Justice in Washington, DC on May 31, 2002.

 

“What Leaders Need to Know about the American Muslims and Islam,” a paper presented at the Summit on Leading Diversity, organized by the Linkage Consultants, Atlanta, GA on April 10, 2002.

 

                                                “Muslims in America: religious identities and political awareness before and after September 11th," a paper presented at Islam in Europe and America Seminar, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA on March 7, 2002.

 

“What are American Muslims’ Principal Concerns and Aspirations?,” in Shireen T. Hunter with Huma Malik (eds), Islam in Europe and the United States, CSIS, Washington, DC 2002.

 

Bukhari, Zahid H., Sulayman S. Nyang, and the Project MAPS: Muslims in American Public Square. American Muslim Poll, 2001. Washington, DC. [Computer file]. Conducted by the Zogby International, Utica, NY. Washington, DC: Project MAPS: Muslims in American Public Square, Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding (CMCU), Georgetown University, (producer and distributor), 2002.

 

“Post September 11: Conceptual and Practical Concerns for Muslims,” a paper presented at the thirtieth annual conference of Association of Muslim Social Scientists (AMSS), at the University of Michigan, Dearborn, MI, on 27 October 2001.

 

“New Challenges to American Muslims,” a paper presented at the six annual conference of American Muslim Alliance (AMA) at San Jose, CA on October 6, 2001

 

“Muslims in the American Public Square: a perspective of the leadership,” a paper presented at the fifth annual Islam in America Conference, organized by the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) at Indianapolis, IN on June 30, 2001.

 

“Islamic Movements in South Asia,” a paper presented at East-West Conference on America, Islam, and the new Millennium, organized by UASR and CMCU at Georgetown University, Washington, DC on April 26-28, 2000.               

 

“Muslims in American Politics,” Middle East Affairs Journal, Summer/Fall 1999.

 

“Muslim Opinion: Sought, But Not Reported,” The Message International, June 1990.

           

“The Politics of Tax Reforms in USA,” a paper presented at the departmental seminar, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT., 1986. 

 

“Opinion Leaders, Followers, and Self-Deciders: A Case Study of Pakistan,” a report prepared for the Pakistan Institute of Public Opinion, Islamabad, 1986.

 

“Muslim Trans-Nationalism: A Study of Multiple Identities in Pakistan,” a paper presented at the International Political Science Conference, held in Paris on July 12-20, 1985

 

“Islam, Modernization, And Political Development: A Case of Generalization of Inappropriate Theories,” a paper presented at the annual conference of Association of Muslim Social Scientists, held in Indianapolis, IN, October, 1984.

 

“Media Habits in Pakistan,” a report prepared for the Business Research Bureau, Karachi, 1982.

 

 

Overseas Visits/

Presentations:                        Participated in a two day workshop on “Giving Voice to Muslim Democrats: Securing Democracy and Peace in the Mediterranean Space,” organized under the umbrella of the research programme “The Mediterranean, Europe, and Islam: Actors in Dialogue (Meiad),” and  sponsored by a consortium of three institutions: the University of Naples "l'Orientale", the Mediterranean Foundation, and the Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal Centre for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Georgetown University, Naples, Italy on February 23-24, 2007

 

Made two presentations on “Muslim Roots in America” at the Political Science Department of University of Latvia and the Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia on February 12-13, 2007

“Economic Challenges of the Muslim Minorities in the West” in a seminar on ‘Model Minority Muslim and the Muslim Ummah’ organized by the Centre for Research on Islamic & Malay Affairs (RIMA), Singapore on August 5, 2006.

 

Participated in a State Department International Information Program in Bosnia and Herzegovina and made presentations on ‘The Role of the Muslim Community in American Public Life after September 11” at the Center for Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Studies (CIPS), University of Sarajevo, Islamic Medrasa in  Travnik and Tuzla; and also conducted five media interviews, April 24-28, 2006. 

 

“Education, Religion and Public Policy: US Experiences.” A paper presented at the conference on Perspectives on Islamic Education in the 21st Century, held at Raichak, West Bengal, India April 3-5, 2006. 

 

Participated in a State Department International Information Program in India and made   presentations on ‘Muslims in America: before and after September 11, 2001’ at the Institute of Objective Studies, Delhi, and various other institutions in Nagpur, Chandigarh, Shimla and Kolkata. Had a web-chat with Times of India, and conducted seven media interviews with three TV channels and four English and Hindi newspapers, March 26 – April 2, 2006. 

 

“Beyond the Clash, Dialogue and Alliance of Civilization: The American Muslims’ Experience in the Post 9/11 Era.” A paper presented at the international conference on History and Civilization of the Muslim World held at the University of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan, February 27-28, 2006.

                                               

                                                Participated in a State Department International Information Program in Pakistan and made more than ten presentations on ‘Islam and Muslims in the USA: Challenges and Opportunities’ at the Council of Islamic ideology, Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), Islamic Research Institute at the International Islamic University, Islamabad, Peshawar University, Peshawar Press Club, Lahore Women University, and Sargodha University; and also conducted media interviews with ARY-TV, Aaj-TV, and Daily Pakistan, February 21- 26, 2006. 

 

                                                “Hopes, Fears and Aspirations: American Muslims in Post 9/11 Era,” a paper presented at a transatlantic dialogue entitled, Muslim Communities Participating in Society: A Belgian-U.S Dialogue, organized by the Royal Institute for International Relations (IRRI-KIIB) and the Embassy of the United States of America to Belgium in Brussels, Belgium on November 16-17, 2005

                                               

Participated in a State Department International Information Program in

India and addressed four two-day seminars organized by the SPAN magazine (Urdu section) on "Civil Society, Multi-ethnic Democracies and the Media" in Lucknow, Hayderabad, Patna, and Jaipur, and also conducted 10 media interviews on “Islam in America,” September 2-20, 2005.

 

”The State of Islamic Studies in American Universities: Initial findings of a larger project” a paper presented in a conference on Islam in Higher Education, organized by the Association of Muslim Social Scientists (AMSS) at the University of Birmingham, England on 29-30 January 2005.

 

“The Role of American Muslims in Enhancing the Dialogue of Civilizations,” a paper presented at the 3rd World Public Forum “Dialogue of Civilizations,” Rhodes, Greece on September 28 – October 2, 2004.

 

Participated in two panels on, ‘Human Moral Development in Islam, Christianity and Buddhism’, and ‘Responsibility of the Global Muslim Community in the Post 9/11 World’ at the Parliament of World’s Religions 2004, Barcelona, Spain on July 7 – 14, 2004.                       

 

Participated in a State Department International Information Program in

Russia and addressed 16 meetings at various universities in Moscow, Yekaterinburg and Kazan, and also conducted 9 media interviews on “Islam in America,” February 27 – March 7, 2004.

 

Made a presentation on “American Muslims and Challenges of 9/11,” at the Center for the Study of America, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan on December 2, 2003.

 

Participated in the working meeting of “Partners in Humanity,” organized by HRN Prince El Hassan bin Talal and Search for Common Ground, Amman, Jordan on July 26-29, 2003

 

Participated in the “Mahather Dialogue on the Advancement of Ummah,” organized by the University of Technology’s Center for the Knowledge Advancement at Kula Lumpur, Malaysia on August 13-15, 2002.

 

“American Muslims and the Dialogue of Civilizations,” a paper presented at the International Symposium on Islam and the Dialogue of Civilizations, organized by the King Abdulaziz Public Library,

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on March 17-20, 2002.

 

Participated in a State Department International Information Program in Japan and addressed five meetings of scholars, businessmen, journalists and students in four cities on “Islam and Muslim community in Post 9/11 America,” January 21-25, 2002.

 

 

Briefings/

Media Interviews:                  Addressed more than thirty briefing sessions held at Georgetown University and Meridian House for various groups of academics, journalists and Islamic scholars of different countries on the topic of “American Muslim community after September 11.” The Public Diplomacy program of the State Department has invited these groups from Pakistan, India, Kashmir, Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Indonesia, Algeria, Japan, South Africa, Europe, Africa, South America, and Middle East

 

Was interviewed several times by numerous media outlets, including AP, NPR, Voice of America, ARY TV, GEO TV, BBC, NY Times, LA Times, Washington Post, Washington Times, Newsday, Chicago Tribune, and by radio stations in Chicago, NJ, NY and DC areas. Briefings and presentations were also covered by the media in Malaysia, Japan, Russia, Australia, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and India

 

Participated in nine Digital Video Conferences (DVCs) on “Islam and Muslims in America”, organized by the Public Diplomacy program of the State Department during the months of July to December, 2002.  The target audiences of these DVCs were in Beijing, Cape Town, Delhi, Jammun, three cities of Australia, and five cities of Bulgaria.

 

Participated as a guest panelist on “Muslims in America” in Voice of America TV weekly program On The Line on November 12, 2002.

 

Participated as a guest panelist on “Religious Tolerance in Pakistan” in Voice of America TV weekly program On The Line on August 21, 2002.

 

Participated as a guest panelist on “Islam and Democracy” in Voice of America TV weekly program On The Line on July 10, 2002.

 

Advisory Boards/

Professional Services:            Member Executive Committee, World Council of Muslims for Interfaith Relations (WCMIR) 2005 - Present

 

Executive Director, Center for Islam and Public Policy (CIPP), 2004 - Present

 

Member, Mid Atlantic Dialogue of Christians and Muslims, Sponsored by USCCB and ICNA, 1999-Present

 

Member Advisory Board, Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT)

 

President, World Muslim Council for Interfaith Relations (WMCIR), 2004-05

 

Member, Advisory Committee for the USIP Muslim World Initiative, 2004-2006

 

Member Advisory Board, Pew Survey on American Muslims, 2006-07.

 

The Mirror International, New York

 

Muslim Chaplaincy at Campus Ministry, Georgetown University

 

Pakistan American Democratic Forum (PADF)

 

www.whyIslam.org

 

Pak-American Congress, 2001-02

 

Treasurer, Association of Muslim Social Scientists (AMSS), 2001-02

 

Member of the Muslim Leadership Roundtable for the International Religious Freedom section of the Department of State, Washington, DC, 1999-2001 

 

Languages:                             Fluent in Urdu and Punjabi. Arabic (reading only)

 

References:                            Upon Request