1712 Neil Ave
325 Oxley
Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: (614) 688-4321
Email: payind.1@osu.edu
Director-00, International Studies Administration
Coor-Intnl Students & Scholars, Student Life
DR ALAM PAYIND. 2000. "Afghanistan's Relations with Iran, Pakistan and Central Asian Countries." In Iran and Eurasia, ed. Ali Mohammadi. Ithaca Press. 125-135.
1966 |
B.A., Kabul University, Political Science and Islamic
Studies |
1972 |
M.Sc., Indiana University, Higher Education |
1977 |
Ph.D., Indiana University, Political Science and Higher
Education |
1977 |
M.A., Indiana University, Political Science |
DR ALAM PAYIND. 2003. Homeland Insecurity: War on Terrorism. The Ohio State University Alumni Magazine: 26-27.
DR ALAM PAYIND. 2005. For Afghans a Start: After Today's Vital Elections, Afghans Will Need Continued International Help--Without Meddling. Newsday, September 18.
1963 - 1966 |
Captain of the Afghan National Soccer Team. |
1966 |
Graduation with Distinction. Kabul University, Kabul. |
1970 |
Fellowship for M.Sc. degree. |
1974 |
Fellowship for M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. |
1977 |
Grant for Ph.D. Dissertation. |
1992 |
International Outstanding Staff Award. |
1994 |
Nomination for the Outstanding Teaching Award. |
2006 |
Appointed Afghan Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary to London, U.K. |
Language/Dialect: Pashto, Reading Ability: Fluent, Writing Ability: Fluent, Speaking Ability: Fluent
Language/Dialect: Urdu, Reading Ability: Fluent, Writing Ability: Fluent, Speaking Ability: Fluent
Language/Dialect: Arabic, Reading Ability: Fluent, Writing Ability: Functional, Speaking Ability: Basic
Language/Dialect: Farsi, Reading Ability: Fluent, Writing Ability: Fluent, Speaking Ability: Fluent
Language/Dialect: Hindi, Speaking Ability: Functional
1986 - present |
Member, The Eastern Consortium in Persian and Turkish,
Board |
1987 - 2007 |
Member, Middle East Studies Association |
Prospects for Peace in the Middle East
Project Dates: - present
Description: presented to Students for Peace and Justice atOhio State
University
Muslims and Islam in the 21st Century
Project Dates: - present
Description: presented at the Islamic Federation of Central Ohio
Islam: The Commonalities with Judaism and Christianity
Project Dates: - present
Description: presented to Congregation Beth Tikvah
U.N. Plan for Peaceful Solution to Afghan Conflict
Project Dates: - present
Description: interview with Voice of America
Islam and Politics
Project Dates: - present
Description: presented at the Islamic Center
The Impact of the Soviet-Afghan Conflict on Pakistan and Iran
Project Dates: - present
Description: lecture at Columbus Metropolitan Club
The Perception of Arab-Israeli Conflict by Peoples of the Middle East
Project Dates: - present
Description: presented at American Association of University Women
The Relevance of U.S. Education to Students from Developing Countries
Project Dates: - present
Description: A Lecture at The International Club at Indiana University
Soviet Foreign Policy and the Invasion of Hungary, Czechoslovakia and
Afghanistan: Ideologya dn Opportunism
Project Dates: - present
Description: A lecture at Indiana University
DR. ALAM PAYIND. 1986. "Soviet-Afghan Relations from 1947 to Present: From Cooperation to Occupation." In: Middle East Studies Association Annual Conference.
DR ALAM PAYIND. 1989. "Superpowers and the Persian Gulf: The Dilemma of Understanding Indigenous People." In: International Conference on the Persian Gulf. 24-28. Institute for Political and International Studies, Tehran, Iran.
DR ALAM PAYIND. 1976. Education in Afghanistan. College and University, 51 (Summer): 543-549.
DR ALAM PAYIND. 1979. Academic, Personal and Social Problems of Afghan and Iranian Students in the United States. Educational Research Quarterly, 4 (Summer): 3-11.
DR ALAM PAYIND. 1988. Key Steps Toward the Establishment of An Independent Government in Afghanistan. Crescent, 16 (June-Aug): 3-4.
DR ALAM PAYIND. 1989. Soviet-Afghan Relations from Cooperation to Occupation. The International Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, 21 (February): 107-128.
DR ALAM PAYIND. 1993. Evolving Alternative Views on the Future of Afghanistan: An Afghan Perspective. Asian Survey, XXXIII (September): 923-931.
DR ALAM PAYIND. 1996. Afghanistan's Relations with its Neighbors. Critique, 8 (Spring): 61-70.
DR ALAM PAYIND. 1999. The Ahrari Waqf in Kabul, 1546, and the Mughal Naqshibandiyya. Journal of the American Oriental Society, 119 (2): 218-233.
1972 - 1974 |
General Director of the Office of International and
Cultural Relations and Teaching, Kabul University. Kabul. |
1974 - 1974 |
Associate Director of Research, Kabul University. Kabul. |
1978 - present |
Director, Indiana University, International House.
Bloomington, IN, United States. |
1978 - 1980 |
Assistant Director, Indiana University, Saudi Arabian
Project. Bloomington, IN, United States. |
1979 - 2001 |
Professor, Kabul University, Political Science. Kabul. |
1980 - 1985 |
Assistant Director, The Ohio College Association,
International Education Exchange Progam. |
1985 - 1986 |
Associate Director of the Middle East Studies Program and
Visiting Professor, The Ohio State University, Center for International
Studies. Columbus, OH, United States. |
1987 - present |
Director, The Ohio State University, Middle East Studies
Center. Columbus, OH, United States. |
Local
Alam Payind, Presenter. 1982. Middle Eastern Students in the United States. Presented at Region VI Conference of NAFSA, Cleveland, Ohio,
Alam Payind, Presenter. 1985. Ideological Foundation of Jihad in Islam and the Current Resistance in Afghanistan. Presented at Conference on Central Asian Elites, University of Wisconsin,
Alam Payind, Presenter. 1985. U.S. and Soviet Policies toward Afghanistan, 1917 - Present. Presented at Seminar in Soviet International Behaviour, Mershon Center,
Alam Payind, Presenter. 1987. Soviet Challenge in the Middle east. Presented at International Studies Association Conference, Atlanta, Georgia,
Alam Payind, Presenter. 1988. Global Age and the Challenges to US Educators and Policy Makers in the Area of the Middle East. Presented at American Forum on Education and International Competence, Saint Louis, MO,
Alam Payind, Presenter. 1989. Superpowers and Muslim Countries: The Dilemma of Understanding Indigenous Dynamics. Presented at International Conference on the Persian Gulf, Tehran, Iran,
Alam Payind, Presenter. 1990. The Middle East: Why is It Important?. Presented at Conference at Center College,
Alam Payind, Panelist. 1990. Toward an Independent and Broad-based Government in Afghanistan. Presented at The Middle East Studies Association Conference, San Antonio, TX, [Peer Reviewed].
Alam Payind, Presenter. 1991. The Persian Gulf: New Friction, New Alignments. Presented at Mershon World Affairs Seminar, Columbus, Ohio,
Alam Payind, Panelist. 1992. Evolving Alternative Views on the Future of Afghanistan: Afghan Perspectives. Presented at The Middle East Studies Association Conference, Portland, OR, [Peer Reviewed].
Alam Payind, Presenter. 1993. PLO-Israeli Peace Negotiations: Who are Opposing? Presented at Mershon World Affairs Seminar, Columbus, Ohio,
Alam Payind, Panelist. 1995. Failure of Islamist Governments in Afghanistan. Presented at The Middle East Studies Association Conference, [Peer Reviewed].
Alam Payind, Presenter. March 28, 1996 - March 31, 1996. Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran and Central Asian Countries in the Post-Cold War Era. Presented at Coventry University Conference on Iran,
Alam Payind. November 9, 1997. Muslim-Jewish Relations. Presented at Muslim-Jewish Conference, Columbus, Ohio,
Alam Payind. December 18, 2003. Origins of Conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. Presented at Conference, Kabul, Afghanistan,
Alam Payind. April 21, 2004. U.S. Involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan. Presented at University of California, Santa Barbara,
Alam Payind. March 24, 2006. Madhhabi Minorities in Afghanistan and Their Sociopolitical Implications. Presented at University of California, Santa Barbara,