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Dr. Muhammad Modassir Ali
Senior Researcher
Dr. Muhammad Modassir Ali
Senior Researcher
Educational Qualifications
PhD in Comparative Religion
MA in Comparative Religion
Entity
College of Islamic Studies
Program
Master of Arts in Contemporary Islamic Studies
Divison
Muhammad Bin Hamad Al Thani Center for Muslim Contribution to Civilization (CMCC)
Islamic Studies
Biography
Dr. Muhammad Modassir Ali earned his Bachelor’s degree in Islamic Studies and his Master’s and PhD in Comparative Religion from the International Islamic University, Islamabad (IIUI). He was selected twice for the Fulbright Scholar Program; in 2003 at the University of Santa Barbara and in 2008 at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Having worked at his alma mater, IIUI, for some years where he taught courses on world religions, particularly Christianity and Indian religions, he moved to Qatar University in 2011, where he was Associate Dean for Student Affairs until 2014. In 2015, he joined the Muhammad Bin Hamad Al Thani Center for Muslim Contribution to Civilization (CMCC) at CIS, HBKU.
PhD in Comparative Religion
International Islamic University, Islamabad (IIUI)
2014
MA in Comparative Religion
International Islamic University, Islamabad (IIUI)
1999
BA (Hons.) in Usuluddin (Islamic Studies)
International Islamic University, Islamabad (IIUI)
1994
- Comparative Religion
- Muslim Thought of the Sub-continent
- Eastern Religions
- Quranic Civilizations
- Tasawwuf
Associate Dean of Student Affairs
CIS, HBKU
Aug 2021 – June 2022
Senior Researcher
Muhammad Bin Hamad Al Thani Center for Muslim Contribution to Civilization (CMCC), CIS, HBKU
Sep 2017 – Present
Reseach Coordinator
Muhammad Bin Hamad Al Thani Center for Muslim Contribution to Civilization (CMCC), CIS, HBKU
Aug 2015 – Aug 2017
Visiting Assistant Professor
CIS, HBKU
Jan 2015 – Jun 2015
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
College of Sharia and Islamic Studies, Qatar University
Sep 2011 – Jul 2014
In-Charge, Department of Comparative Religion
Faculty of Usuluddin (Islamic Studies), International Islamic University, Islamabad
Jun 2007 – Aug 2011
Assistant Professor, Department of Comparative Religion
Faculty of Usuluddin (Islamic Studies), International Islamic University, Islamabad
Jun 2007 – Aug 2011
Lecturer
Faculty of Usuluddin (Islamic Studies), International Islamic University, Islamabad
Feb 2006 – Jun 2007
Research Associate and Lecturer
Islamic Research Institute, International Islamic University, Islamabad
Sep 1999 – Feb 2006
BOOKS
- رهاب الإسلام: الإسلاموفوبيا (الدوحة: منتدى العلاقات العربية والدولية، 2017)
- دار الأرقم بپليكيشنز، استنبول، 2010
JOURNAL ARTICLES
- AFKAR, 3(1). 85-90.
- مجلة كلية الشريعة والدراسات الإسلامية، المجلد 36، العدد 1، جامعة قطر، 2018
- The Muslim World Journal-Hartford Seminary, 107(2).
- أفكار مجلة مؤسسة العلوم الاجتماعية والتنمية، كراتشي، المجلد 2، العدد 2
- DINIKA: Academic Journal of Islamic Studies, 1(1). State Institute for Islamic Studies (IAIN) Surakarta, Central Java. 1-28.
- Islamic Studies, 55(1-2). 201-203.
- Al-Baṣīrah, 4(8). Research Journal of the Department of Islamic Studies, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad. 31-48.
- Insights, 2(1). International Islamic University, Islamabad.
- Hawliah al-Jamiah al-Islamiyyah al-Alamiyyah, 15 & 16.
- Al-Dirasat al-Islamiyyah, 3(39).
OTHERS
- In Juergensmeyer, M., & Roof, W. C. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Global Religion. Sage Publications.
- In Juergensmeyer, M., & Roof, W. C. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Global Religion. Sage Publications.
- In Kashmir al-Muslimah, 139-140.
- Best Teachers Award, International Islamic University Islamabad — Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, 2004