Dr Akbar Ahmed will be writing his memoirs for TFT about his eventful life and multiple pursuits. This is the...

Our prayers and blessings for the departed soul of the late great Queen Elizabeth II. Her death represents the passing...

“When sorrows come,” groaned Claudius in Hamlet, “they come not single spies, but in battalions.” Our world knows what he...

Rarely are men who are renowned in their time gifted with both intellect and a caring heart. Noam Chomsky is...

“Benazir Bhutto has been killed, and we want you live on BBC television straight away, please.” It was early morning...

Prince Dara Shikoh was the crown prince of the Mughal Empire and son and heir of Shah Jahan, ruler of...

Editors' Note: We are publishing this two-part series of a deeply personal and moving account of how scholar and former Ambassador...

Editors' Note: We are publishing this two-part series of a deeply personal and moving account of how scholar and former Ambassador...

On the last day of February this year, we lost Malaika. Our beautiful, noble, gentle, dog was run over by...

In the summer of 1971 when the Bengali uprising had built up wide-spread momentum and the security forces desperately tried...

After President Yahya Khan launched a military operation to crush the opposition, Bengalis who resisted were called “miscreants” – this...

Into 1971, there was one thing I knew for certain in East Pakistan: a tsunami of ethnic violence was heading...

Akbar Ahmed reflects on why he questioned General Zia-ul-Haq on his vision for religion, state and society – at an...

Akbar Ahmed recalls a time when he couldn’t resist questioning General Zia-ul-Haq on his vision for religion, state and society...

Akbar Ahmed on the many faces of Bradford - including the ones that are conveniently ignored

Akbar Ahmed talks to veteran Bosnian politician Dr. Haris Silajdzic on European civilisation and Islam

Akbar Ahmed in conversation with Haris Silajdzic - founding father, politician and public intellectual of Bosnia-Herzegovina

Concluding this series about the film, Akbar Ahmed reminisces about Sir Christopher Lee - as a lead actor, a champion...

Jinnah was a struggle, from its conception to its making. Akbar Ahmed remembers two Jimmy's, Shashi Kapoor and all those...

This month, Pakistan will remember, among other horrendous tragedies, the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. Akbar Ahmed reminisces about her generosity,...

The odds were always stacked against Jinnah. Akbar Ahmed recalls the challenges involved in making the film and how the...

Whenever he is asked to comment on the bleak image of Islam, Akbar Ahmed has a history tutorial in store

What Andalusia can teach us today about Muslims and non-Muslims living together

Why should borders contain and define human beings? Akbar Ahmed pondered such questions upon meeting an exceptional young immigrant from...

Akbar S. Ahmed continues to compare American and European Muslim communities

Akbar S. Ahmed Is it America or Europe?