Ahmed Rashid 514860 223175682 2008-07-02T22:14:34Z Rwendland 134514 /* Works */ add Descent Into Chaos '''Ahmed Rashid''' (b. [[1948]] in [[Rawalpindi]]) is a [[Pakistani people|Pakistani]] [[journalist]] and best-selling author. Rashid attended [[Malvern College]], [[England]], [[Government College Lahore]], and [[Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge]]. He serves as the [[Pakistan]], [[Afghanistan]] and Central Asia correspondent for the ''[[Far Eastern Economic Review]]'' and the ''[[Daily Telegraph]]''. He also writes for the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'', ''[[The Nation]]'', and academic journals. He appears regularly on international TV and radio networks such as [[CNN]] and [[BBC World]]. Rashid's 2000 book, ''[[Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia]]'', was a ''[[New York Times]]'' bestseller for five weeks, translated into 22 languages, and has sold 1.5 million copies since the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]].<ref name=HOMEPAGE>[http://www.ahmedrashid.com/ Ahmed Rashid] Ahmed Rashid</ref> The book was used extensively by American analysts in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. His commentary also appears in the [[Washington Post]]'s [[Postglobal|PostGlobal]] segment. Rashid lives in [[Lahore]], [[Pakistan]] with his wife and two children. ==Criticism== In his 2003 book ''Jihad - the Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia'', Rashid argues that there are "strong links and cooperation between the rank and file" of [[Hizb ut-Tahrir]] and the [[Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan]] especially when they are from the same village or town. However, according to Jean-François Mayer of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs; the insinuation ‘that the party (Hizb ut-Tahrir) will turn violent and has links with the IMU’ is inaccurate: the comments attributed to a member ‘contradicted the party’s ideas’. Representatives of Hizb ut-Tahrir report that they have repeatedly attempted to contact Ahmed Rashid in order to make their views known, but say they have not succeeded. They are even considering writing a rebuttal of his book <ref name=AQLINK>[http://hei.unige.ch/psio/fichiers/Meyer%20Al%20Qaida.pdf Hizb ut-Tahrir – The Next Al-Qaida, Really ?] PSIO</ref> Rashid has also been criticized for his negative comments towards [[Uzbeks]]. ==Works== *''The Resurgence of Central Asia: Islam or Nationalism?'', [[St. Martin's Press]] ([[May 1994]]), ISBN 1-85649-131-5. *''[[Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia]]'', [[Yale University Press]] ([[March 2000]]) ISBN 0-300-08340-8. *''Jihad: The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia'', Yale University Press ([[January 25]], [[2002]]) ISBN 0-300-09345-4. ([[Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh|Hyderabad]]: [[Longman|Orient Longman]], 2002) *''[http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/010207.shtml Al Qaeda in 2007: Striving to regain the initiative]'', published on [[29 December]] 2006 *''Descent Into Chaos'', Viking, 2008, ISBN 9780670019700 ==References== {{reflist}} ==See also== *[[New Great Game]] *[[The Oil Factor]] ==External links== *[http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/america/2007/08/ahmed_rashid_bush_pakistan.html Ahmed Rashid Says Bush Didn't Listen on How the World Sees America] *[http://www.ahmedrashid.com/ Ahmed Rashid's Official website] *[http://blog.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/ahmed_rashid/ PostGlobal Panelist] *[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3421259.stm "Afghanistan - a rocky year ahead," BBC, January 29, 2004.] ([[BBC]]) *[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4195933.stm "Explosive Mix in Pakistan's gas province," BBC, 4 February, 2005.] *[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4310863.stm "Cold exposes Afghanistan's broken promises," BBC, 17 March, 2005.] *[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4104655.stm "Musharraf's Power Play," BBC, 22 December 2004.] *[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3995007.stm "India and Pakistan's road to detente," BBC, 11 November, 2004.] *[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3850773.stm "Pakistan's Growing Problems," BBC, 1 July, 2004.] *[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3545985.stm "Musharraf's Bin Laden headache," BBC, 17 March, 2004.] *[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3676208.stm "Three elections and the Muslim World," BBC, 27 September, 2004.] *[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3650691.stm "Where is Musharraf's Pakistan heading?" BBC, 29 April, 2004.] *[http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,400117,00.html "This Is not an Issue of Free Speech" Der Spiegel, 10 February, 2006.] ([[Der Spiegel]]) {{DEFAULTSORT:Rashid, Ahmed}} [[Category:Pakistani journalists]] [[Category:Pakistani non-fiction writers]] [[Category:Foreign policy writers]] [[Category:Central Asian studies]] [[Category:Alumni of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge]] [[Category:Old Malvernians]] [[Category:1948 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[de:Ahmed Rashid]] [[no:Ahmed Rashid]] [[sv:Ahmed Rashid]]