Curriculum Vitae of Dr. Waleed El Ansary
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
Department of Religious Studies
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
(803) 777-7003
ansary@sc.edu
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Religious and Islamic Studies (Human Sciences), With Distinction, George Washington University
- Dissertation, "The Spiritual Significance of Jīhād in the Islamic Approach to Markets and the Environment," Directed by Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr
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2006 |
M. A. Economics, University of Maryland
- Thesis, "The Spiritual Significance of Jīhād in Islamic Economics," Directed by Professor Brian Fikkert
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1998 |
B.A. Economics, George Washington University
- Summa cum laude, first in class among economics majors
- Minor in philosophy
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1986 |
POSITIONS
University
of South Carolina, Columbia
Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies, Religious Studies Department
- Teaching Introduction to Religious Studies, Introduction to Islam, Sufism, Islamic Philosophy and Theology, Qur'an, Islamic Law
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2006-present
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Graduate
School of Islamic and Social Sciences , Ashburn, VA
Adjunct Professor
- Teaching Religion and the Philosophy of History, Epistemology and Research Methodology, Islamic Economics, and The History of Social and Economic Institutions in Islam
- Editing E. F. Schumacher's lectures on religion, philosophy, science, and economics
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2003-2006
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Islamic
Research Institute , Washington D.C.
- Collaborated on publication of Islam, Fundamentalism, and the Betrayal of Tradition: Essays by Western Muslim Scholars
- Responsible for research program on an Islamic theology of development
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2001-2006
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George
Washington University , Washington D.C.
Adjunct Professor, Religion Department
- Co-taught and developed the first course on Islamic economics examining the link between Islamic philosophy, sciences of nature, social theory and policy
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2000
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Graduate
School of Islamic and Social Sciences , Leesburg, VA
Faculty and Research
- Initiated research on E.F. Schumacher's theology of development and developed the first course on Islamic economics
- Wrote papers for Harvard Forum on Islamic Law and Finance
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1997-99
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Paper
and Plastics Education Research Foundation ,
Great Neck, NY
Research Director
- Developed analytical framework for Sales Force Effectiveness Research with project director and foundation president
- Addressed industry convention and lectured in executive training and development programs
- Co-authored book on research results and wrote speeches and developed presentations for foundation president
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1990-95
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Federal
Aviation Administration , Washington, D.C.
Consultant
- Directed econometric study on the impact of terrorism on U.S. air carrier North Atlantic passenger demand
- Co-authored book on research results
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1989
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World
Bank , Washington, D.C.
Research Assistant, Policy and Research Division
- Assisted in major policy paper redirecting Bank projects in housing area
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1984-87
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PUBLICATIONS
Not by Bread Alone: Lectures of E. F. Schumacher. Bloomington, Indiana: World Wisdom Books, forthcoming.
"The Economics of Terrorism: How bin Laden has Changed the Rules of the Game," in Joseph Lumbard (ed.), Islam, Fundamentalism, and the Betrayal of Tradition: Essays by Western Muslim Scholars. Bloomington, Indiana: World Wisdom Books, 2009 (thoroughly revised and updated from 2004 edition).
"Identifying Terrorism in Qur’ānic Terms," in Qamar-ul Huda (ed.), The Crescent and Dove: Muslim Perspectives on Peace and Conflict Resolution. Washington, D.C.: United States Institute of Peace, 2009.
"Economics of Clash of Civilizations: Reexamining Religion and Violence,"in Qamar-ul Huda (ed.), The Crescent and Dove: Muslim Perspectives on Peace and Conflict Resolution. Washington, D.C.: United States Institute of Peace, 2009.
"The Development of Charitable Awqāf (Endowments) in the West: Religious Origins and Secular Discontinuities," in Tarak Abdullah (ed.), Waqf and Globalization: Prospects of Awqāf in the 21st Century. Kuwait City, Kuwait: Kuwait Awqāf Public Foundation Studies, 2009 (thoroughly revised and expanded from 2008 article).
"Combating the 'Teachings' of Osama bin Laden," The Army Chaplaincy, Fall-Winter, 2008.
"The Western Experience in Developing Awqāf," Awqāf, May 2008, pp. 11-22.
"A Perennialist Perspective on Religion and Conflict" (with James Cutsinger), European View, Fall 2007, pp. 49-56.
"The Traditionalist Critique of Industrial Capitalism," Sophia: A Journal of Traditional Studies , Spring 2006.
"The Quantum Enigma and Islamic Sciences of Nature: Implications for Islamic Economic Theory," Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Islamic Economics. Jeddah: Islamic Development Bank, 2005, pp. 143-175.
"The Economics of Terrorism: How bin Laden is Changing the Rules of the Game," in Joseph Lumbard (ed.), Islam, Fundamentalism, and the Betrayal of Tradition: Essays by Western Muslim Scholars. Bloomington, Indiana: World Wisdom Books, 2004, pp. 191-235.
"Islamic Economics and the Sciences of Nature: The Contribution of Seyyed Hossein Nasr," in Mohammad Faghfoory (ed.) Beacon of Knowledge: Essays in Honor of Seyyed Hossein Nasr. Louisville, Kentucky: Fons Vitae, 2003, pp. 491-520.
"Important considerations for finding Islamic alternatives to hedge funds," Financial Times, Leaders and Letters section (letter to the editor), May 13, 2003, p. 14.
"Recovering the Islamic Economic Intellectual Heritage: Problems and Possibilities." Proceedings of the Third Harvard University Forum on Islamic Finance. Cambridge: Harvard Islamic Finance Information Program, 2000.
Co-authored with Taha Jabir Al-Alwani. Linking Ethics and Economics: The
Role of Ijtihād in the Regulation and Correction of Capital Markets. Georgetown University Occasional Paper, Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, 1999. Abridged version
is also published in the Proceedings of the Second Harvard University Forum
on Islamic Finance. Cambridge: Harvard Islamic Finance Information Program, 1999.
Review of Knowledge is Light: Essays in Honor of Seyyed Hossein Nasr by Zailan Morris (ed.), Sophia, Winter 1999, pp. 217-224.
"The Spiritual Significance of Jīhād in
Islamic Economics," American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences, Summer, 1997, pp. 231-263.
Co-authored with Adel El-Ansary, Ted Harris, and John Buckley. Winning Customers, Building Accounts: Some Do It Better Than Others. New York: PAPER Foundation, 1994.
Co-authored with Ricardo Silvera. An Econometric Model of the Impact of Terrorism on U.S. Air Carrier North Atlantic Operations. Washington, D.C.: Federal Aviation Administration, 1988.
PRESENTATIONS
"The Development of Awqāf in the West: Religious Origins and
Secular Discontinuities," Waqf and Globalization: Prospects of Awqāf in the 21st Century, Kuwait City
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April 2008 |
“Islamic Economics: Work Ethics and Business Practice,”
Georgia Southern University
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November 2006
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"A Traditionalist Critique of Modern Economics" Sacred Web conference on Tradition in the Modern World, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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September 2006
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"A Gathering of Hearts Illuminating Compassion," Represented Grand Mufti of Egypt in interfaith dialog with the Dalai Lama
San Francisco
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April 2006
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“Who
Needs Tolerance? A Muslim-Christian Dialog,”
The Right Reverend Hilary Garang Deng, Bishop of Malakal,
Episcopal Church of the Sudan, and Waleed El-Ansary
Virginia Theological Seminary
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October 2005
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“Endowments, Awqāf ,
and Philanthropy in Muslim Societies”
Fairfax Institute
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July
2005
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"Maqāsid al-sharī'ah, the Islamic Theory of Welfare, and Environmental Economics," International Institute of Islamic Thought
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April
2005
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“Islam
and the West” Television Documentary Project
Presented to the Council of 100 Leaders, World Economic Forum
on behalf of Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Amman, Jordan
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May
2004
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“Illuminating
Islam: A Guide to Better Understanding” (part of series)
James Madison University
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March
2004
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“Islamic
Law for Minority Muslim Communities,”
Islamic Funds World, London
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October
2003
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“An
Islamic Critique of the Coase Theorem and its Implications for the Environment," Islam and Muslims in America Conference, University of California, Berkeley
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April
2003
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“The
Economics of Terrorism: How bin Laden Is Changing the Rules of the Game," 2nd International Business Conference, University of North Florida
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February
2002
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“Seyyed
Hossein Nasr’s Contribution to Environmental Economics,”
Beacon of Knowledge: Conference in Honor of Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr, George Washington University
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November
2001
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“Islamic
Environmental Economics,” 29th Annual AMSS Conference
Georgetown University
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October
2000
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“An
Islamic Critique of the Neoclassical Economic Theory of Choice,”
28th Annual AMSS Conference, Graduate School of Islamic and Social Sciences
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October
1999
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“Recovering
the Islamic Economic Intellectual Heritage: Problems and Possibilities," Third Annual Harvard Forum on Islamic Finance
Harvard University
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October
1999
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“Mulla
Sadra’s Approach to Environmental Economics,” First World Congress in Commemoration of Mulla Sadra, Tehran, Iran
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May
1999
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“Linking
Ethics and Economics: The Role of Ijtihad in the Regulation and Correction of Capital Markets," Second Annual Harvard Forum on Islamic Finance, Harvard University
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October
1998
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“Improving
Sales Force Effectiveness,” International Paper Distribution,
Senior Management Presentation
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May
1996
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“Sales
Force Effectiveness Research II Results,” Annual National
Paper Trade Association Convention
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November
1995
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| “Sales
Force Effectiveness Research I Results,” Annual National Paper Trade Association Convention
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November
1993
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HONORS AND AWARDS
Rhodes Nominee
Phi Beta Kappa
George Washington University Scholar-Athlete (Varsity Crew)
Columbia College Outstanding Academic Achievement Citation
Commended National Merit Scholar
Nominated Mark A. Hill Outstanding Honors Faculty Award
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