Khizar Humayun Ansari

OBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

is a British academic who was awarded an

in 2002 for his work in the field of race and ethnic relations. He is the director of the Centre for Minority Studies, at the

University of London The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degree ...

. Ansari's research focuses on the history of

Islam Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic Monotheism#Islam, monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God in Islam, God (or ...

, minorities in

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, and the experience of Muslims living in

Western nations The Western world, also known as the West, primarily refers to the various nations and states in the regions of Europe, North America, and Oceania.

Family

Ansari was born in Sukkur, Sindh and migrated to the United Kingdom. He is married to professor and South Asian historian

Sarah Ansari Sarah Frances Deborah Ansari is a British professor of history at Royal Holloway, University of London. She is a specialist in the recent history of South Asia, and particularly Pakistan and the partition of India. Career Ansari's research intere ...

, and has two sons, test cricketer,

Zafar Ansari Zafar Shahaan Ansari ( ur, ظفر انصاری; born 10 December 1991) is a former English cricketer who played for Surrey County Cricket Club and the England national team. A spin-bowling all-rounder, he bowled left-arm orthodox spin, and ba ...

and first class cricketer

Akbar Ansari Akbar Shahzaman Ansari (; born 3 July 1988) is a British First-class and List A cricketer who played for Cambridge University Cricket Club and Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence, and List A cricket for Marylebone Cricket Club ...

. Ansari is of Pakistani descent.

Selected publications

*'' 'The Infidel Within', the History of Muslims in Britain, 1800 to the Present, C. Hurst Publishers, 2004'' *''Processes of institutionalisation of Islam in England and Wales, Muslims in Europe: From the Margin to the Centre Edited by Jamal Malik, LIT Verlag, Munster, 2004'' *''Muslims in Britain, Minority Rights Group, 2002'' *''The Woking Mosque: A Case Study of Muslim Engagement with British Society since 1889, Immigrants and Minorities, Vol. 21, No. 3, November 2002, pp.1-24 Published by Frank Cass, London'' *'' 'Breaking the Mould', in Cracking the Culture Club, Race Relations and Reform in the Civil Service, Public Service Magazine, FDA, June 2002'' *''Attitudes to Islam and Muslims in Britain: 1875 - 1924 Indo-British Review, Millennium issue 2001, pp. 54-78. Britain, India and the Diaspora'' *''Negotiating British Muslim Identity. Muslim Identity in the 21st Century: Challenges of Modernity. Edited by M.S. Bahmanpour and H. Bashir Institute of Islamic Studies, 2000'' *''The Emergence of Socialist Thought Among North Indian Muslims, 1917 - 1947. Lahore, 1990'' *''Employment of Ethnic Minorities in Growth Industries in the Thames Valley, Employment Department, 1988'' *''Pan Islam and the Making of Early Muslim Socialists, Modern Asian Studies, vol 20, number 3, 1986'' *''Dainty, ARJ, Bagilhole, BM, Ansari, KH & Jackson, J (2004) Creating Equality in the Construction Industry: An Agenda for Change for Women and Ethnic Minorities'', Journal of Construction Research, Vol.5, No.1, 75-86. *''Dainty, ARJ, Bagilhole, BM, Ansari, KH & Jackson, J (2002) 'Diversification of the UK Construction Industry: A Framework For Change', ASCE Journal of Leadership and Management in Engineering'' *''Managing Cultural Diversity at Work. Khizar Humayun Ansari and June Jackson Published in the UK, Kogan Page, 1995 Translated and published in Indonesia, Gramedia Pustaka Utama, 1997''

References

External links

Ansari's faculty page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ansari, Khizar Humayun Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Academics of Royal Holloway, University of London Alumni of the University of London Officers of the Order of the British Empire People from Sukkur District Pakistani emigrants to the United Kingdom Khizar British people of Sindhi descent