WORDE Specialist
Waleed Ziad is pursuing a PhD in History at Yale University, studying the historical and philosophical foundations of Muslim revivalism and revivalist responses to internal political decay and colonialism in the early modern Persianate world. He received his undergraduate degree from Yale in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and Economics, focusing on international development and the history of religious movements in South Asia.
BIOGRAPHY
Waleed Ziad is pursuing a PhD in History at Yale University, studying the historical and philosophical foundations of Muslim revivalism and revivalist responses to internal political decay and colonialism in the early modern Persianate world. He received his undergraduate degree from Yale in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and Economics, focusing on international development and the history of religious movements in South Asia.
As a WORDE Specialist, Ziad is the Project Manager for the WORDE initiative, “Understanding the Socio Political Groups in Pakistan.” He is also an associate with the Truman National Security Project, which trains and positions a new generation of progressives across America to lead on national security. His articles on the ideological issues in Pakistan and the Muslim world have appeared in the NY Times, International Herald Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, and major Pakistani dailies, including his most recent piece “Defeating the Taliban in Pakistan” published in The Hill.
He has studied and traveled throughout Pakistan, and is fluent in Urdu and has studied Arabic, French, and Romanian.
MONOGRAPHS
“Traditional Muslim Networks: Pakistan’s Untapped Resource in the Fight Against Terrorism,” WORDE Report, May 2010
ARTICLES
“Evicting, the Taliban from Swat,” Foreign Policty Magazine, Af Pak Channel, November 2, 2011
“Pakistan’s Most Powerful Weapon,” Foreign Policy Magazine, Af Pak Channel, October 21, 2011
“The Battle for the Soul of Pakistan,” Foreign Policy Magazine: Af Pak Channel, September 1, 2011
“Defeating the Taliban in Pakistan,” The Hill, November 12, 2009
“In Pakistan, Islam Needs Democracy,” New York Times, February 16, 2008
“Jihad’s Fresh Face,” New York Times, September 16, 2005
“How the Holy Warriors Learned to Hate,” New York Times, June 18, 2004