Malik Hammad AhmadDr
malik.hammad@aiou.edu.pkAllama Iqbal Open university
Top skills
- Research, Academic History
- Research, History Education
- Consulting on History Education Projects
- Advocacy of good practices in history education
Fields of expertise
- Global History
- Intellectual History
- Political History
- Social History
- Gender History
- Other Approaches
- Histories of Authoritarian Regimes and Dictatorships
- Histories of Wars and Warfare
- Histories of Violence
- History of Colonialism
- Research on History Education
Offers
- Teaching
- Consultation
- Research
- Cooperation
- Advocacy/Outreach
Looks for
- Project Partners
- Cooperation
- Contributions
- Speakers/Lecturers/Educators
About me
Born, and raised in Multan (Pakistan), currently, I am Assistant Professor (History /Human Rights). I have almost 20 years of professional experience focused on Human Rights, Education for Peace and Good Governance in the Development Sector (ActionAid International-Pakistan & ILEWASI-Spain), and Government of Pakistan; that also includes 6 years teaching History, Peace and Conflict Studies at various universities in Pakistan, United Kingdom and Spain. Academically, I have completed doctoral studies in History of Civil Resistance (The University of Warwick-UK); MA in Peace, Conflict, and Development Studies (University of Jaume-I, Spain, & European Peace University, Austria), & MSc in History (Quaid-i-Azam University, Pak.). I have published a couple of articles, and a chapter on peacebuilding, published by Cambridge University Press (India). I have been organizing International Summer School on Peace Education and Child's Rights since 2011 in Spain. Additionally, I am a trainer on Peacebuilding, CVE, social and religious tolerance, and nonviolent communication. I have done more than 20 trainings on the subjects to hundreds of universities' students, and teachers in Pakistan under the platform of several organizations. Similarly, I was one of the key members to develop a module on "Religious and Social Tolerance" for university students in Pakistan. Likewise, received numerous prestigious research awards such as WISCOMP Peace Award (Delhi), Leverhulme Trust fellowship (UK), Higher Education Commission of Pakistan PhD partial-award, Charles Wallace Trust (UK) Bursary, Awardee of Trans-Atlantic Fellowship, Humanities Research Center, University of Warwick, (United Kingdom), Overseas PhD bursary (United Kingdom) 2014, The Leche Trust (UK), , CISN (United Kingdom), international development scholarships from Valencia(Spain), Austrian Governments. Similarly, Participated in NATO, Council of Europe, EU and others forum on human rights.
Languages
- English
- Urdu
- Spanish
- Arabic
- Punjabi
Country
Pakistan
Background information
View CVPublications
“Escalating Human Rights Crisis: The Plight of Migrants at the Belarus-EU Border”, Voices against Torture, International Journal on Human Rights, Vol.3 (2), September 2023, Vancouver, Canada, pp. 23-33 “Human Rights Education in Pakistan: Transition to a Tolerant and Peaceful Society”, Pakistan Journal of History and Culture, National Institute of Historical, and Cultural Studies, QAU, Islamabad, Pakistan, vol. XLIV, no. 1, Jan.- June 2023, pp.23-45. ‘Human Rights Cognizance amongst Pakistani Youth: Historical Overview, and an Evidence-based Research’, International Journal on Human Rights, Vol. 3, No.1, March 2023, ISSN 2563-9293, Voices against Torture, Canada, pp.29-38 ‘Islam, and the West: A Critical Analysis for Peacebuilding between Muslims, and the West’ Zia-i-Tahqeeq (Y-category), Volume no. 10, Issue No.19, 2020, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan. https://ziaetahqeeq.gcuf.edu.pk/issue/vol-10-issue-19/English%20Articles/02.pdf ‘Nonviolent Movements in South Asia: The Case of Khudai Khidmatgar 1929-47’ Journal of Historical Studies (Y-Category), Vol.II, No.2 (July-December2016), pp.54-67. ‘History of Nonviolence of Pakistan (eds.), Institute of Peace and Diplomatic Studies and Hanns Seidel Foundation-Pakistan, 2015 ‘Quest for Peace and Justice in Pakistan: Case Study of Lawyers’ Movement’, Peace and Conflict: South Asian Experience (ed.), Cambridge University Press, 2014. https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/peace-and conflict/A69780948DE0CB7407728F8D1A19B582 ‘Step towards Positive Peace between Muslims and the West’, The Diplomatic Insight, Vol. 3, No. 1, January-February 2010, pp.08-10 www.thediplomaticinsight.com
Experience
Member Advisory Committee, National Commission on the Rights of Child, Govt. of Pakistan (pro-bono) Associate Editor, International Journal on Human Rights, Journal of Voices against Torture, Vancouver, Canada. Director (non-resident); International Annual Summer School on Peace Education and Child Rights, ILEWASI (NGO), Castellon, Spain, since 2011 (Pro-bono since 2020) March 2020 – June 2022 Director (Planning, Research, and Institutional Effectiveness), Ministry of Human Rights, Govt. of Pakistan. 2012-15 Tutor, History Department, The University of Warwick. Course Coordinator, ILEWASI, NGO (Castellon, Spain) May 2007-Sep.2008, ‘Technical Advisor (Gender)’, Establishment Division (Prime Minister, Minister In-charge), Government of Pakistan. March 2005-May 2007. ‘Assistant Program Officer’, Social and Women’s Right, ActionAid International-Pakistan. 2001 - 2004. Lecturer (History), Federal Government Postgraduate College H-8, Islamabad, Pakistan
Contributions to the Histolab Digital Hub
Debate Roundtable
New Research Tendencies for the Education for Peace
25 - 28 June 2024 • Spain
Malik Hammad Ahmad
Contributions
Call for Papers for Publication
Deadline: 30 September 2024
Dr. Malik Hammad Ahmad