Ed Husain
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'''Edmund “Ed” (Mohamed) Husain''' (born 25 December 1974){{cite tweet|number=150916384514248705|user=Ed_Husain|title=Honored to share a birthday with Jesus and Jinnah! Blessed to have a family that makes best cake!|date=25 December 2011}}{{Cite web |title=Edmund Husain |url=https://gufaculty360.georgetown.edu/s/contact/0031Q00002OtBvlQAF/ |access-date=2025-12-28 |website=Center for Jewish Civilization |language=en}} is a British |
'''Edmund “Ed” (Mohamed) Husain''' (born 25 December 1974){{cite tweet|number=150916384514248705|user=Ed_Husain|title=Honored to share a birthday with Jesus and Jinnah! Blessed to have a family that makes best cake!|date=25 December 2011}}{{Cite web |title=Edmund Husain |url=https://gufaculty360.georgetown.edu/s/contact/0031Q00002OtBvlQAF/ |access-date=2025-12-28 |website=Center for Jewish Civilization |language=en}} is a British author based in the US,{{Cite book |last=Husain |first=Ed |title=The Islamist |publisher=[[Penguin Books]] |year=2007 |pages=2-11}} self-described former extremist, co-founder of the counter-extremism think tank [[Quilliam Foundation]],{{Cite web |date=2017-08-10 |title=Ed Husain {{!}} Wilson Center |url=https://www.wilsoncenter.org/person/ed-husain |access-date=2025-12-28 |website=www.wilsoncenter.org |language=en}} Professor at [[Georgetown University|Georgetown University's]] [[Walsh School of Foreign Service|School of Foreign Service]], Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs at [[Columbia University]], and Senior Fellow at the [[Council on Foreign Relations|Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)]].{{Cite web |date=1 August 2018 |title=People |url=https://cjc.georgetown.edu/people/ |access-date=17 April 2021 |website=Center for Jewish Civilization |language=en-US}} As a political advisor he has worked with leaders and governments across the world. Husain's work at CFR focuses primarily on U.S. foreign policy towards the Middle East generally, and specifically at the intersection of Arab-Israeli relations after the Abraham Accords, the geopolitical interplay of Arab Gulf states, China-Muslim world dynamics, and Islamist terrorism. At Columbia and Georgetown Universities, he teaches classes on global security, Arab-Israeli peace, ''Race, Religion, and Terrorism'', and the shared intellectual roots of the West and Islam.{{Cite web |title=Ed Husain {{!}} Council on Foreign Relations |url=https://www.cfr.org/expert/ed-husain |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=www.cfr.org |language=en}} |
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He was previously a senior fellow and director of the [[Atlantic Council]]’s N7 Initiative which is focused on peace in the Middle East and broadening and strengthening relationships between Israel and its Arab and Muslim neighbours.{{Cite web |last=ehopkins |date=29 June 2023 |title=The N7 Initiative congratulates Ambassador Dan Shapiro on his return to government service |url=https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/news/press-releases/the-n7-initiative-congratulates-ambassador-dan-shapiro-on-his-return-to-government-service/ |access-date=1 July 2023 |website=Atlantic Council |language=en-US}} He has held senior fellowships at think tanks in London and New York, including at the [[Council on Foreign Relations]] (CFR) at the height of the Arab uprisings (2010–2015). While at CFR, his policy innovation memo led to the US-led creation of a Geneva-based global fund to help counter terrorism: the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF). GCERF continues to combat terrorism-inspiring ideologies around the world.{{Cite web|title=About Us|url=https://www.gcerf.org/|website=GCERF|date=2024-12-05|access-date=2025-11-30}} He is also a member of the editorial board of the [[Studies in Conflict & Terrorism]], a monthly [[peer-review]]ed [[academic journal]] covering research on [[terrorism]] and [[insurgency]].{{Cite web|title=Studies in Conflict & Terrorism Editorial Board|url=https://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?show=editorialBoard&journalCode=uter20&|access-date=6 November 2021|website=www.tandfonline.com}} |
He was previously a senior fellow and director of the [[Atlantic Council]]’s N7 Initiative which is focused on peace in the Middle East and broadening and strengthening relationships between Israel and its Arab and Muslim neighbours.{{Cite web |last=ehopkins |date=29 June 2023 |title=The N7 Initiative congratulates Ambassador Dan Shapiro on his return to government service |url=https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/news/press-releases/the-n7-initiative-congratulates-ambassador-dan-shapiro-on-his-return-to-government-service/ |access-date=1 July 2023 |website=Atlantic Council |language=en-US}} He has held senior fellowships at think tanks in London and New York, including at the [[Council on Foreign Relations]] (CFR) at the height of the Arab uprisings (2010–2015). While at CFR, his policy innovation memo led to the US-led creation of a Geneva-based global fund to help counter terrorism: the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF). GCERF continues to combat terrorism-inspiring ideologies around the world.{{Cite web|title=About Us|url=https://www.gcerf.org/|website=GCERF|date=2024-12-05|access-date=2025-11-30}} He is also a member of the editorial board of the [[Studies in Conflict & Terrorism]], a monthly [[peer-review]]ed [[academic journal]] covering research on [[terrorism]] and [[insurgency]].{{Cite web|title=Studies in Conflict & Terrorism Editorial Board|url=https://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?show=editorialBoard&journalCode=uter20&|access-date=6 November 2021|website=www.tandfonline.com}} |
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