H. A. Hellyer

Dr H.A. Hellyer, speaking on the BBC's 'Doha Debates'

H. A. Hellyer, is a British expert on the politics of the modern Middle East, religion and politics, majority-minority relations, security issues and the Muslim world - West relations.[1] A nonresident fellow at the Brookings Institution's Foreign Policy section,[2] and associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute,[3] he is also a research associate at Harvard University's Kennedy School.[4]

Dr Hellyer was previously Senior Practice Consultant at the Gallup Organisation,[5] and Senior Research Fellow at the University of Warwick.[6] Dr. Hellyer was appointed to the British government's Taskforce on Tackling Radicalisation and Extremism.[7] Dr. Hellyer was appointed as deputy convener of the United Kingdom taskforce on tackling radicalization and extremism after the 7/7 bombings in London in 2005. He also served as the U.K. Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s (FCO) first economic and social research council fellow, within its Islam team and counter-terrorism team.[2]

Early life and education

H.A. Hellyer was raised between the UK and the Arab world, spending a great deal of time in Cairo, Egypt, as well as Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[5]

Career

After receiving his PhD from the University of Warwick, Hellyer was made Fellow of the University of Warwick.[6] He was appointed Deputy Convenor of the UK government's Taskforce on Tackling Radicalisation and Extremism in the aftermath of the 2005 bombings.[7]

He is a Fellow of the Young Foundation,[8] as well as other institutions.

Hellyer was a Ford Fellow of the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution.[9][10]

Hellyer is a Europe Fellow of the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding.[11]

Hellyer was a Senior Practice Consultant and Senior Analyst at the Gallup Organization, primarily in the United Arab Emirates.[5] He is a contributor to Chatham House studies on international affairs.[12]

Middle East

Hellyer is described as an expert on the Middle East. For example, in 2009, Hellyer gave an invited talk at the UK Embassy in Bahrain.[13][14]

In 2010, he toured Switzerland, taking part in a series of debates entitled "The future of Islam in Europe" and hosted by the British Council.[15]

In 2011, he gave a seminar in Singapore for the International Institute for Strategic Studies on the "Arab Spring".[16]

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ "Dr. Hellyer's Website"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1
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  4. ↑
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 http://www.abudhabigallupcenter.com/151466/Hellyer.aspx
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/crer/staff/hellyer/
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/communities/pdf/152164.pdf
  8. ↑ http://www.youngfoundation.org/about-us/people/fellow/ha-hellyer
  9. ↑ "Maslaha: Advisors". Dr Hisham Hellyer. Maslaha. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Working Group Participants". The Roles of Muslim-Majority and Muslim-Minority Communities in a Global Context. Saban Centre at the Brookings Institution. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
  11. ↑ "ISPU Scholars". H.A. HELLYER - EUROPE FELLOW. Institute for Social Policy and Understanding. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Chatham House". Contributors. Chatham House. 2011. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
  13. ↑ "UK in Bahrain". The British Embassy in Bahrain organised a lecture by leading British academic Dr. Hisham Hellyer. British Embassy Bahrain. 24 Nov 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  14. ↑ Gulf Daily News: Bahrain talk
  15. ↑ Morrissey, Caroline (11 March 2010). "Our Shared Europe". The future of Islam in Europe. British Council. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  16. ↑ "IISS Asia Seminar Series". The Arab Spring turning into the Arab Summer: Seasonal Challenges in Egypt. International Institute for Strategic Studies. 8 July 2011. Retrieved March 2, 2012.

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