Abdul Aziz Said
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Abdul Aziz Said | |
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Born | September 1, 1930 |
Died | January 22, 2021 | (aged 90)
Nationality | Syrian-American |
Alma mater | American University |
Occupation | Professor |
Years active | 1956–2015 |
Employer(s) | School of International Service, American University |
Website | www |
Abdul Aziz Said (September 1, 1930 – January 22, 2021)[1] was Professor Emeritus of International Relations in the School of International Service at American University, Washington, D.C., and founding Director of the university's International Peace and Conflict Resolution Division.[2] Said was well known for helping shift the focus of International Relations theory from real politic-based on the concept that the law of power governs states, to new world order-based on cooperation and common security.[3] Starting in the 1990s Said focused his work on peace and conflict resolution and later explored the relationship between spirituality and religion in international politics.[4]
Said was the first occupant of the Mohamed Said Farsi Chair of Islamic Peace and Director Emeritus and Founder of the Center for Global Peace. He was called by the university AU's “Living Legend of Peace”[5] and a singular institution promoting peace by the Washington Post Magazine.[6] He actively engaged in many conflict resolution projects, including the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks and the Iraq conflict.[7][8] Dr. Said holds the distinction of the longest teaching tenure at AU having started teaching in 1956 until retiring in 2015. He is the author and editor of 25 books and over 100 papers.[9] He developed over a dozen educational and research programs.[10] Said has served as an advisor to numerous US and international agencies, including the Carter and Bush administrations, the United Nations, the US Department of State, and UNESCO. He has also served on numerous Boards, including Human Rights International and The Center for Religion and Diplomacy.[11] He was the recipient of numerous awards, including The International Studies Association's “Distinguished Scholar in Peace Studies and the El-Hibri Peace Education Prize[12]
Selected works[edit]
- Minding the Heart, Forthcoming.
- “Peace, the Inside Story”, Forthcoming.
- “Searching for Common Grounds and Partnerships for a Better World” New Beginning: From Discourse to Action ed. Moshen Youssef. Forthcoming.
- Jafari, Sheherazade; Said, Abdul Aziz (2011). "Islam and Peacemaking" (PDF). In Allen Nan, Susan; Mampilly, Zachariah Cherian; Bartoli, Andrea (eds.). Peacemaking: From Theory to Practice. Praeger security international. Vol. 1. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger. ISBN 9780313375774. OCLC 715288234.
- Said, Abdul Aziz; "Localizing Peace: An Agenda for Sustainable Peacemaking," (co-authored with Nathan Funk), Peace and Conflict Studies, Spring 2010, 17.1.
- Said, Abdul Aziz; Funk, Nathan C (2010). "Toward Global Community: Sufism and World Order" (PDF). Religious Studies and Theology. 29 (1). London: Equinox Publishing: 93–108. doi:10.1558/rsth.v29i1.93. ISSN 0829-2922. OCLC 61311974.
- Funk, Nathan C; Said, Abdul Aziz (October 30, 2008). Islam and Peacemaking in the Middle East. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers. ISBN 9781588265692. OCLC 255039046.
- Said, Abdul Aziz; Abu-Nimer, Mohammed; Sharify-Funk, Meena (2006). Contemporary Islam: Dynamic, Not Static. New York: Routledge. ISBN 9780203965382. OCLC 466532090.
- Said, Abdul Aziz; Peace as a Human Right: Towards an Integrated Understanding, (co-authored with Charles Lerche) in Human Rights and Conflict: Exploring the Links Between Rights, Law, and Peacebuilding (Eds.) Julie Mertus and Jeffrey W. Helsing, United States Institute of Peace, December 2006.
- Said, Abdul Aziz; Contemporary Islam: Dynamic, Not Static, co-edited with Meena Sharify-Funk and Mohammed Abu-Nimer, 2006.
- Said, Abdul Aziz; Bridges, Not Barriers, Essays on Exploring a Global Dream, The Fetzer Institute, Summer 2006, Essay Number 1.
- Said, Abdul Aziz; The World of Islam, with Abdul Karim Bangura. Pearson Custom Publishing, 2004.
- Said, Abdul Aziz; Sharify-Funk, Meena, eds. (2003). Cultural Diversity and Islam. Lanham, MD: University Press of America. ISBN 9780761825227. OCLC 52090456.
- Said, Abdul Aziz; Funk, Nathan C; Kadayifici, Ayse, eds. (2001). Peace and Conflict Resolution in Islam: Precept and Practice. Lanham, MD: University Press of America. ISBN 9780761820062. OCLC 46421886.
- Said, Abdul Aziz; "Vision 20/20: Future of the Middle East," editor, Search for Common Ground, 2001.
- Said, Abdul Aziz; Lerche Jr, Charles O; Lerche III, Charles O (1995) [1963]. Concepts of International Politics in Global Perspective (4th ed.). Prentice Hall. ISBN 9780131746404. OCLC 4496450.
- Nachmanovitch, Stephen; Said, Abdul Aziz (1987). "Global Thinking: A call for reinvestment in sacred values". ACORN, A Gandhian Review. 2 (1). Eastern Illinois University.
- Said, Abdul Aziz, ed. (1978). Human Rights and World Order. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Books. ISBN 9780878557189. OCLC 4076147.
- Said, Abdul Aziz (1977). Ethnicity and U.S. Foreign Policy. Praeger special studies. New York: Praeger Publishers. ISBN 9780030218064. OCLC 728955501.
- Said, Abdul Aziz; Simmons, Luiz R. S., eds. (1976). Ethnicity in an International Context: The Politics of Disassociation. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Books. ISBN 9780878551101. OCLC 440779752.
- Simmons, Luiz R. S.; Said, Abdul Aziz, eds. (1974). Drugs, politics, and diplomacy: The International Connection. International yearbooks of drug addiction and society. Beverly Hills, CA: SAGE Publications. ISBN 9780803902213. OCLC 1153420.
- Said, Abdul Aziz; Protagonists of Change: Subcultures in Development and Revolution, ed., Spectrum Books, Prentice-Hall, 1971.
- Said, Abdul Aziz; Simmons, Luiz R. S., eds. (1971). The New Sovereigns: Multinational Corporations as World Powers. A Spectrum book. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. ISBN 9780136157991. OCLC 234088427.
- Said, Abdul Aziz, ed. (1970). America's world role in the 70's. A Spectrum book. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. ISBN 9780130325730. OCLC 64770.
- Said, Abdul Aziz; Collier, Daniel M (1968). Revolutionism. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon. OCLC 124780.
- Said, Abdul Aziz (1968). The African Phenomenon. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon. OCLC 413196.
- Said, Abdul Aziz, ed. (1968). Theory of International Relations: The Crisis of Relevance. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. OCLC 443332.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "ABDUL AZIZ SAID Obituary - (1930 - 2021) - The Washington Post". Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- ^ "Prof Emeritus". American University. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- ^ forthcoming book "Abdul Aziz Said Pioneer in Peace Paradigms, Cooperative Global Politics and International Engagement" edited by Dr. Meena Sharify-Funk and Dr. Nathan Funk.
- ^ "Relationship between spirituality and religion in international politics".
- ^ Catania, Katia (May 1, 2005). "Abdul Aziz Said - A Living Legend".
- ^ The Washington Magazine, June 22, 2003 p 12.
- ^ The Washington Post Magazine, June 22, 2003.
- ^ “American” magazine of American University Winter 1997 page 19.
- ^ "American University | The MSFF". Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- ^ "Abdul Aziz Said".
- ^ "Abdul Aziz Said Biography, American University, Washington, D.C."
- ^ "Abdul Aziz Said Biography, American University, Washington, D.C."