H. A. Hellyer

H.A. Hellyer is a British scholar and analyst. He writes on the politics of the modern Middle East and North Africa, faith and politics in Europe and internationally, majority-minority relations, security issues and the Muslim world–West relations.[1] He is a scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and a fellow of Cambridge University's Centre for Islamic Studies. Previously, he was a senior nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council's Center for the Middle East,[2] and associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute.[3] Previously a nonresident fellow at the Brookings Institution's Foreign Policy section,[4] and he was also Democracy Non-Resident Fellow for the academic year 2014 to 2015 at the John F. Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University.[5]

H.A. Hellyer
H.A. Hellyer, speaking on the BBC's 'Doha Debates'
NationalityEnglish
CitizenshipBritish
OccupationScholar
Academic background
Alma mater
Academic work
Discipline
Institutions
Notable worksThe Other Europeans: Muslims of Europe
A Revolution Undone: Egypt's Road Beyond Revolt
“A Sublime Way: The Sufi Path of the Sages of Makka”
Websitewww.hahellyer.com

Hellyer was previously senior practice consultant at the Abu Dhabi Gallup Center,[6] and senior research fellow at the University of Warwick.[7] Hellyer was appointed to the British government's Taskforce on Tackling Radicalisation and Extremism.[8] 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.[4]

He is the author of a number of books and articles, including Muslims of Europe: the 'Other' Europeans, and A Revolution Undone: Egypt's Road beyond Revolt.

Early life and education

Hellyer was raised between the UK and the Middle East.[6]

Career

After receiving his PhD from the University of Warwick, Hellyer was made Fellow of the University of Warwick.[7] He was appointed as Deputy Convenor of the UK government's Taskforce on Tackling Radicalisation and Extremism in the aftermath of the 2005 London bombings.[8]

He is a Fellow of the Young Foundation, that specializes in social innovation to tackle structural inequality,[9] as well as other institutions. He was a long-term consultant on Demos think tank projects ‘Community Engagement and Counter-terrorism’ and ‘Counter-radicalisation & Muslim communities’.[7]

Hellyer was a Ford Fellow of the Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution,[10] as well as a UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) Global Expert.[11] Additionally, as the recipient of a law degree from the University of Sheffield,[2] he taught as a visiting professor of law at the American University in Cairo.[11]

Hellyer was a senior practice consultant and senior analyst at the Abu Dhabi Gallup Center.[6] He contributed a post-Mubarak pre-Sisi piece on Egypt to Chatham House studies on international affairs.[12]

Middle East[13]

In 2009, Hellyer gave an invited talk at the UK Embassy in Bahrain.[14][15]

In 2010, Hellyer took part in a series of debates entitled "The future of Islam in Europe" and hosted by the British Council in Switzerland.[16]

In 2011, Hellyer gave a seminar in Singapore for the International Institute for Strategic Studies on the "Arab Spring".[17]

Bibliography
  • H.A. Hellyer. Muslims of Europe: The "Other" Europeans. Edinburgh University Press, 2010.
  • H.A. Hellyer A Revolution Undone: Egypt's Road beyond Revolt Hurst and Company/Oxford University Press, 2016

References
  1. "Dr. Hellyer's Website"
  2. Council, Atlantic. "H.A. Hellyer". Atlantic Council. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  3. rusi.org: Biography of H. A. Hellyer Archived 15 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  4. brookings.edu: Biography of H. A. Hellyer Archived 13 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ash.harvard.edu: Biography of H. A. Hellyer
  6. abudhabigallupcenter.com: Biography of H. A. Hellyer
  7. warwick.ac.uk: Biography of H. A. Hellyer
  8. communities.gov.uk: "'Preventing Extremism Together' Working Groups", August–October 2005
  9. youngfoundation.org: Biography of H. A. Hellyer Archived 22 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  10. "Working Group Participants" (PDF). The Roles of Muslim-Majority and Muslim-Minority Communities in a Global Context. Saban Centre at the Brookings Institution. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  11. "Maslaha: Advisors". Dr Hisham Hellyer. Maslaha. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  12. "The chance for change in the Arab World: Egypt's uprising". Chatham House. 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  13. "Muslims Of Europe - The "other" Europeans | Books | Reviews | January 2010 | emel - the muslim lifestyle magazine". www.emel.com. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  14. "UK in Bahrain". The British Embassy in Bahrain organised a lecture by leading British academic Dr. Hisham Hellyer. British Embassy Bahrain. 24 November 2009. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  15. Gulf Daily News: Bahrain talk
  16. Morrissey, Caroline (11 March 2010). "Our Shared Europe". The future of Islam in Europe. British Council. Archived from the original on 28 October 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  17. "IISS Asia Seminar Series". The Arab Spring turning into the Arab Summer: Seasonal Challenges in Egypt. International Institute for Strategic Studies. 8 July 2011. Archived from the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  18. Deepa, D.A. (12 January 2010). "A Review: Muslims of Europe". IslamOnline.
  19. "Review: Muslims of Europe: The "Other" Europeans, H A Hellyer (2009)". www.academia.edu. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
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