Link List

PERSONAL INTERESTS & CONNECTIONS:
 
My Brother's (Atiq Alvi, civil engineer) Articles: 
 
 

Bahadur Shah Zafar Award for Urdu Literature (My 3 Uncles) - May 2012:  "Amdavadi Keepers of Urdu's Light":  http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/GUJ-AHD-amdavadi-keepers-of-urdus-light-3226154.html.


My Uncle, Professor Varis Alvi (also spelled Waris or Alavi): 
http://www.urdustudies.com/auinfo/AlaviVaris.html  ;   
http://carbon57.tripod.com/idea.htm

Varis Alavi:  "Gabriel and Lucifer," Literary Critique of Iqbal's Poem Jibril o-Iblis:  
http://www.urdustudies.com/pdf/20/04AlaviLucifer.pdf 

My Uncle, Muhammad Alvi, an Award-Winning Poet in India:

US Naval War College (NWC):  http://www.usnwc.edu/home.aspx

Faculty Profile, US NWC:  http://www.usnwc.edu/Academics/Faculty/Hayat-Alvi.aspx  

Arcadia University's International Studies Program web site (which I designed): http://gargoyle.arcadia.edu/intlstudies/

Arcadia University:  http://www.arcadia.edu
 
The American University in Cairo:  http://www.aucegypt.edu/Pages/default.aspx
 
Norwich University Online Diplomacy Program:  http://diplomacy.norwich.edu/
 
 
WEB LINKS TO MY PUBLISHED WORK AND MEDIA:

"Women in Afghanistan: A Human Rights Tragedy a Decade after September 11," Middle East Review of International Affairs (MERIA): vol. 16, no. 3, Fall 2012:  http://www.gloria-center.org/2012/11/women-in-afghanistan-a-human-rights-tragedy-a-decade-after-september-11/.

"Why the GCC Has No Teeth," Middle East Institute (MEI) CommentaryNew Delhi, India, November 17, 2012:  http://www.mei.org.in/front/cms/publicationsDetail.php?id=NTQz.


"The ABCs of Fighting Religious Extremism," The Tampa Tribune, November 15, 2012:  http://www2.tbo.com/news/opinion/2012/nov/15/naopino2-the-abcs-of-fighting-religious-extremism-ar-564781/.


"Obama 2.0 and What that Means for the Middle East," Beyond HeadlinesNovember 14, 2012: http://beyondheadlines.in/2012/11/obama-2-0-and-what-that-means-for-the-middle-east/.


"Obama's Dilemma:  Egypt is Looking More Like Pakistan," The Jerusalem Post, November 12, 2012:  http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Op-EdContributors/Article.aspx?id=291539.


"Muslims Take the Bait and Extremists Have a Field Day," Beyond HeadlinesSeptember 15, 2012:  http://beyondheadlines.in/2012/09/muslims-take-the-bait-and-extremists-have-a-field-day/.


"The Taliban, Salafi Ideology: Learning from History," The Jerusalem PostSeptember 10, 2012:  http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Op-EdContributors/Article.aspx?id=287164.


"Salafist / Wahhabi Hooligans' Agendas for Destruction and Violence," Beyond Headlines, Sept. 3, 2012:  http://beyondheadlines.in/2012/09/salafistwahhabi-hooligans-agendas-for-destruction-and-violence/.

"Taliban 2.0:  Targeting Women Globally,” The Jerusalem Post, August 26, 2012:  http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Op-EdContributors/Article.aspx?id=282679.

"On Ramadan, Time to Combat Hatred," The Jerusalem Post, July 23, 2012:  http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Op-EdContributors/Article.aspx?id=278637.

"Neo-Interventionism in Syria and Casting Blind Eyes," Beyond Headlines (India), July 23, 2012:  http://beyondheadlines.in/2012/07/neo-interventionism-in-syria-and-casting-blind-eyes/.

"The Growing Threat of Wahhabism," The Jerusalem Post, July 11, 2012:  http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Op-EdContributors/Article.aspx?id=277134.

"Morsi and the Challenge of Extremism," Beyond Headlines (India), July 5, 2012:  http://beyondheadlines.in/2012/07/morsi-and-the-challenge-of-extremism/

"Mursi's Burden:  Proving No Support for Extremism," Middle East Institute (MEI) Commentary, July 1, 2012:  http://www.mei.org.in/front/cms/publicationsDetail.php?id=NDc3


"Implications of the Death of Pope Shenouda," Middle East Commentary, New Delhi, India, March 22, 2012:  http://mei.org.in/documentsettings/pdf/395_pdf.pdf.

"The Struggle for Democracy in 'Arab Awakening'," The Tampa Tribune, January 31, 2012:  http://www2.tbo.com/news/opinion/2012/jan/31/naopino2-the-struggle-for-democracy-in-arab-awaken-ar-353136/.

"Women in Afghanistan: A Human Rights Tragedy Ten Years after 9/11," Human Rights & Human Welfare Journal, November 8, 2011:  http://www.du.edu/korbel/hrhw/workingpapers/index.html

"The Colonel's Dramatic End," Middle East Institute Commentary, New Delhi, India, October 24, 2011:  http://mei.org.in/front/cms/publicationsDetail.php?id=MzIx

"Tawakul Karman, An Exemplary Leadership in the Cause for Peace," Middle East Institute Commentary, New Delhi, India, October 10, 2011:  http://www.mei.org.in/front/cms/publicationsDetail.php?id=MzEx

"The Downfall of Qaddafi: A Major Milestone for the Post-Colonial Middle East," Middle East Institute Commentary, New Delhi, India, August 22, 2011:  http://www.mei.org.in/front/cms/publicationsDetail.php?id=Mjky.

"The Obama Administration and War Powers Act," The Tampa Tribune, June 17, 2011:  http://www2.tbo.com/news/opinion/2011/jun/17/MEOPINO2-the-obama-administration-and-war-powers-a-ar-237856/

"Full Circle or Boxed in Afghanistan?"  The Tampa Tribune, May 19, 2011:  http://www2.tbo.com/news/opinion/2011/may/19/MEOPINO2-full-circle-or-boxed-in-afghanistan-ar-208375/#comments.

"Bahrain's Bulldozers and Other Shots in the Foot," Middle East Institute CommentaryNew Delhi, India, May 20, 2011: http://mei.org.in/front/cms/publicationsDetail.php?id=MjE2

"History Repeats Itself in Syria," Middle East Institute CommentaryNew Delhi, India, May 12, 2011:  http://mei.org.in/front/cms/publicationsDetail.php?id=MjEw

"Disposable Women," Middle East Institute Commentary, New Delhi, India, May 9, 2011:  http://mei.org.in/front/cms/publicationsDetail.php?id=MjA0

“The Good, the Grey, and the Scary:  What Osama bin-Laden’s Death Means,” Middle East Institute Commentary, New Delhi, India, May 5, 2011:http://www.mei.org.in/front/cms/publicationsDetail.php?id=MTk1

“Bread and Butter New Age Revolutions in the Arab World,” The Channing Church, Newport, RI, February 22, 2011:  http://vimeo.com/channels/hayatalvi

“Egyptian Revolution on Farewell Friday,” Middle East Institute Commentary, New Delhi, India, February 13, 2011:  http://mei.org.in:80/commentary/Commentary%2011.pdf

“The Delusional Pharaoh Mubarak Must Go,” 
The Tampa Tribune, February 1, 2011: http://www2.tbo.com/content/2011/feb/01/PMEOPINO2-the-delusional-pharaoh-mubarak-must-go/

“The Downfall of the Pharaoh,”
Middle East Institute Commentary, New Delhi, India, January 30, 2011:  
http://mei.org.in:80/commentary/Commentary%2006.pdf

Case Studies in Policy Making, 12th edition, edited by Hayat Alvi and Nikolas Gvosdev (Newport: US Naval War College, August 2010):  
Listed in the World Library Catalog:  http://www.worldcat.org/title/case-studies-in-policy-making/oclc/615340448

Voice of America Interview, Jan. 5, 2011, topic "Pakistan Governor's Assassination Highlights Security, Extremist Problems," http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Pakistan-Governors-Assassination-Highlights-Security-Extremist-Problems-112963179.html

“Repairing NATO-Pakistan Relations Part II,” by Derek Reveron, Nikolas Gvosdev, and Hayat Alvi,
The New Atlanticist:  Policy and Analysis Blog, The Atlantic Council, November 1, 2010:  http://www.acus.org/new_atlanticist/repairing-nato-pakistan-relations-part-ii

“Pakistan and NATO:  A Discussion Continued,”
Global Security Sitrep, by Derek Reveron, Nikolas Gvosdev, and Hayat Alvi, November 1, 2010:  http://sitrep.globalsecurity.org/articles/101101669-pakistan-and-nato-a-discussion.htm

“Repairing NATO-Pakistan Relations,” by Derek Reveron, Nikolas Gvosdev, and Hayat Alvi,
The New Atlanticist:  Policy and Analysis Blog, The Atlantic Council, October 6, 2010: http://www.acus.org/new_atlanticist/repairing-nato-pakistan-relations

“Pakistan and NATO? Two Responses,” by Derek Reveron, Nikolas Gvosdev, and Hayat Alvi,
Global Security Sitrep, October 7, 2010:  http://sitrep.globalsecurity.org/articles/101007663-pakistan-and-nato-two-response.htm

TV Interview, Channel ABC6, August 12, 2010, topic "Pakistan Floods," 
http://ww.abc6.com/global/story.asp?s=12971724
 
"The Long Battle for Justice in Bhopal," The Tampa Tribune, July 5, 2010: http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/jul/05/na-the-long-battle-for-justice-in-bhopal/

“Candidates’ Foreign Policies of Rhetoric,”
Middle East Times, 4 June 2008: 

Case Studies in Policy Making, 11th edition, edited by Hayat Alvi and Stephen Knott (Newport:  US Naval War College, July 2008):  

Regional Integration in the Middle East:  An Analysis of Inter-Arab Cooperation (New York:  Edwin Mellen Press, August 2007):  http://www.amazon.com/Regional-Integration-Middle-East-Cooperation/dp/0773453431/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1310228889&sr=1-3
 
“The Human Rights of Women and Social Transformation in the Arab Middle East,” Middle East Review of International Affairs (MERIA), 9:2, June 2005 (142-160): http://meria.idc.ac.il/journal/2005/issue2/jv9no2a8.html ; and http://meria.idc.ac.il/journal/2005/issue2/Alvi%20Hayat%20pdf.pdf

Chapter 11:  "The Human Rights of Women and Social Transformation in the Arab Middle East," in the book, Human Rights: An Introduction, edited by Santap Sanhari Mishra (Hyderabad, India:  Icfai University Press, 2008):  http://www.rnrbooks.com/details.aspx?id=16252

Foreword in the book, The Art of Narrative in the Holy Qur'an:  A Literary Appreciation of a Sacred Text, by Christopher Nouryeh (New York:  Edwin Mellen Press, May 2008):  http://www.amazon.com/Art-Narrative-Holy-Quran-Appreciation/dp/077345179X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1310229464&sr=1-1

“Following the Djerba Model,” 
Middle East Times, 13 February 2007: 

An Introduction to International Studies:  Exploring Frontiers (New York:  Linus Publications, 2006):  http://www.linusbooks.com/more_details.php?id=55

“The Status of Women and Children in Iran,” 
Global Matters, Arcadia University 
Newsletter, vol. 4, no. 3, January/February 2006 (2-4): 
http://gargoyle.arcadia.edu/globalmatters/vol4no3/vol4no3.pdf

“Building Bridges: Cross-Cultural Understanding in a Globalized World,” 
Global Matters, Arcadia University Newsletter, vol. 4, no. 2, December 2005 (2-4): http://gargoyle.arcadia.edu/globalmatters/vol4no2/vol4no2.pdf
 
“Indian Violence Shatters Gandhi’s Dream,” Middle East Times, 15 March 2002: 


MEDIA

Interview, BBC Newshour, "Syria Cyber-War," BBC World Service, August 8, 2012: 

Radio Interview about Syria's Civil War, Radio Popolare (Italy), in Italian, October 30, 2012:   http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=711546328761.


Interview in Gulan Magazine, Iraqi-Kurdistan, January 7, 2012:


"The 9/11 Decade:  Voices from the US Naval War College," Online VIDEO, Providence Journal, Providence, RI, September 11, 2011:   http://www.projo.com/video/index.html?bctid=1148961742001.


TV Interview, topic “Pakistan Floods,” Channel ABC6, Providence, RI, August 12, 2010: 
http://ww.abc6.com/global/story.asp?s=12971724.


Radio Interview, topic “Pakistan Governor's Assassination Highlights Security, Extremist Problems,” Voice of America, January 5, 2011:  

http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Pakistan-Governors-Assassination-Highlights-Security-Extremist-Problems-112963179.html.


Profiled in Article, “Movement Growing for an ‘American Spring’,” by Kyle Hence, EcoRI News, March 30, 2012:  http://www.ecori.org/front-page-journal/2012/3/30/movement-growing-for-an-american-spring.html.



Quoted in "Rebels Say Damascus Airport is Now a Battle Zone," Reuters, Dec. 7, 2012:  


Quoted in "From Sudan to Cyber, Secret War with Iran Heats Up,” by Peter Apps, Reuters, Nov. 6, 2012:  http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/11/06/us-iran-covert-war-idUKBRE8A50G420121106.


Quoted in "US, Allies in Gulf Naval Exercise as Israel, Iran Face Off," Reuters, September 17, 2012:

http://www.rueters.com/article/2012/09/17/iran-nuclear-navies-idUSL5E8KHLF020120917.


Quoted in “Analysis: Weeks before U.S. Election, Mideast Gives Obama Perfect Storm,”
by Peter Apps and Matt Spetalnick, Reuters, Sept. 13, 2012:  http://www.reuters.com/assets/print?aid=USBRE88C1MK20120913.


Quoted in “Drawn-Out Aleppo Fight Suggests Strains in Syria Army,” by Hadeel Al Shalchi and William Maclean, Reuters, August 8, 2012: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/09/syria-crisis-aleppo-battle-idUSL6E8J9F0420120809.


Quoted in “Disinformation Flies in Syria’s Growing Cyber War,” by Peter Apps, Reuters, August 7, 2012:  http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/07/us-syria-crisis-hacking-idUSBRE8760GI20120807.


Quoted in “Kurdish Worries Drag Turkey Deeper into Syria War,” by Peter Apps, Reuters, July 27, 2012:  http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/27/us-turkey-syria-idUSBRE86Q11Y20120727.


Quoted in “Syria Rebels Push Forward but Foreign Worries Rise,” by Peter Apps, Reuters, July 19, 2012:  http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/19/us-syria-crisis-damascus-idUSBRE86I0QX20120719.


Quoted in “Diplomacy Failing, West Faces Tough Syria Choices,” by Peter Apps, Reuters, July 2, 2012:  http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/02/us-syria-diplomacy-idUSBRE8611CO20120702





Quoted in “Assad’s Fate Unclear in World Powers’ Syria Plan,” by Tom Miles and Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters, June 30, 2012:  http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/30/us-syria-crisis-idUSBRE85D0IS20120630.


Quoted in "Jet Incident Shows Syria's Defenses Capable, Jumpy," by Peter Apps, Reuters, June 24, 2012:  http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/24/us-syria-crisis-turkey-jet-idUSBRE85N0JO20120624.


Quoted in “Syria Becoming Wider Global, Regional Proxy War,” by Peter Apps, Reuters, June 13, 2012:  http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/13/us-syria-global-proxy-idUSBRE85C13720120613.


Quoted in "Iran Sanctions bring Unintended, Unwanted Results," by Peter Apps, Reuters, March 23, 2012:  http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/23/us-iran-sanctions-consequences-idUSBRE82MOWX20120323.


Profiled in Article, “Arab Awakening Offers Challenges across Mideast,” by R. Alexander, Newport Navalog, March 16, 2012 (page 16):  http://www.cnic.navy.mil/navycni/groups/public/@ca/@cnrma/@newport/documents/document/cnicp_a286517.pdf.


Quoted in “Global ‘Great Power Politics’ Returns to Mideast,” by Peter Apps, Reuters, January 31, 2012: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/31/us-mideast-geopolitics-idUSTRE80U0U920120131.

Quoted in "France Calls for Humanitarian Zone in Syria," by Khaled Yacoub Oweis & John Irish, Reuters, November 23, 2011: 

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/23/us-syria-idUSTRE7AM0QA20111123


Quoted in "Shocked Image Threshold Falls under Internet Pressure," by Tom Heneghan, Reuters, October 21, 2011: 

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/21/gaddafi-death-images-idUSL5E7LL3ZC20111021


Quoted in "Global 'Day of Rage' Mostly Peaceful, Rome Clears," by Andrew Roche, Reuters, October 17, 2011:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/17/us-protests-idUSTRE79E0FC20111017

 

Quoted in "Analysis:  Is a Winter of Discontent on the Way?" by Peter Apps, Reuters, October 16, 2011:  http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/16/us-protests-global-idUSTRE79F1CH20111016


Quoted in "Analysis:  Libya Rebels Seek to Avoid Tripoli Battle," 
by Peter Apps, Reuters, August 21, 2011:  http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/21/us-libya-tripoli-battle-idUSTRE77K1O320110821


Quoted in "Analysis:  As Libya Showdown Looms, Postwar Worries Build," by Peter Apps, Reuters, August 16, 2011: 

http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFL5E7JG13C20110816?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0&sp=true


Quoted in “Analysis:  Do ‘Leaderless’ Revolts Contain Seeds of Own Failure?” by Peter Apps, Reuters, June 24, 2011:  

http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/analysis-do-leaderless-revolts-contain-seeds-of-own-failure


Quoted in “Some See Danger Should U.S.-Pakistan Ties Unravel,” by Howard Altman, The Tampa Tribune, May 4, 2011:  

http://www2.tbo.com/news/breaking-news/2011/may/04/some-see-danger-should-us-pakistan-ties-unravel-ar-204752/


Interview Published in Le Ben Franklin Post (in French), “Al Qaida is Alive and Well,” by Nicolas Tarka, May 3, 2011:  

http://franceusamedia.com/2011/05/edition-speciale-le-reseau-al-qaida-est-bien-vivant/


Quoted in “Young Thinks Pakistanis Knew of Hideout’s Location,” by Howard Altman, The Tampa Tribune, May 3, 2011:  

http://www2.tbo.com/news/breaking-news/2011/may/03/T2NEWSO4-young-thinks-pakistanis-knew-of-hideouts--ar-204327/


Quoted in “Analysis: In Libya Both Sides Prepare for Lengthy Conflict,” by Peter Apps, Reuters, April 21, 2011:  

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/04/21/us-libya-conflict-idUSTRE73K2FR20110421


Quoted in “Autocrats ‘R Us,” by Nikolas Gvosdev, The National Interest, February 1, 2011:  http://nationalinterest.org/commentary/autocrats-r-us-4811

  

Quoted in “Pakistan:  Taseer Killing Highlights Urgency of Empowering Democrats,” Democracy Digest, January 6, 2011:  http://www.demdigest.net/blog/2011/01/taseer-murder-raises-urgency-of-empowering-pakistans-democrats-to-counter-extremists/


“Alvi Explores Challenges in Afghanistan at USF Symposium,” by Vickie Chachare, March 25, 2010: http://www.usnwc.edu/About/News-And-Events/March-2010/Alvi-Explores-Challenges-in-Afghanistan-at-USF-Sym.aspx


"Alvi Speaks at ISA Annual Convention,”
USNWC Public Affairs Office, March 24, 2011: http://www.usnwc.edu/About/News-And-Events/March-2011/Alvi-Speaks-at-ISA-Annual-Convention.aspx


Scholar in the Islam Research Directory, Goethe Institute, Hamburg, Germany:  

http://www.islamresearchdirectory.org/en/we/detail.php?id=276



Here are some web links to organizations, institutions, and companies that have professional and personal points of interest:
 
The American Institute of Afghanistan Studies (AIAS):  http://www.bu.edu/aias/ 
American Political Science Association (APSA):  
 
www.apsanet.org 
The Chornicle of Higher Education:  http://chronicle.com
Global Research in International Affairs Center:  http://gloria.idc.ac.il 
International Studies Association (ISA):  www.isanet.org 
The United Nations (UN):  www.un.org 
World Affairs Council:  www.world-affairs.org 
Human Rights Watch (HRW):  www.hrw.org 
Amnesty International (AI):  www.amnesty.org 
The Carter Center:  www.cartercenter.org 
European Union (EU):  http://europa.eu.int/index_en.htm 
Institute for International Mediation & Conflict Resolution:  www.iimcr.org 
The Third Side:  www.thirdside.org/stories.cfm 

*The contents of this website are my own personal views, and all published material on this site and referenced elsewhere are copyrighted.