Prof. Beg is a professor in the Department of Political Science, AMU. He is a member of various committees like the editorial committee of Indian Journal of Politics, the Academic Committee on South Asia, Institute of Objective Studies, New Delhi, the UP Political Science Association and the All India Political Science Association. He is also the Editorial Associate of the Indian Book Chronicle, Jaipur, and the Managing editor of www.futureislam.com (an international journal on Islam). He was awarded the American Studies Prize for the Best Doctoral Dissertation by the American Studies Research Centre, Hyderabad. Dr. Beg has traveled widely and presented papers in India and abroad.


Selected Publications:

Book:

In the Tug-of-War, Gyan Sagar Publications, New Delhi, 19994

Articles in Journals

	Sir Syed and the concept of Jihad, Indian Express, October 17, 2005.
	Islamic based nationality and affirmative action, Encyclopedia of Affirmative Action. Greenwood Publishing Company, USA 2003.
	Bigotry, Encyclopedia of Affirmative Action, Greenwood Publishing Company, USA 2003.
	Caste System, Encyclopedia of Affirmative Action, Greenwood Publishing Company, USA 2003.
	Asian American, Encyclopedia of Affirmative Action, Greenwood Publishing Company, USA 2003.
	Discrimination, Encyclopedia of Affirmative Action, Greenwood Publishing Company, USA 2003.
	India and affirmative action, Encyclopedia of Affirmative Action, Greenwood Publishing Company, USA 2003.
	Indian, Encyclopedia of Affirmative Action, Greenwood Publishing Company, USA 2003.
	Do we need a new constitution, South Asia, Karachi, Pakistan, April 2000.
	America: A Religious Society: Span, May/June 1998.

Research Papers

	Myth of Muslim Appeasement. In Ishtiyaque Danish (ed.) Muslims in India: Perceptions and Misperceptions. Global Media. 2005.
	Nuclear Proliferation: South Asia and Beyond. In Gopakumar (ed.) Iraq War And the Future World Order. 2005.
	Indo-Soviet Strategic Partnership. Journal of Objective Studies. 15 (2-3), 2004.
	Media and the Muslims Studies in Islam, New Delhi, 2003.
	Nuclear Weapons and South Asia Indian Journal of Politics, October-December, 2003.
	Middle East Peace Process: Lessons for South Asia, Orient am Scheideweg, Gottingen, Germany, 2002.
	Indo-US Defence cooperation During the Carter and Reagan Presidencies, South Asian Studies, January-December, 1996.
	Non-Alignment: Past and Present, Third Concept, September 1997.
	‘Indo-Soviet Political Relations 1979-91: Convergences outweigh divergences’ Indian Journal of Politics, 1996. Abstract Published in International Political Science Abstracts, France.
	‘Civil Rights Movement in America: An Overview, Indian Journal of Politics, 1994.
	‘Indo-American Reciprocal Policies: New Initiatives and Prospects’ Indian Journal of Politics, 1990-91.
	‘Changing pattern of U.S. attitude towards the NAM: Foreign Affairs Reports, October-November, 1990.

Book Reviews:

	Subrata K. Mitra and V.B. Singh, Democracy and Social Change in India, Sage Publications, New Delhi 1999, Indian Journal of Politics, 1999.
	Zoya Hasan (ed.) Politics and State in India, Sage Publications, New Delhi, 2000, Indian Journal of Politics, 2002.
	Jan E. Leighley, Strength in Numbers: The Political Mobilization of Racial and Ethnic Minorities. www.futureislam.com September/October, 2004.
	Said al Ashwamy(ed.) Against Islamic Extremism. www.futureislam.com November/ December. 2004
	Asma Gul Hasan. Why I Am a Muslim. www.futureislam.com January/February, 2005.
	Sohaib Sultan. The Koran for Dummies. www.futureislam.com March/April, 2005.
	Joseph E. Stiglitz, Globalization and its Discontents. www.futureislam.com July/ August, 2005.
	Peter E. Riddell and Peter Cotterell, Islam in Context: Past, Present and Future. www.futureislam.com September/October, 2005.
	David Held et.al. (ed.) debating Globalization. www.futureislam.com July/August, 2006.
	Gabriel Kolko, The Age of War: The US Confronts the World. www.futureislam.com September/October 2006.
	Claire H. Badaracco, (ed.) Quoting God. www.futureislam.com September/October, 2006.
	Darren J. O’ Byrne, Human Rights: An Introduction, Pearson Books 2005. Indian Journal of Politics. Vol. XL No. 2 & 3. April-September 2006.

Conferences And Seminars:

	Presented a paper entitled Globalization, Muslims and the Indian Media at a seminar on From Orientalism to Post-coloniality, at the Sodertorns College University, Stockholm, Sweden on April 29, 2006.
	Presented a paper entitled Indo-American Strategic Relations at the SIASN seminar at Madurai, 22-23 January 2004.
	Presented a paper entitled Nuclear Proliferation in South Asia at a seminar in the University of Kerala, 27-28 January 2004.
	Presented a paper entitled United States, Nuclear Weapons and South Asian Security at the Rothermere Institute of American Studies, Oxford, U.K. 5-8 April 2003. Review Published in BAAS newsletter, Oxford U.K. Issue 87, Autumn 2002.
	Presented a paper entitled American Foreign Policy and the Palestinians at the International Seminar on Human Rights Violations of Palestinians by Israel, at the Department of Islamic Studies, AMU, Aligarh on 29th September 2001.
	Paper entitled Middle East Peace Process: Lessons for South Asia presented in absentia at the DAVO CONGRESS 2001, at Gottingen, Germany.
	Presented a Paper entitled Indo US Relations: The Nehru years at a National Seminar on Nehru’s World View at AMU, Aligarh on 9th February 2001.
	Participated in a conference on South Asia-Facing the new Millennium at Ahungalla, Sri Lanka from 21st to 23rd September 1999.