Husain Haqqani served as Pakistan's ambassador to the United States from 2008-2011, and is widely credited with managing a difficult partnership during a critical phase in the global war on terror. He also served as advisor to four civilian Pakistani Prime Ministers including Benazir Bhutto, and as Pakistan's Ambassador to Sri Lanka in 1992-93.

Haqqani’s visit to FSU is sponsored by the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy’s Ruth K. and Shepard Broad International Lecture Series. His keynote lecture opens the South Asian Media and Cultural Studies Conference February 1-2, 2018.

Considered an expert on radical Islamist movements, Haqqani is currently Director for South and Central Asia at Hudson Institute in Washington D.C. He also co-edits the journal ‘Current Trends in Islamist ideology’. Books he has authored include Pakistan Between Mosque and Military (2005); Magnificent Delusions: US, Pakistan and an Epic History of Misunderstanding (2013), and India v Pakistan: Why can’t we just be friends?

Born in Karachi, Pakistan, Haqqani acquired traditional Islamic learning as well as a modern education in International Relations. His journalism career started with work as East Asia correspondent for Arabia — The Islamic World Review during the turbulent years following the Iranian revolution. During this period, he wrote extensively on Muslims in China and East Asia, and Islamic political movements. Later, as Pakistan and Afghanistan correspondent for the Far Eastern Economic Review, he covered the war in Afghanistan and acquired a deep understanding of militant Islamist Jihadi groups.

Haqqani’s talk opens the 4^th Annual South Asian Media and Cultural Studies Conference to be held in The Globe Auditorium on February 1-2, 2018. Panel presentations at this conference include a wide range of topics including media studies, culture, religion, education, politics, economics and social issues pertaining to South Asian countries. More information about the conference schedule and speakers can be found here.

This event counts toward the Global Citizenship Certificate as an educational intercultural event.

Join us for a reception with refreshments at 5 p.m. The presentation and discussion will begin at 5:30 p.m.