and between Jews and Muslims. For their efforts, he and Pearl were awarded the first Purpose Prize by the Interfaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington at the National Cathedral and Ahmed received the Herschel-King award for Interfaith Activism. He has also been appointed as a Trustee of the World Faiths Development Dialogue by the Archbishop of Canterbury and has received the 2002 Free Speech Award from the Muslim Public Affairs Council based in Washington DC. Ahmed has received accusations of being "a Zionist conspirator" and close to the West however he has felt that "dialogue, harmony, communication and debate" are for Islam and the West the key issues of engagement. Media appearances and advisory roles Ahmed has been interviewed by the BBC, PBS, NPR, MSNBC, "Think Tank," NBC Nightly News, CNN, CBS, Fox News, and other media organisations. In addition to The Daily Show and The O'Reilly Factor, he has made several appearances on the Oprah Winfrey Show. He has also served as an advisor to President George W. Bush and Prince Charles on Islam. Ahmed has given lectures worldwide in places such as the US Congressional retreat in Greenbrier, West Virginia, the National Defense University in Washington DC, the State Department and the House of Lords in London. Books The Flying Man, Aristotle, and the Philosophers of the Golden Age of Islam: Their Relevance Today" (2021). Journey into Europe: Islam, Immigration, and Identity (Brookings Press, 2018). The Thistle and the Drone: How America's War on Terror Became a Global War on Tribal Islam (Brookings Press, 2013). Suspended Somewhere Between: A Book of Verse (Busboys and Poets, 2011). Journey into America: The Challenge of Islam (Brookings Press, 2010; Winner of the American Book Award). Journey into Islam: The Crisis of Globalization (Brookings Press, 2007). After Terror: Promoting Dialogue Among Civilizations Co-Edited by Brian Forst, (Polity Press, 2005). Islam Under Siege: Living Dangerously in a Post-Honor World (Polity Press, 2003). The Future of Anthropology: Its Relevance to the Contemporary World; Co-Edited by Chris Shore, (Athlone Press, 1999). Islam Today: A Short Introduction to The Muslim World; (I.B. Tauris, 1998). Jinnah, Pakistan and Islamic Identity: The Search for Saladin; (Routledge, 1997). Islam, Globalization and Postmodernity with Hastings Donnan; (Routledge, 1994). Living Islam: From Samarkand and Stornoway (BBC Books, 1993). Discovering Islam: Making Sense of Muslim History and Society; (Routledge, 1988). Postmodernism and Islam: Predicament and Promise; (Routledge, 1992). Resistance and Control in Pakistan;