Islam Ahmed | Doha Institute for Graduate Studies (original) (raw)
Islām Aḥmed is a researcher, translator, and editor from Egypt. He is fluent in English and knows some Turkish. He studied humanities and social sciences at Istanbul Şehir Üniversitesi (Politics-IR [BA] 2015 & Philosophy [BA] 2016) and Doha Institute (Politics-IR [MSSc], 2018) ~ RG: https://researchgate.net/profile/islam-ahmed-12
Supervisors: Dr Shourideh Cherie Molavi
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Migration Letters, 2017
A case is made for the necessity of an inter-disciplinary treatment of the migration phenomenon. ... more A case is made for the necessity of an inter-disciplinary treatment of the migration phenomenon. The paper addresses the relation between migration and security from a reconciliatory perspective after a brief analysis of the migration-security nexus and how migration got securitised. Based on the Foucauldian notion of biopolitics, one can argue that what contributes heavily to the securitisation of migration is the emergence of biopower and biopolitics which are primarily concerned with the control over lives of the population within a given territory. This makes states and societies consider migration as a matter that should be under control, since it is related to the hygiene of the population and nationals of a given state. I, therefore, discuss the EU and other European countries' policies regarding migration and how biopolitics have influenced securitising the EU's migration policies. The main argument is that migration can, and should, be treated as an advantage rather than a threat, though it does not deny the security concerns that alway accompany such social phenomenon. The impact of culture and history on migration policies, and how identity politics shape a given country's policies are discussed. Perceiving migration as either a threat or an opportunity, the way in which a country perceives migrants shapes its migration policies, whether restrictive or multiculturally-tolerant.
Book-Chapters by Islam Ahmed
الدين والإسلام والعالم: قراءة في أفكار إسلاميّة معاصرة, 2017
تسعى هذه القراءة إلى إلقاء الضوء على أطروحات د. خالد أبو الفضل، أحد أهمّ علماء الشريعة المعاصرين ... more تسعى هذه القراءة إلى إلقاء الضوء على أطروحات د. خالد أبو الفضل، أحد أهمّ علماء الشريعة المعاصرين وأستاذ القانون في جامعة كاليفورنيا، وتتناول أفكاره عن القيم الجوهريّة في الإسلام، التي تمثّل في نظره الركائزَ التي تقوم عليها الرؤية الإسلاميّة للحياة
Migration Letters, 2017
A case is made for the necessity of an inter-disciplinary treatment of the migration phenomenon. ... more A case is made for the necessity of an inter-disciplinary treatment of the migration phenomenon. The paper addresses the relation between migration and security from a reconciliatory perspective after a brief analysis of the migration-security nexus and how migration got securitised. Based on the Foucauldian notion of biopolitics, one can argue that what contributes heavily to the securitisation of migration is the emergence of biopower and biopolitics which are primarily concerned with the control over lives of the population within a given territory. This makes states and societies consider migration as a matter that should be under control, since it is related to the hygiene of the population and nationals of a given state. I, therefore, discuss the EU and other European countries' policies regarding migration and how biopolitics have influenced securitising the EU's migration policies. The main argument is that migration can, and should, be treated as an advantage rather than a threat, though it does not deny the security concerns that alway accompany such social phenomenon. The impact of culture and history on migration policies, and how identity politics shape a given country's policies are discussed. Perceiving migration as either a threat or an opportunity, the way in which a country perceives migrants shapes its migration policies, whether restrictive or multiculturally-tolerant.
الدين والإسلام والعالم: قراءة في أفكار إسلاميّة معاصرة, 2017
تسعى هذه القراءة إلى إلقاء الضوء على أطروحات د. خالد أبو الفضل، أحد أهمّ علماء الشريعة المعاصرين ... more تسعى هذه القراءة إلى إلقاء الضوء على أطروحات د. خالد أبو الفضل، أحد أهمّ علماء الشريعة المعاصرين وأستاذ القانون في جامعة كاليفورنيا، وتتناول أفكاره عن القيم الجوهريّة في الإسلام، التي تمثّل في نظره الركائزَ التي تقوم عليها الرؤية الإسلاميّة للحياة