Riaz Ahmad Saeed

Riaz Ahmad Saeed
Born	1978 Punjab,Pakistan
Nationality	Pakistani
Citizenship	Pakistani
Awards	HEC Indigenous Scholarship in 2012 NUML Shield of Performance in 2017 PhD Topper from PU Lahore Session 2018 Seventh HEC Best Paper’s Award Winner 2019 Winner of NUML National Integration Project 2019-20
Scientific career
Fields	Interfaith dialogue & Relations,Minorities rights, Orientalism Comparative Religion, Kalam, Religious Conversion, Judaism, Buddhism
Institutions	National University of Modern Languages (NUML) Isra University, Islamabad Global College of Sciences, Rawalpindi

Riaz Ahmad Saeed (Urdu:ریاض احمد سعید) is a teacher as well as a research scholar of Comparative Religion and Thought. He is currently serving as a Lecturer at the National University of Modern Languages (NUML) Islamabad. He received an MPhil in Comparative Religions from the International Islamic University, Islamabad in 2011, a PhD in Comparative Study of Religions from the Institute of Islamic Studies, Punjab University Lahore in 2018 on his dissertation, “Freedom of Expression in Islamic and Contemporary Western Thought: A Comparative Study”. His areas of research include: Comparative Study of Religions and Thoughts and Orientalism. He is having an academic and research experience of 12 years in various reputed institutions to date.

He has written more than 25 research articles published in reputed national and international journals on religious studies, interfaith dialogue, comparative study of religions, orientalism, human rights and minority rights. He has also participated in more than 22 national and international conferences, presenting articles on a variety of topics. He has attended numerous training sessions, workshops and faculty development programs. He is author of a Book titled, “Muslim-Christian Dialogue in Pakistani Context: Impact, Challenges and Solutions” with ISBN; 978-969-7604-00-05.

He has been a member of various national and international academic and research forums including WASET from Turkey and Journal of Isalmic Thought and Civilization, UMT-Lahore. Moreover, He is the founder editor of Pakistan’s prime journal on the study of religion and thought, Al-Milal: Journal of Religion and Thought (AMJRT ISSN: 2663-4392). He has been a founder member of board of directors of “Asian Research Index (ARI)” since 2019 and also having the honor of Best Paper Award for the session 2017-18 from Higher Education Commission of Pakistan

Articles in Asian Research Index

Title	Journal	Volume	Issue	Year	Pages
Western Parameters of Freedom of Expression: A Critique from Islamic Perspective	Al-Milal: Journal of Religion and Thought	1	1	2019	1-25
Islamic Perception of Freedom of Expression: An Exploration of Islamic Thought	ĪQĀN	1	2	2019	35-58
اسلامی قیادت کے بنیادی اصول: سیرت نبویﷺ کی روشنی میں	Rahat-ul-Quloob	2	1	2018	175-204
زرتشت ازم کے شعائر، رسوم اور روایات: اسلامی تناظر میں اجمالی جائزہ	Rahat-ul-Quloob	2	2	2018	229-250
علم قراءت اور محدث تابعينِ قراء كرام: قرآن، حدیث اور تاریخی تناظر میں تجزیاتی	Al-ʿILM	1	2	2017	1-30
Contemporary Challenges Regarding Muslim-Christian Dialogue and Its Solution in the Light of Nobel Sīrah of the Holy Prophet ﷺ	Al-ʿILM	2	2	2018	12-34
Role of Tehrīk-E- Mujahedin in Promotion of Two Nation Theory: An Analysis of Freedom Movement in the Light of Islamic Teachings	Al-ʿILM	3	2	2019	47-68
Mīthāq Al-Madīnah: A Universal Charter of Peace an Analytical Study in the Modern Socio-Political Context	Al-Basirah	3	2	2014	31-58
Radical Feminism and its Major Socio-Religious Impact a Critical Analysis from Islamic Perspective	Al-Basirah	8	1	2019	45-64
The Present Day Applications of Initial Muslim-Christian Interactions.	Al-Idah	28	1	2014	72-90
Muslim-Christian Relations in the Era of Prophet Muhammad: Review of Najrān Delegation’s Case in Modern Context	Al-Milal: Journal of Religion and Thought	1	2	2019	17-37
Muslim-Christian Dialogue from Pakistani Perspective: Evaluation of the Contribution of Christian Study Center	Journal of Islamic and Religious Studies	2	1	2017	1-18
Urdu Dissertations of Islamic Studies on Semitic Religions (MPhil, PhD) in Pakistani Universities: An Index and Bibliometric Review	Al-Milal: Journal of Religion and Thought	2	1	2020	178-231