Mohammad Gulrez is Professor & Former Chair, Department of West Asian & North African Studies and Director, Centre of Continuing Adult Education & Extension, Aligarh Muslim University, India. He is also the Coordinator of Conflict Resolution & Peace Studies Programme at the AMU. Apart from holding various other administrative positiions, Prof Gulrez has also served as visiting faculty and consultant for various acadmic institutes of international repute n the USA, Iran, Pakistan, Libya, Rwanda, South Africa, Thailand,United Kingdom, Senegal, Ghana ,Saudi Arabia and Kyrgyzstan. His area of specialization includes conflict resolution , ethnic conflicts, civil society, and poverty alleviation.