Dr. Alam Payind

1712 Neil Ave
325 Oxley
Columbus, OH 43210

Phone: (614) 688-4321

Email: payind.1@osu.edu

Current OSU Appointments

Director-00, International Studies Administration

Coor-Intnl Students & Scholars, Student Life

Chapters In Books

DR ALAM PAYIND. 2000. "Afghanistan's Relations with Iran, Pakistan and Central Asian Countries." In Iran and Eurasia, ed. Ali Mohammadi. Ithaca Press. 125-135.

Degrees

1966

B.A., Kabul University, Political Science and Islamic Studies

 

1972

M.Sc., Indiana University, Higher Education

 

1977

Ph.D., Indiana University, Political Science and Higher Education

 

1977

M.A., Indiana University, Political Science

Editor Reviewed Journal Articles

DR ALAM PAYIND. 2003. Homeland Insecurity: War on Terrorism. The Ohio State University Alumni Magazine: 26-27.

DR ALAM PAYIND. 2005. For Afghans a Start: After Today's Vital Elections, Afghans Will Need Continued International Help--Without Meddling. Newsday, September 18.

Honors

1963 - 1966

Captain of the Afghan National Soccer Team.

 

1966

Graduation with Distinction. Kabul University, Kabul.

 

1970

Fellowship for M.Sc. degree.

 

1974

Fellowship for M.A. and Ph.D. degrees.

 

1977

Grant for Ph.D. Dissertation.

 

1992

International Outstanding Staff Award.

 

1994

Nomination for the Outstanding Teaching Award.

 

2006

Appointed Afghan Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to London, U.K.

Languages

Language/Dialect: Pashto, Reading Ability: Fluent, Writing Ability: Fluent, Speaking Ability: Fluent

Language/Dialect: Urdu, Reading Ability: Fluent, Writing Ability: Fluent, Speaking Ability: Fluent

Language/Dialect: Arabic, Reading Ability: Fluent, Writing Ability: Functional, Speaking Ability: Basic

Language/Dialect: Farsi, Reading Ability: Fluent, Writing Ability: Fluent, Speaking Ability: Fluent

Language/Dialect: Hindi, Speaking Ability: Functional

Memberships

1986 - present

Member, The Eastern Consortium in Persian and Turkish, Board

 

1987 - 2007

Member, Middle East Studies Association

Outreach

Prospects for Peace in the Middle East
Project Dates: - present
Description: presented to Students for Peace and Justice atOhio State University

Muslims and Islam in the 21st Century
Project Dates: - present
Description: presented at the Islamic Federation of Central Ohio

Islam: The Commonalities with Judaism and Christianity
Project Dates: - present
Description: presented to Congregation Beth Tikvah

U.N. Plan for Peaceful Solution to Afghan Conflict
Project Dates: - present
Description: interview with Voice of America

Islam and Politics
Project Dates: - present
Description: presented at the Islamic Center

The Impact of the Soviet-Afghan Conflict on Pakistan and Iran
Project Dates: - present
Description: lecture at Columbus Metropolitan Club

The Perception of Arab-Israeli Conflict by Peoples of the Middle East
Project Dates: - present
Description: presented at American Association of University Women

The Relevance of U.S. Education to Students from Developing Countries
Project Dates: - present
Description: A Lecture at The International Club at Indiana University

Soviet Foreign Policy and the Invasion of Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Afghanistan: Ideologya dn Opportunism
Project Dates: - present
Description: A lecture at Indiana University

Papers in Proceedings

DR. ALAM PAYIND. 1986. "Soviet-Afghan Relations from 1947 to Present: From Cooperation to Occupation." In: Middle East Studies Association Annual Conference.

DR ALAM PAYIND. 1989. "Superpowers and the Persian Gulf: The Dilemma of Understanding Indigenous People." In: International Conference on the Persian Gulf. 24-28. Institute for Political and International Studies, Tehran, Iran.

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

DR ALAM PAYIND. 1976. Education in Afghanistan. College and University, 51 (Summer): 543-549.

DR ALAM PAYIND. 1979. Academic, Personal and Social Problems of Afghan and Iranian Students in the United States. Educational Research Quarterly, 4 (Summer): 3-11.

DR ALAM PAYIND. 1988. Key Steps Toward the Establishment of An Independent Government in Afghanistan. Crescent, 16 (June-Aug): 3-4.

DR ALAM PAYIND. 1989. Soviet-Afghan Relations from Cooperation to Occupation. The International Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, 21 (February): 107-128.

DR ALAM PAYIND. 1993. Evolving Alternative Views on the Future of Afghanistan: An Afghan Perspective. Asian Survey, XXXIII (September): 923-931.

DR ALAM PAYIND. 1996. Afghanistan's Relations with its Neighbors. Critique, 8 (Spring): 61-70.

DR ALAM PAYIND. 1999. The Ahrari Waqf in Kabul, 1546, and the Mughal Naqshibandiyya. Journal of the American Oriental Society, 119 (2): 218-233.

Positions

1972 - 1974

General Director of the Office of International and Cultural Relations and Teaching, Kabul University. Kabul.

 

1974 - 1974

Associate Director of Research, Kabul University. Kabul.

 

1978 - present

Director, Indiana University, International House. Bloomington, IN, United States.

 

1978 - 1980

Assistant Director, Indiana University, Saudi Arabian Project. Bloomington, IN, United States.

 

1979 - 2001

Professor, Kabul University, Political Science. Kabul.

 

1980 - 1985

Assistant Director, The Ohio College Association, International Education Exchange Progam.

 

1985 - 1986

Associate Director of the Middle East Studies Program and Visiting Professor, The Ohio State University, Center for International Studies. Columbus, OH, United States.

 

1987 - present

Director, The Ohio State University, Middle East Studies Center. Columbus, OH, United States.

Presentations

Other Presentations

Local

Alam Payind, Presenter. 1982. Middle Eastern Students in the United States. Presented at Region VI Conference of NAFSA, Cleveland, Ohio,

Alam Payind, Presenter. 1985. Ideological Foundation of Jihad in Islam and the Current Resistance in Afghanistan. Presented at Conference on Central Asian Elites, University of Wisconsin,

Alam Payind, Presenter. 1985. U.S. and Soviet Policies toward Afghanistan, 1917 - Present. Presented at Seminar in Soviet International Behaviour, Mershon Center,

Alam Payind, Presenter. 1987. Soviet Challenge in the Middle east. Presented at International Studies Association Conference, Atlanta, Georgia,

Alam Payind, Presenter. 1988. Global Age and the Challenges to US Educators and Policy Makers in the Area of the Middle East. Presented at American Forum on Education and International Competence, Saint Louis, MO,

Alam Payind, Presenter. 1989. Superpowers and Muslim Countries: The Dilemma of Understanding Indigenous Dynamics. Presented at International Conference on the Persian Gulf, Tehran, Iran,

Alam Payind, Presenter. 1990. The Middle East: Why is It Important?. Presented at Conference at Center College,

Alam Payind, Panelist. 1990. Toward an Independent and Broad-based Government in Afghanistan. Presented at The Middle East Studies Association Conference, San Antonio, TX, [Peer Reviewed].

Alam Payind, Presenter. 1991. The Persian Gulf: New Friction, New Alignments. Presented at Mershon World Affairs Seminar, Columbus, Ohio,

Alam Payind, Panelist. 1992. Evolving Alternative Views on the Future of Afghanistan: Afghan Perspectives. Presented at The Middle East Studies Association Conference, Portland, OR, [Peer Reviewed].

Alam Payind, Presenter. 1993. PLO-Israeli Peace Negotiations: Who are Opposing? Presented at Mershon World Affairs Seminar, Columbus, Ohio,

Alam Payind, Panelist. 1995. Failure of Islamist Governments in Afghanistan. Presented at The Middle East Studies Association Conference, [Peer Reviewed].

Alam Payind, Presenter. March 28, 1996 - March 31, 1996. Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran and Central Asian Countries in the Post-Cold War Era. Presented at Coventry University Conference on Iran,

Alam Payind. November 9, 1997. Muslim-Jewish Relations. Presented at Muslim-Jewish Conference, Columbus, Ohio,

Alam Payind. December 18, 2003. Origins of Conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. Presented at Conference, Kabul, Afghanistan,

Alam Payind. April 21, 2004. U.S. Involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan. Presented at University of California, Santa Barbara,

Alam Payind. March 24, 2006. Madhhabi Minorities in Afghanistan and Their Sociopolitical Implications. Presented at University of California, Santa Barbara,