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Dr Anas Al Shaikh Ali
Anas Al-Shaikh-Ali has a PhD in American Studies and has taught Literature and Translation at universities in the Middle East. Dr. Al-Shaikh-Ali is a Founding member and current Chair of AMSS (UK), and Academic Advisor to the IIIT and Director of its London Office and Translation Department. He is a Founding Trustee of FED 2000 UK (Foundation for Education and Development), a Founding Trustee and former Chair of FAIR (Forum Against Islamophobia and Racism), former Chair of the Board of Governors of The Avenue School, and Founding Executive Director of Legacy Publishing Ltd. His research interests include Islam in Western Popular Culture, Islam and the Media, Muslim Education in Europe and Muslim Discourse in Europe. He has lectured and published in both Arabic and English on these topics. Among his recent papers being published is "Islamophobic Discourse Masquerading as Art and Literature: Combating Myth through Progressive Education" and "Public Opinion and Political Influence: Issues in Contemporary Popular Fiction." His expert advice was instrumental for the production of the joint British Council /AMSS UK publication British Muslims: Media Guide. He was awarded a CBE in June 2009 for Services to Community Relations. He is currently a Research Fellow at the Department of History, Royal Holloway, University of London, and member of the Management Board of the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Centre of Islamic Studies, University of Cambridge.