Zahed Amanullah

Zahed Amanullah is an experienced British-American writer, presenter, and researcher on countering targeted hate and extremism worldwide, with 30 years of experience in interfaith and counterextremism activism with Muslim communities. He is a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, where he has pioneered research on counter narratives to stem recruitment and propaganda by extremist groups in North America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. He has testified to the UK and EU parliaments and has been featured in leading broadcast, print, and audio media. He is formerly Director of the Concordia Forum (2011-2022), a global Muslim leadership network.