Shadi A. Hamid [ .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) ] is currently a Fulbright fellow in Amman, Jordan, conducting field research on Islamist participation in the democratic process. He was previously a Harold W. Rosenthal Fellow in international relations at the Office of Senator Dianne Feinstein of California, where he worked on Middle East policy. Last year Hamid was also co-founder of Muslims for John Kerry, consulting with the Kerry campaign on issues of importance to the American Muslim community. His articles have appeared in numerous venues both in the U.S. and abroad including, most recently, The Jerusalem Post, The Daily Star, The International Journal of Civil Society Law, The American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences, and Insight Turkey.

From: http://www.islam-democracy.org/6th_Annual_Conference__papers.asp#mahmoudb