By <a href="http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/01/201212710543198527.html?utm_content=automateplus&utm_campaign=Trial6&utm_source=SocialFlow&utm_medium=MasterAccount&utm_term=tweets"target="_blank"> Akbar S Ahmed</a> in Washington DC, U.S
Akbar S Ahmed is a former Pakistani High Commissioner to the UK and former administrator in Waziristan and Balochistan. He is the award-winning author of numerous books, including Discovering Islam, and Journey into America: The Challenge of Islam (Brookings Press, 2010).