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[[Image:Fareed.jpg|right|thumb| Fareed Zakarai]]

[[Image:Fareed.jpg|right|thumb| Fareed Zakarai]]

Born on 20th January 1964,<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1821472/ Fareed Zakaria]</ref> in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, ''Fareed Zakaria'' is now a naturalized American.  He is currently a journalist, author and television host.  Zakaria self-identifies as a [[Muslim]] but has stated ''"I occasionally find myself reluctant to be pulled into a world that's not mine, in the sense that I'm not a religious guy."''<ref>http://www.villagevoice.com/2005-08-09/news/the-interpreter/2</ref> and it is known that Zakaria enjoys wine.<ref>http://www.slate.us/id/3516/</ref>

Born on 20th January 1964,<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1821472/ Fareed Zakaria]</ref> in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, ''Fareed Zakaria'' is now a naturalized American.  He is currently a journalist, author and television host specializing in world affairs.

==Family life==

==Family life==

Fareed Zakaria was born to a Muslim family involved with politics and journalism in India. His father was Rafiq Zakaria, a politician associated with the Indian National Congress and India's freedom movement.  Rafiq Zakaria was also an Islamic scholar.  Fareed Zakaria's mother, Fatima Zakaria, has worked as an editor of the Sunday edition Times of India.  Fareed Zakaria lives in New York with his wife Paula Throckmorton Zakaria, a son Omar, and daughters Lila and Sofia.

Fareed Zakaria was born to a Muslim family involved with politics and journalism in India. His father was Rafiq Zakaria, a politician associated with the Indian National Congress and India's freedom movement.  Rafiq Zakaria was also an Islamic scholar.  Fareed Zakaria's mother, Fatima Zakaria, has worked as an editor of the Sunday edition of the ';Times of India''.  Fareed Zakaria lives in New York with his wife Paula Throckmorton Zakaria, a son Omar, and daughters Lila and Sofia.

 

==Eduacation==

==Eduacation==

Fareed Zakaira attended the Anglican founded, privately run Cathedral and John Connon School located in Mumbai.  When attending university he went to Yale University, where he received a B.A. and then attended Harvard University, where he received a Ph.D.  Both degrees were in the field of political science.<ref>http://www.fareedzakaria.com/about.html</ref>

Fareed Zakaira attended the private Anglican Cathedral and John Connon School located in Mumbai.  He graduated Yale College and received a PhD in political science from Harvard attended Harvard University.

 

==Journalism==

==Journalism==

 

Zakaria became managing editor of the prestigious magazine ''Foreign Affairs'' after workin at a Harvard research project that was examining American foreign policy.  In October 2000 Zakaria was named editor of ''Newsweek International''.  He writes a regular column for ''Newsweek'', which also appears in ''Newsweek International'' and the ''Washington Post.'' Zakaria has worked as a columnist for the web publication Slate<ref>http://www.slate.com/id/3519/</ref>, where he wrote about wine, a passion of Zakaria's that has led him to claim that wine ''"is the perfect gift"''<ref>http://www.slate.us/id/3516/</ref>

Zakaria was offered the position of, and accepted the post of managing editor of Foreign Affairs magazine after being involved at Harvard with a research project that was examining American foreign policy.  During October 2000 Zakaria was then named editor of Newsweek International.  He writes a regular column for Newsweek.  This column also appears in Newsweek International and fortnightly in the Washington Post.<ref>http://www.fareedzakaria.com/about.html</ref>  In addition to this Zakaria has worked as a columnist for the web publication Slate<ref>http://www.slate.com/id/3519/</ref>, where he wrote about wine, a passion of Zakaria's that has led him to claim that wine ''"is the perfect gift"''<ref>http://www.slate.us/id/3516/</ref>

==Television==

==Television==

==Political Views==

==Political Views==

Zakaria has had a wide variety of political views and identities.  In the past he was seen as being neoconservative who supported President Ronald Reagen, but currently identifies himself as being "centrist"<ref>http://www.villagevoice.com/2005-08-09/news/the-interpreter/2</ref>, whilst Forbes, in 2009, referred to Zakaria as one of ''"The 25 Most Influential Liberals In The U.S. Media"''<ref>http://www.forbes.com/2009/01/22/influential-media-obama-oped-cx_tv_ee_hra_0122liberal_slide_18.html?thisSpeed=15000</ref>.  Zakaria has also stated that he does not believe himself as being devoted to one idealogy as ''""I feel that's part of my job... which is not to pick sides but to explain what I think is happening on the ground. I can't say, 'This is my team and I'm going to root for them no matter what they do.'"''<ref>http://www.villagevoice.com/2005-08-09/news/the-interpreter/2</ref>

Zakaria has had a wide variety of political views and identities.  In the 1980s he was seen as being [[neoconservative]] who supported President Ronald Reagen, but currently identifies himself as being "centrist"<ref>http://www.villagevoice.com/2005-08-09/news/the-interpreter/2</ref>, whilst ''Forbes,'' in 2009, referred to Zakaria as one of ''"The 25 Most Influential Liberals In The U.S. Media"''<ref>http://www.forbes.com/2009/01/22/influential-media-obama-oped-cx_tv_ee_hra_0122liberal_slide_18.html?thisSpeed=15000</ref>.  Zakaria has also stated that he does not believe himself as being devoted to one idealogy as ''""I feel that's part of my job... which is not to pick sides but to explain what I think is happening on the ground. I can't say, 'This is my team and I'm going to root for them no matter what they do.'"''<ref>http://www.villagevoice.com/2005-08-09/news/the-interpreter/2</ref>

In ''The Future of Freedom'', Zakaria puts forward the argument that democracy works best where "constitutional liberalism" already has a history.  Zakaria points out that in history liberty tends to be a prelude to democracy and that countries that hold elections without first attempting to undertake a program of liberalization such as an increase in personal freedoms, rule of law and economic liberalization end up failing by becoming ''"illiberal democracies"'' such as Iran.  As such Zakaria was critical of President George W. Bush's administrations drive to hold elections in the Middle-East without seeing that the building of institutions of law, governance and liberty in the same states needed the same vigour and zeal.<ref>''The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad'', Fareed Zakaria, (W.W. Norton & Company; 2003) ISBN 0-393-04764-4</ref>

In ''The Future of Freedom'', Zakaria puts forward the argument that democracy works best where "constitutional liberalism" already has a history.  Zakaria points out that in history liberty tends to be a prelude to democracy and that countries that hold elections without first attempting to undertake a program of liberalization such as an increase in personal freedoms, rule of law and economic liberalization end up failing by becoming ''"illiberal democracies"'' such as Iran.  As such Zakaria was critical of President [[George W. Bush]]'s administrations drive to hold elections in the Middle-East without seeing that the building of institutions of law, governance and liberty in the same states needed the same vigour and zeal.<ref>''The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad'', Fareed Zakaria, (W.W. Norton & Company; 2003) ISBN 0-393-04764-4</ref>

[[Image:Newsweekcovermarch9.jpg|thumb| Front Cover, [[Newsweek]], 9th March]]

[[Image:Newsweekcovermarch9.jpg|thumb| Front Cover, [[Newsweek]], 9th March]]

 

In regards to the 9/11 attacks Zakaria has argued that Islamic extremeism could be seen as the child of stagnation and the non-development of society in many parts of the Arab world.  At the heart of Zakaria'a argument is that much of the extremism common to Islamic terrorists was that their ideals grew in states that had experienced decades of tyrannical and corrupt rule that had been marketed to its people as being a Western-style secular government through the use of misinformation and propaganda.  The response to such forms of government saw the growth of an opposition that was religious, violent and, with the rise of global communication and the internet, increasingly organised, and increasingly willing to overthrow governments and replace them with violent, repressive theocracies, or at least a form of government that had deep similarities to a theocracy.  Zakaria has also argued in a cover essay for the 9th March edition of Newsweek that ''"The groups that advocate these policies are ugly, reactionary forces that will stunt their countries and bring dishonor to their religion. But not all these Islamists advocate global jihad, host terrorists or launch operations against the outside world — in fact, most do not.  Consider, for example, the most difficult example, the Taliban. The Taliban have done all kinds of terrible things in Afghanistan. But so far, no Afghan Taliban has participated at any significant level in a global terrorist attack over the past 10 years — including 9/11. There are certainly elements of the Taliban that are closely associated with Al Qaeda. But the Taliban is large, and many factions have little connection to Osama bin Laden. Most Taliban want Islamic rule locally, not violent jihad globally.''

In regards to the 9/11 attacks Zakaria has argued that Islamic extremism was the product of stagnation and the non-development of society in many parts of the Arab world.  At the heart of Zakaria'a argument is that much of the extremism common to Islamic terrorists was that their ideals grew in states that had experienced decades of tyrannical and corrupt rule that had been marketed to its people as being a Western-style secular government through the use of misinformation and propaganda.  The response to such forms of government saw the growth of an opposition that was religious, violent and, with the rise of global communication and the internet, increasingly organised, and increasingly willing to overthrow governments and replace them with violent, repressive theocracies, or at least a form of government that had deep similarities to a theocracy.  Zakaria has also argued in a cover essay for the 9th March edition of Newsweek that ''"The groups that advocate these policies are ugly, reactionary forces that will stunt their countries and bring dishonor to their religion. But not all these Islamists advocate global jihad, host terrorists or launch operations against the outside world — in fact, most do not.  Consider, for example, the most difficult example, the Taliban. The Taliban have done all kinds of terrible things in Afghanistan. But so far, no Afghan Taliban has participated at any significant level in a global terrorist attack over the past 10 years — including 9/11. There are certainly elements of the Taliban that are closely associated with Al Qaeda. But the Taliban is large, and many factions have little connection to Osama bin Laden. Most Taliban want Islamic rule locally, not violent jihad globally.''

''How would you describe Faisal Ahmad Shinwari, a judge in Afghanistan? He has banned women from singing on television and called for an end to cable television altogether. He has spoken out against women and men being educated in the same schools at any age. He has upheld the death penalty for two journalists who were convicted of blasphemy. (Their crime: writing that Afghanistan’s turn toward Islam was “reactionary.”) Shinwari sounds like an Islamic militant, right? Actually, he was appointed chief justice of the Afghan Supreme Court after the American invasion, administered Hamid Karzai’s oath of office and remained in his position until three years ago."''<ref>http://www.getreligion.org/?p=8607</ref>

''How would you describe Faisal Ahmad Shinwari, a judge in Afghanistan? He has banned women from singing on television and called for an end to cable television altogether. He has spoken out against women and men being educated in the same schools at any age. He has upheld the death penalty for two journalists who were convicted of blasphemy. (Their crime: writing that Afghanistan’s turn toward Islam was “reactionary.”) Shinwari sounds like an Islamic militant, right? Actually, he was appointed chief justice of the Afghan Supreme Court after the American invasion, administered Hamid Karzai’s oath of office and remained in his position until three years ago."''<ref>http://www.getreligion.org/?p=8607</ref>

*President of the Pakistan Society of Criminology, Mr. Fasihuddin, criticized Zakaria in the article ''""Fareed Zakaria on Terrorism"'' (which was published on the website of Pakistan Society of Criminology), alledging that Zakaria failed to base his article on any credible data and that Zakaria lacks adequate knowledge of NWFP (North-West Frontier Province) and the surrounding tribal areas.  Mr. Fusihuddin states that Zakaria and his associates are ''"Scholars of the ivory towers of DC, NY, LA, PA or TX."''<ref>http://www.pakistansocietyofcriminology.com/Admin/articles/FareedZakariaonTerrorism.doc</ref>

*President of the Pakistan Society of Criminology, Mr. Fasihuddin, criticized Zakaria in the article ''""Fareed Zakaria on Terrorism"'' (which was published on the website of Pakistan Society of Criminology), alledging that Zakaria failed to base his article on any credible data and that Zakaria lacks adequate knowledge of NWFP (North-West Frontier Province) and the surrounding tribal areas.  Mr. Fusihuddin states that Zakaria and his associates are ''"Scholars of the ivory towers of DC, NY, LA, PA or TX."''<ref>http://www.pakistansocietyofcriminology.com/Admin/articles/FareedZakariaonTerrorism.doc</ref>

 

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