Abdul Rashid Moten (born 20 February 1947) is a Bangladeshi political scientist, academic, and author on issues ranging from political science and its various aspects, Islamic methodology in political science, political movements in the Muslim world, and good governance from the Islamic perspective. According to WorldCat, he is the author of 42 works in 81 publications in 3 languages. His book Political Science: An Islamic Perspective is held by nearly 300 libraries.
Biography After completing his B.A. and M.A. in political science from the University of Dhaka, Moten completed a second M.A., in political theory, from Villanova University in the U.S., and his Ph.D. from the University of Alberta in Canada.
Moten started his career in 1972 at Chittagong University, Bangladesh. In 1976, he joined the University of Alberta as a lecturer in the Department of Political Science, followed by Bayero University in the Department of Political Science (1978–92). He finally joined International Islamic University Malaysia (1992–present), where he later became a professor in the Department of Political Science.
Moten was the editor of the journal Intellectual Discourse from 2001 to 2008, and is presently the editor of the journal International Journal of Islamic Thoughts (IJITs).
Publications He has written and edited numerous books and published many academic articles. A list of books by the author includes:
References
External links Staff page at International Islamic University Malaysia