Dr. Asaf Hussain is an academic from the University of Leicester. He teaches modules on Islamic civilization. His interest has been in Islamic fundamentalism and since 1979 he has visited many fundamentalist groups in the Middle East and South Asia for research purposes. He has written a number of books on the Middle East published by London publishers. Currently he is engaged in writing three studies on Islamic Civilization, Islamic Fundamentalism in Britain and Islamic Fundamentalism in Pakistan.