ABOUT NAFEEZ AHMED
BESTSELLING AUTHOR
INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST
SECURITY SCHOLAR
POLICY EXPERT
FILM MAKER
NAFEEZ WRITES FOR THE GUARDIAN VIA HIS EARTHINSIGHT BLOG, THE WORLD'S THIRD MOST POPULAR NEWSPAPER WEBSITE, REPORTING ON THE GEOPOLITICS OF INTERCONNECTED ENVIRONMENTAL, ENERGY AND ECONOMIC CRISES
NAFEEZ HAS ALSO WRITTEN FOR THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY, THE INDEPENDENT, THE SCOTSMAN, SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, THE AGE, HUFFINGTON POST, FOREIGN POLICY, LE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUE, THE NEW STATESMAN, AND PROSPECT MAGAZINE, AMONG OTHERS.
HIS JOURNALISTIC WORK COMBINES INSIDER INFORMATION FROM SENIOR GOVERNMENT, INTELLIGENCE, INDUSTRY AND OTHER SOURCES WITH INTERDISCIPLINARY ANALYSIS OF SPECIALIST LITERATURE
NAFEEZ IS CO-PRODUCER, WRITER AND PRESENTER OF THE CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM, THE CRISIS OF CIVILIZATION (2011), ADAPTED FROM HIS NON-FICTION BOOK, A USER’S GUIDE TO THE CRISIS OF CIVILIZATION: AND HOW TO SAVE IT (PLUTO, MACMILLAN, 2010). THE FILM WAS ENDORSED BY BAFTA LIFETIME AWARD-WINNING FILMMAKER NICK BROOMFIELD
NAFEEZ'S OTHER NON-FICTION BOOKS INCLUDE:
THE LONDON BOMBINGS: AN INDEPENDENT INQUIRY (DUCKWORTH, 2006)
THE WAR ON TRUTH: 9/11, DISINFORMATION AND THE ANATOMY OF TERRORISM (INTERLINK, 2005)
BEHIND THE WAR ON TERROR: WESTERN SECRET STRATEGY AND THE STRUGGLE FOR IRAQ (NEW SOCIETY, 2003)
THE WAR ON FREEDOM: HOW & WHY AMERICA WAS ATTACKED, SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 (PROGRESSIVE, 2002)
THE LATTER IS ARCHIVED IN THE ‘9/11 COMMISSION MATERIALS’ SPECIAL COLLECTION AT THE US NATIONAL ARCHIVES IN WASHINGTON DC – IT WAS AMONG 99 BOOKS MADE AVAILABLE TO EACH 9/11 COMMISSIONER OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES TO USE DURING THEIR INVESTIGATIONS.
HE IS ALSO CITED AND REVIEWED IN THE NEW YORK TIMES (THOMAS FRIEDMAN), SUNDAY TIMES (BRYAN APPLEYARD), TIMES HIGHER EDUCATIONAL SUPPLEMENT, THE GUARDIAN (STEVEN POOLE), THE INDEPENDENT (YASMIN ALIBHAI BROWN), THE OBSERVER (GORE VIDAL), BIG ISSUE MAGAZINE, AND VANITY FAIR (CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS), AMONG OTHER PUBLICATIONS
NAFEEZ LIVES IN LONDON WITH HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN, PLAYS GUITAR, AND WRITES MUSIC IN HIS SPARE TIME
ZERO POINT IS HIS FIRST NOVEL
