Dr. Zohurul Bari is an Associate Professor in the Centre of Arabic and African Studies, School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. His doctoral work is on a subject related to early evolution of Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh). He has travelled widely in Egypt and elsewhere in the Arab world and has published his research works on a variety of subjects related to developments in West Asia, more specifically on Islamic resurgence in Egypt and other neighbouring areas.