Dr. Altaf Qadir

Profile

Academic positionLecturer, Assistant Professor, Researcher
Research fieldsAsian Studies,Other Areas of History
KeywordsMujahidin Movement, Islamization of Puxtunwali, Ṭarīqa-yi Muḥammadiyya, Religious Transformation in Pashtun Region, takfīri literature

Current contact address

CountryPakistan
CityPeshawar
InstitutionUniversity of Peshawar
InstituteDepartment of History

Host during sponsorship

Priv. Doz. Dr. Jan-Peter HartungInstitut für Kulturanthropologie/Europäische Ethnologie, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Göttingen
Start of initial sponsorship01/11/2019

Programme(s)

2018Georg Forster Research Fellowship Programme for Experienced Researchers

Publications (partial selection)

2026Qadir, Altaf: The Jihad Movement in South Asia, Volume I: Jihad, Imarat, and Local Dynamics in the Afghan Borderland. Lahore: Vanguard Books, 2026
2026Ali, Gulzar; Editor: Qadir, Altaf: The Jihad Movement in South Asia, Volume III: The Mujahidin at Chamarkand. Vanguard Books, 2026
2026Khattak, Naseem; Editor Qadir, Altaf: The Jihad Movement in South Asia: Ethnic Influences on the Mujahidin, 1831--1901. Vanguard Books, 2026
2024Atlas, Sabeeha and Qadir, Altaf: Chiefdom, Vassalage Tribes and Empire: The Political Structures of Arabia from First CE to the Advent of Islam. In: Social Evolution and History, 23, 2024, 3--43
2024Bibi, Ayesha and Qadir, Altaf: The Kutanran of Lakki Marwat: An Inquiry into Its Position and Challenges Amidst State and Society Constructs. In: Pakistan Perspectives, 29, 2024, 95--115
2023Bibi, Ayesha and Qadir, Altaf: Kutanran of Lakki Marwat, Pakistan: A Note on their Origin, Customs and Rituals. In: Pakistan Vision, 24, 2023, 139--154
2022Qadir, Altaf and Atlas, Sabeeha: Curriculum and History: Reflections on the Pakistan Studies Text Books Taught in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. In: Journal of History and Social Sciences (JHSS), 13, 2022, 156--178
2022Qadir, Altaf: Minorities in social and state structures: reflections on the Sikh community of Swat, Pakistan. In: Liberal Arts and Social Sciences International Journal (LASSIJ), 6, 2022, 31--41
2020Qadir, Altaf: Portrayal of Sayyid Ahmad Barailvi’s Jihad Movement in Pakistani Curricula. In: Liberal Arts and Social Sciences International Journal (LASSIJ), 4, 2020, 453--464
2020Tariq, Muhammad and Qadir, Altaf: Sikh-Pukhtuns Clashes in the Frontier: Assessing the Battle of Pir Sabaq, Nowshera 1823. In: Journal of Pakistan Historical Society, 68, 2020,
2016Qadir, Altaf: Historiography of the Jihad Movement: An Assessment of the Selected Portions of Muhammad Wazir Khan and Ghulam Rasul Mihr’s Works. In: Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan, 53, 2016, 281--294
2016Qadir, Altaf and Asghar, Fatima: Peshawar Valley Under Durranis with Focus on its Administration 1747--1818. In: Journal of the Pakistan Historical Society, 64, 2016, 57--66
2015Qadir, Altaf: Reforming the Pukhtuns and Resisting the British: An Appraisal of the Haji Sahib Turangzai's Movement. Islamabad: National Institute of Historical and Cultural Research, 2015
2015Qadir, Altaf and Khattak, Naseem: Roving Preachers, Fund Raising and Jihad: Organization of the Mujahidin Movement in Northern India (1830s--1858). In: Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan, 52, 2015, 211--223
2015Qadir, Altaf: Sayyid Ahmad Barailvi: His Movement and Legacy from the Pukhtun Perspective. Delhi: Sage Publications, 2015
2014Minhas, Zakir and Qadir, Altaf: The US War on Terror and the Drone Attacks in FATA, Pakistan. In: Pakistan, Annual Research Journal, Pakistan Study Centre, University of Peshawar, 50, 2014, 15--28
2014Qadir, Altaf and Atlas, Sabeeha: The War of Independence 1857 and North West Frontier: The Struggle of Mujahidin against the English. In: Journal of the Pakistan Historical Society, 62, 2014, 7--19
2013Qadir, Altaf and Minhas, Zakir: Khyber Pass in Imperial Politics of the Mughals (1519--1707). In: Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan, 50, 2013, 41--59
2013Qadir, Altaf and Ahmad, Ishtiaq: Reflection of Swat Crisis in Folk Poetry. In: Pakistan Perspectives, 18, 2013, 103--120
2008Qadir, Altaf: Anti-Colonial Movement: The Struggle of Haji Sahib Turangzai to do away with the authority of the British Raj. In: Journal of the Pakistan Historical Society, 56, 2008, 111--123
2006Qadir, Altaf: Haji Sahib of Turangzai and His Reform Movement in North West Frontier Province. In: Journal of the Pakistan Historical Society, 54, 2006, 85--95