Khaled Hroub is the Director of Cambridge Arab Media Project (CAMP) at the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Cambridge, where he teaches modern Middle Eastern history and politics. He previously worked for the Middle East Programme of the International Institute of International Studies — London (IISS). Hroub is the author of ‘Hamas: Political Thought and Practice’, (2000) and ‘Hamas: A Beginner’s Guide’ (2006) which appeared in several languages.
In addition to his academic work, he writes a weekly article that appears in leading Arab newspapers in different countries. His most recent publication is an occasional paper on Islamism and Secular Politics: Turkish and Islamist Experiences, published by the Abu Lughod Institute for International Studies of Birzeit University, Palestine, and a forthcoming book (ed.) on Political Islam: Context versus Ideology (London, Saqi Books, 2009). Hroub has also published a poetry collection titled Enchantress of Poetry and a non-fiction literary volume called Tattoo of Cities: Fragments of a Cityless Man.