Researching Muhammad's Life facing challanges in Textual Context, Memory and Ambiguity | Joel Hayward | NYUAD Institute

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Evaluating historical leadership effectiveness poses challenges, particularly when analyzing figures like the blessed Islamic Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, a

military leader involved in wars that created new power structures and a prophet who ushered in dramatically original and transformational ways of understanding monotheistic religion and its relationship with politics. Records often bear the bias of their authors, and attributing success or failure directly to a leader’s actions may overlook external factors and contributions from others. Despite these hurdles, this talk strives to offer an objective, meaningful exploration of Prophet Muhammad’s ﷺ leadership.

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Joel Hayward, Author, 'The Leadership of Muhammad: A Historical Reconstruction' (Claritas Books, 2023); Professor of Strategic Thought, Rabdan Academy

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Who is Joel Hayward?
Joel Hayward (born 1964) is a New Zealand-born British scholar, academic and writer. He has been listed in the 2023, 2024 and 2025 editions of The World's 500 Most Influential Muslims. He has been the Dean of the Royal Air Force College Cranwell, the Chair of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences as well as Director of the Institute for International and Civil Security at Khalifa University, and the Chief Executive of the Cambridge Muslim College in the United Kingdom. He is now the Dean of the Sycamore Leadership Academy, based in Istanbul. He is also a member of the management board of the Association of British Muslims, which he serves as Director of Leadership and Academic Affairs.
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The Middle East Monitor (MEMO) is a London-based non-profit media organisation that focuses on news, analysis, and research regarding Middle Eastern politics, with a primary emphasis on the Palestinian cause.

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