King's College London, Royal Air Force College Cranwell,
Khalifa University
Main interests
War and strategy; airpower, joint warfare, Quranic (Islamic) concepts of war, Islamic history.
Notable works
Stopped at Stalingrad
For God and Glory
Born to Lead? Portraits of New Zealand Commanders
Warfare in the Qur'an
Air Power, Insurgency and the "War on Terror"
Airpower and the Environment
The Leadership of Muhammad
The Warrior Prophet: Muhammad and War
Website
www.joelhayward.org
Joel Hayward (born 1964) FRHistS FRSA is a New Zealand-born British scholar, academic and writer.[1] He has been listed in the 2023 and 2024 editions of The World's 500 Most Influential Muslims.[2] He has been the Dean of the Royal Air Force College Cranwell and is now the Chief Executive of the Cambridge Muslim College in the United Kingdom.[3]
He is best known for his published books and articles on strategic and security matters, including the use of air power, his 2003 biography of Horatio Lord Nelson, his writing and teaching on the Islamic concepts of war, strategy and conflict, his Sirah works on Muhammad, and his works of fiction and poetry.[4][5] He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.[6][3][7] One of his most recent books, The Leadership of Muhammad: A Historical Reconstruction, was chosen as the Best International Non-Fiction Book at the 2021 Sharjah International Book Awards.[8][9][10] He was tutor to Prince William of Wales, the heir apparent to the British throne.[11][12][13]
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^Bardsley, Daniel (26 November 2022). "How New Zealand-born Joel Hayward became one of the world's 500 most influential Muslims". The National.
^ ab"Cambridge Muslim College: Chief Executive: Professor Joel Hayward". Cambridge Muslim College. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
^"Rough Guide to Islamic Rules of War". IRIN: Humanitarian News and Analysis. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
^"Pakistan Today, 17 March 2011". Retrieved 19 March 2011.
^"Royal Historical Society List of Current Fellows, Feb. 2023" (PDF).
^"Prof. Joel Hayward". Islamic Institute for Development & Research. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
^Afkar Ali Ahmed. "Sheikh Sultan opens 40th Sharjah International Book Fair". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
^Professor Joel Hayward (New). "Sheikh Sultan opens 40th Sharjah International Book Fair". The Muslim 500. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
^Sheikh Sultan inaugurates 40th edition of Sharjah International Book Fair (3 November 2021). "Sheikh Sultan opens 40th Sharjah International Book Fair". The Saudi Gazette. Retrieved 8 October 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^"Cambridge Muslim College: Chief Executive: Professor Joel Hayward". Cambridge Muslim College. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
^"Joel Hayward". Islamic Institute for Development & Research. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
^"The Leadership of Muhammad". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
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Timothy Winter (also known as Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad). It is headed by JoelHayward, a professor and senior education administrator, who serves as Chief...
Islamic Conquests. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691101828. Hayward, Joel (2022). The Warrior Prophet: Muhammad and War. Claritas Books. ISBN 9781800119802...
and collaboration. Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-3615-2. JoelHayward (2012). Warfare in the Qur'an English Monograph Series – Book No. 14...
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key." Among its faculty is JoelHayward, a professor of strategic thought. The daily newspaper Al Khaleej called Hayward "a world authority on international...
Horatio Lord Nelson's art of war by New Zealand-born British scholar JoelHayward. It was published by the United States Naval Institute Press in 2003...
Zealand scholar and poet JoelHayward. It was Hayward’s third published poetry collection and his twelfth book in general. JoelHayward’s third book of poems...
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is a 1998 book about the Battle of Stalingrad by British scholar JoelHayward. Hayward analyzes the role of Adolf Hitler's use and control of the Luftwaffe...
a King's College team of air power experts under the direction of Dr JoelHayward to develop the UK's first specialised master's degree in air power studies...
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international and human security." The IICS's director is Professor JoelHayward, "a world authority on international conflict and strategy". The three...
former US Marine. Its current Dean is Thomas Drohan. Among its faculty is JoelHayward, a "noted scholar of war and strategy", whom the daily newspaper Al Kaleej...
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British-New Zealand scholar JoelHayward. It analyses the impact of modern warfare, especially airpower, on the natural environment. Hayward assembled a team of...
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