Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy received a dual degree in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics, a Master's Degree in Solid State Physics, and his Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics, all from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).  Hoodbhoy has been a faculty member of Quaid-e-Azam University's (Islamabad) Physics Department since 1973.  In 1984, he received the prestigious Abdus Salam Prize for Mathematics and, earlier, the Baker Award for Electronics. He is also Chairman of Mashal, a non-profit organization that publishes books in Urdu on women's rights, education, environmental issues, philosophy, and modern thought.

Dr. Hoodbhoy has written and spoken extensively on topics ranging from science in Islam to education issues in Pakistan to nuclear disarmament. He produced a 13-part documentary series in Urdu for Pakistan Television on critical issues in education, and two other major television series aimed at popularizing science. He is author of Islam and Science: Religious Orthodoxy and the Battle for Rationality, now offered in five languages. His writings have appeared in Pakistan-based Dawn, The News, Frontier Post, Muslim, Newsline, Herald, Jang, and overseas in Le Monde, Japan Times, Washington Post, Asahi, Seattle Times, Post-Intelligencer, Frontline, The Hindu, and Chowk Magazine. He has been an engaged speaker at more than 20 U.S. campuses, including MIT, Princeton, the University of Maryland, and Johns Hopkins University. He has also appeared on several TV and radio networks (BBC, CNN, ABC, NBC, PBS, NPR, Fox), analyzing political developments in South Asia.