Having pursued a career as a writer, journalist and teacher, he focuses his work on religion, fundamentalism, and especially Islamic affairs.
His blog for the NYR, "Revolution by Latrine", won an award from the Overseas Press Club of America in April 2011.
[citation needed] He is a regular contributor to the NYR, where he has written articles and reviews on such topics as Al Qaeda, Islam in Europe, unanswered questions in the Lockerbie crash and the repression of gay people in Iran.
[citation needed] Malise Ruthven is the younger son of Patrick Hore-Ruthven and Pamela Margaret Fletcher.
Dr Ruthven is internationally recognised for his work on Muslim thought and theology, fundamentalism, Mormonism, the social impact of religion and migration and the nexus between contemporary politics and belief.