Decolonising Our Minds is delighted to come together with the Eqbal Ahmad Facebook Fan Page (Unofficial), one of the largest and longest running forums dedicated to remembering the life and works of Eqbal on social media (https://www.facebook.com/Eqbal-Ahmad-115714965600/?fref=ts), to welcome Stuart Schaar, Professor Emeritus of Middle East and North African history at Brooklyn College, CUNY. He is the co-author of The Middle East and Islamic World Reader (New York: Grove Press, 2003), and recently co-edited The Birth of the Arab Citizen and the Changing of the Middle East (Northampton, MA: Olive Branch Press, 2015).

Last year Professor Schaar released his critically-acclaimed book, Eqbal Ahmad: Critical Outsider in a Turbulent Age (New York: Columbia University Press, 2015), presenting the reader with previously unseen materials by and about his close friend and colleague, after having traveled to the United States, India, Pakistan, western Europe, and North Africa to connect Eqbal's experiences to the major currents of modern history. A tireless intellectual with a remarkable vision, this book serves as a reminder that Eqbal is one of the more brilliant yet overlooked thinkers of recent times. Professor Schaar will speak about the book, his experiences with Eqbal, and the legacy and significance of an unmatched scholar and activist.

Eqbal Ahmad: Critical Outsider in a Turbulent Age

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