Eqbal Ahmad
- Ahmad says that as a critic of Israeli policies and a supporter of the rights of the Palestinians, ha has been ostracized by the academic community:
- It is not only the material punishments that the people encoutner, but the extraordinary environment of conformity that is imposed upon you and the price in isolation that individuals have to pay for not conforming on this issue.
- Ahmad joined the faculty of Cornell university in 1965. "I was a young assistant professor, generally liked by my colleagues," recalss Ahmad. "And they continued to be very warm and civil to me[1]
Publications
- Eqbal Ahmad, "The Theory and Fallacies of Counter-insurgency", The Nation (New York), 2 August 1972, p. 73. Also published in Taking State Power: The Sources and Consequences of Political Challenge JC Leggett (ed) - 1973 - Joanna Cotler Books
- Genesis of international terrorism By Eqbal Ahmad, October 1998, reprinted in DAWN, Friday 5 October 2001, 17 Rajab 1422.
- Terrorism: Theirs and Ours By Eqbal Ahmad, David Barsamian Format Paperback ISBN-10 1-58322-490-4 ISBN-13 978-1-58322-490-8 Publication Date 2002
Resources
- Hampshire College Archives Eqbal Ahmad Papers, 1956-1999 Finding Aid Manuscript Group 5 Prepared by Susan A. Dayall 2001
- Eqbal Ahmad (1933 or 34 - 1999), accessed 8 January 2008.
Notes
- ↑ Paul Findley They Dare to Speak Out: People and Institutions Confront Israel's Lobby. Chicago: Lawrence Hill Books, 1989. 390 pages
