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| + | |alma_mater=University of the Punjab, Exeter College (Oxford) | ||
| + | |birth_place=Lahore, Punjab, British India | ||
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| + | [[Tariq Ali]] is a British political activist and author. | ||
| + | ==Opinions== | ||
| + | He is a critic of [[neoliberalism]]. | ||
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| + | |subjects=NGO,Muslim world,Middle East, Greater Middle East | ||
| + | |text=and then the [[NGOs]] bought off many of the best people with the tacit understanding that they could not engage directly in politics if they wanted to receive funding or assistance. Unfortunately the NGOs have helped remove secular intellectuals from politics - their impact on intellectual life in the [[Muslim]] world needs to be tabulated,\. | ||
| + | |authors=Tariq Ali | ||
| + | |date=2005 | ||
| + | |source_name=Conversations with Tariq Ali. Speaking of Empire and Resistance, page 83 | ||
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| + | |subjects=Nobel Prize for Literature | ||
| + | |text=I find it interesting who does and does not get considered for the Nobel - the committee always has one eye on the need of the establishment. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, for example, no [[Russian]] has gotten the [[Nobel Prize for Literature]] | ||
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| + | |date=2005 | ||
| + | |source_name=Conversations with Tariq Ali. Speaking of Empire and Resistance, page 144 | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:36, 26 July 2021
 Tariq Ali        (writer, journalist, filmmaker) | |
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| Born | 1943-10-21 Lahore, Punjab, British India |
| Alma mater | University of the Punjab, Exeter College (Oxford) |
| Spouse | Susan Watkins |
| Member of | Belmarsh Tribunal |
Tariq Ali is a British political activist and author.
Opinions
He is a critic of neoliberalism.
“and then the NGOs bought off many of the best people with the tacit understanding that they could not engage directly in politics if they wanted to receive funding or assistance. Unfortunately the NGOs have helped remove secular intellectuals from politics - their impact on intellectual life in the Muslim world needs to be tabulated,\.”
Tariq Ali (2005) [1]
“I find it interesting who does and does not get considered for the Nobel - the committee always has one eye on the need of the establishment. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, for example, no Russian has gotten the Nobel Prize for Literature”
Tariq Ali (2005) [2]
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