Ali Mazrui | |
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| Born | 24 February 1933 |
| Died | 12 October 2014 (aged 81) Vestal, New York, United States |
| Resting place | Mazrui Graveyard, Mombasa 4°03′43″S 39°40′44″E / 4.061843°S 39.678912°E |
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Alma mater | Manchester University (BA) Columbia University (MA) Nuffield College, Oxford (PhD) |
| Occupation(s) | Academic and political author |
| Years active | 1966–2014 |
| Known for | Coining the term "black orientalism" |
| Television | The Africans: A Triple Heritage |
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| Children | 5 |
| Awards |  Order of the Burning Spear Top 100 Public Intellectuals (2005) |
| Website | www |
Ali Al'amin Mazrui (24 February 1933 – 12 October 2014), was a Kenyan-born American academic, professor, and political writer on African and Islamic studies, and North-South relations. He was born in Mombasa, Kenya. His positions included Director of the Institute of Global Cultural Studies at Binghamton University in Binghamton, New York, and Director of the Center for Afro-American and African Studies at the University of Michigan.[1][2] He produced the 1980s television documentary series The Africans: A Triple Heritage.
- ^ Daily Nation (13 October 2014). "Professor Ali Mazrui Dies in US". Daily Monitor (Kampala). Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ^ Ian (13 October 2014). "Who Was Professor Ali Mazrui?". The Independent (Uganda). Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.