A life of “Long Debate”:  A Tribute to Ali A. Mazrui

M Akif KAYAPINAR

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A life of “Long Debate”: A Tribute to Ali A. Mazrui

Authors:

M Akif KAYAPINAR

Publisher:

T.C Dışişleri Bakanlığı

Journal:

PERCEPTIONS: Journal of International Affairs 2014 Vol.19 Issue 4, pp.213-214

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2013

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000585717

Frequency:

Bi-Annual

eISSN:

2651-3315

pISSN:

1300-8641

Abstract:

 

Professor Mazrui’s personal self-esteem  and intellectual courage and willingness  to wrestle with these sorts of controversial  issues may partly be attributed to his  family background as well as personal  traits. Born in Mombasa, Kenya,  Professor Mazrui came from a politically  and intellectually powerful family. His  father, Sheikh Al-Amin Ali Mazrui, was  an eminent Islamic scholar of the region  and the clan that the family belonged to  had ruled Mombasa for over a century  until 1837. Father Mazrui, who died  when Professor Mazrui was fourteen, had  wanted his son to follow his own path  and, to this end, to attend the Al-Azhar  University in Cairo. However, having  been awarded a scholarship to travel to.

Article Details

A life of “Long Debate”: A Tribute to Ali A. Mazrui

Authors: M Akif KAYAPINAR

Publisher: T.C Dışişleri Bakanlığı

Journal: PERCEPTIONS: Journal of International Affairs 2014 Vol.19 Issue 4, pp.213-214

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 12/2013

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000585717

Frequency: Bi-Annual

eISSN: 2651-3315

pISSN: 1300-8641

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Authors:

M Akif KAYAPINAR

Publisher:

T.C Dışişleri Bakanlığı

Journal:

PERCEPTIONS: Journal of International Affairs 2014 Vol.19 Issue 4, pp.213-214

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2013

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000585717

Frequency:

Bi-Annual

eISSN:

2651-3315

pISSN:

1300-8641