In this talk, Abdou will expand on different elements of his book, Islam & Anarchism: Relationships & Resonances (Pluto Press, 2022). He will address the year 1492’s historical, material, spiritual and symbolic significance, particularly for Muslims, Jews, as well as Indigenous, Black, and People of Colour, globally. Beyond the neoliberal academy (that at best is a site of resistance, not liberation) he will discuss the failures of the Arab Spring including its secular colonial and statist aspirations, as well as “hypocrisy in solidarities” and how the liberation of Palestine is braided with Turtle Island. He will attend to the difference between Strategy and Tactic, Mobilizing and Organizing, Anti-colonial resistance and Decolonization.
Dr Mohamed Abdou is an interdisciplinary scholar of Indigenous, Black, critical race and Islamic studies, as well as anti-racist, feminist, gender, sexuality, women, decolonial and post-colonial studies with extensive fieldwork experience in the Middle East-North Africa and Turtle Island. He is a self-identifying Muslim anarchist and diasporic settler of colour based in Tkaronto, so-called Canada.
The event is free of charge, but Pass on Press will collect donations (cash only) in support of two families in Gaza throughout the evening.
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