Noam Chomsky is joined by Pakistani journalist and filmmaker Beena Sarwar, scholars Margaret Cerullo, Emran Qureshi, and Stuart Schaar, moderator Jack Trumpbour, in a celebration of the great Pakistani activist/thinker Eqbal Ahmad and the publication of "The Selected Writings of Eqbal Ahmad." Ahmad, a charismatic and brilliant strategist, died in Islamabad in 1999. He was called by his close friend Edward Said, "the shrewdest and most original anti-imperialist analyst of the postwar world." Chomsky opens the event with a great talk on the Middle East. A panel discussion follows on Ahmad's work and its significance with particular focus on Palestine, Lebanon, Iran and Pakistan. Recorded at the Harvard Law School as part of its Labor and Worklife Program. 2-CD set

Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky, internationally renowned MIT professor, practically invented modern linguistics. In addition to his pioneering work in that field he has been a leading voice for peace and social justice. He is in huge demand as a public speaker all over the world. The New York Times calls him, "a global phenomenon, perhaps the most widely read voice on foreign policy on the planet." Author of scores of books, his latest are "The Essential Chomsky" and "What We Say Goes."