Book Discussion: Syed Hussein Alatas and the School of Autonomous Knowledge

About the Session

Join a book discussion on the theme 'Revisiting the Captive Mind', based on the book 'Syed Hussein Alatas and the School of Autonomous Knowledge'. The book discussion will be led by its editor, Mohamed Imran Mohamed Taib.

About the Author

Mohamed Imran Mohamed Taib is an independent writer and dialogue facilitator. He is founding director of Dialogue Centre, and founding Board member of Centre for Interfaith Understanding (CIFU). He also sits on the advisory board of the National Museum Singapore. A Philosophy graduate, he writes and researches on issues of multiculturalism, interfaith and Islam in Malay society. He has 5 publications, two of them currently available in Wardah Books: Remembering Singapore River (2023) and Syed Hussein Alatas and the School of Autonomous Knowledge (2026). His commentaries have been published in various local and international newspapers.

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