Afghanistan: Imperialism and Fundamentalism | Vijay Prashad | Irfan Engineer | PSF

Any concrete understanding of the situation in Afghanistan calls for examining the mutually reinforcing character of imperialism and religious fundamentalism. PSF-TISS and PSO-TISS jointly presenting the online lecture ‘Afghanistan: Imperialism and Fundamentalism’ to analyse the current situation and future of Afghanistan. Speaker: Vijay Prashad Historian, intellectual, journalist and activist who has been working across the left movements globally. He is the Director at Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research’s Publication and is the Chief Editor of Left Word Books (New Delhi); he is also the Chief Correspondent for Globetrotter and Columnist for Frontline (India) and is the author of several books and leading publications. Chair: Irfan Engineer He is the Director, Centre for Study of Society and Secularism, Mumbai. A prominent social scientist and activist, he has worked for many decades on issues ranging from human rights to fighting communalism.