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show his hate in appropriate actions and behavior; in a sense, he
has to become hate.
This message is as fresh today as when it was written. Fanon
was far, far ahead of his time. This is why he is disliked by some.
This is why he is misunderstood by others. This is exactly why
you should know him and listen to what he says. And if you
recognize yourself in his words, then like him, I say, you have
made a step forward.

Notes

1. Malek Bennabi, Islam in History and Society (Islamabad, Islamic Research Institute,
1987), p. 53.
2. Ashis Nandy, The Intimate Enemy (Delhi, Oxford University Press, 1983), p. 30.
3. Bart Moore-Gilbert, Postcolonial Theory (London, Verso, 1997), p. 145.
4. For a more detailed discussion of this see my essay “Beyond development: an
Islamic perspective,” in Islam, Postmodernism and Other Futures: A Ziauddin
Sardar Reader, edited by Sohail Inayatullah and Gail Boxwell (London, Pluto Press,
2003); and Vinay Lal, Empire of Knowledge (London, Pluto Press, 2002).
5. Nicolas Harrison, Postcolonial Criticism (Oxford, Polity, 2003), p. 158.
6. Jenny Sharpe, “US Multiculturalism,” in Postcolonial Studies, edited by Henry
Schwarz and Sangeeta Ray (Oxford, Blackwell, 2000), p. 114.

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