- Farish A. Noor
Dr. Farish Ahmad Noor (also Dr. Badrol Hisham Ahmad-Noor, born
15 May ,1967 inGeorgetown ,Penang ,Malaysia ) is a Malaysiaauthor and researcher currently attached to Zentrum Moderner Orient (Centre for Modern Oriental Studies) inBerlin, Germany . He is also a senior fellow at theNanyang Technological University inSingapore .He received his BA in Philosophy & Literature from the
University of Sussex in 1989, before studying for an MA in Philosophy at the same University in 1990, an MA in South-East Asian Studies at theSchool of Oriental & Asian Studies in London, before completing his PhD at theUniversity of Essex in 1997.Dr. Noor's teaching credits include the Centre for Civilisational Dialogue,
University of Malaya and the Institute for Islamic Studies,Free University Berlin .Farish A. Noor's
blog articles comment upon, attempt to interpret, and build bridges over the conflict between Islam and Judeo-Christian cultures. The perspectives Dr. Noor expresses give his writing a reasoned tone, not favoring either side, but instead analyzing how the sides fail to communicate and accept each other.Farish has also appeared in the semi-documentary film "The Big Durian", directed by Amir Muhammad.
Publications
* Terrorising the Truth, The Shaping of Contemporary Images of Islam and Muslims in Media, Politics and Culture
* Writings on the War on Terror"'
* Kafirs R' Us: Why we need to think beyond the Muslim-Kafir divide
* The Other Malaysia
* Spirit of Wood: The Art of Malay Woodcarving
* Di Balik Malaysia Dari Majapahit Ke PutrajayaExternal links
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/crossing_continents/6151764.stm A brief profile of Farish Noor at BBC]
* [http://www.othermalaysia.org The Other Malaysia website]
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