Farish Ahmad-Noor
Political Scientist | Geopolitics and Southeast Asian History
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Farish Ahmad-Noor is a renowned political scientist and expert on the geopolitics of Southeast Asia. As a Professor at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, he has published extensively on the complex histories and identities shaping the region.
Ahmad-Noor's insights on the rise of nationalist movements and religious extremism have been featured in high-profile media outlets like The New York Times. His keynotes offer audiences a nuanced, historically-grounded understanding of the social and political forces transforming Asia in the 21st century.
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Why is colonialism (still) romanticized?
Colonialism remains an inescapable blight on the present, lingering in the toxic, internalized mythologies and stereotypes that have outlived the regimes that created them, says historian Farish Ahmad-Noor. Examining why these prejudices and narratives persist (and sometimes thrive), he suggests a multidisciplinary approach to reject cultural obsessions with romanticized history and prevent this nostalgia from perpetuating past oppressions.
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