Quote of the day
War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation. It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you started with.
Ali Mazrui

Born: February 24, 1933
Died: October 12, 2014 (aged 81)
Bio: Ali Al'amin Mazrui, was an academic professor, and political writer on African and Islamic studies and North-South relations. He was born in Mombasa, Kenya.
Known for:
- The African Condition (1980)
- Cultural Forces in World Politics (1990)
- The power of Babel (1998)
- Africanity redefined (2002)