Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
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)