Salman Sayyid PROFESSOR OF SOCIAL THEORY AND DECOLONIAL THOUGHT AND THE HEAD OF THE SCHOOL OF SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL POLICY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS

Salman Sayyid is a Professor of  Social Theory and Decolonial Thought and the Head of the School of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Leeds.  Sayyid is a political theorist whose work has pioneered Critical Muslim Studies. His research interests include decolonial studies, global history, the study of  Islamophobia and racism. Sayyid’s writings have been translated into several languages. His major publications include A Fundamental Fear (a book despite being banned by the Malaysian government is now in its third edition); and Recalling the Caliphate. He is the founding editor of ReOrient and the editor of the Pluto Press series: ‘Decolonial Studies, Postcolonial Horizons.’