M. Shahid Alam
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M. Shahid Alam is a professor of economics at Northeastern University, Boston. His writings have appeared in leading economic journals, including Economic Development and Cultural Change, Southern Economic Journal, Journal of Development Economics, American Economic Review, Cambridge Journal of Economics, Studies in Contemporary Islam and Kyklos; in popular newspapers and web sites including Dissident Voice.org, Counterpunch, Al Ahram, Commondreams.org, Dawn, Holiday, Asia Times, Scoop, and Outlook India; in literary journals, including Chicago Review, Marlboro Review and Beloit Poetry Journal. He has published many books including Poverty from the Wealth of Nations (Macmillan, 2000), Governments and Markets in Economic Development Strategies (Praeger: 1989), and Is There An Islamic Problem (Kuala Lumpur: The Other Press, 2004). Many of Alam's articles have come under harsh criticism for his strong stances against Israel and America's foreign policy. Because of his over emphasis on Israel, some comments of antisemitism have been made.
Professor Alam was born in Bangladesh. He holds a BA from the University of Dhaka, MA from the University of Karachi, and Ph.D. from the University of Western Ontario.
He lives in a suburb of Boston.
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[edit] Articles by Alam
- "America's Dual Mission: Destroy and Rebuild (for a Profit)", CounterPunch, March 5, 2003.
- "Word Games About the Iraqi Resistance: Is the United States "a Terrorist Magnet"?", CounterPunch, August 7, 2003.
- "Pakistan "Recognizes" Israel", Dissident Voice, September 4, 2003.
- "Is There an Islamic Problem?" (book excerpt), CounterPunch, October 9/10, 2004.
- "America and Islam: Seeking Parallels", Dissident Voice, December 28, 2004.
- "The Waves of Hate: Testing Free Speech in America", CounterPunch, January 1/2, 2005.
