Two months ago I hadn’t even heard of Saree Makdisi. Then I started researching the Palestinian/Arab blogging landscape to figure out who’s out there advocating for Palestine in the blogosphere. It is during this time that I came across Saree Makdisi’s site. From that point on I’ve had a steadily increasing appreciation for him. I’ve finally been able to formulate a conclusion about him: Saree Makdisi Rocks
Saree Makdisi is a professor of English literature at UCLA, this explains the eloquance with which he writes. But what’s really impressive about this guy is a combination of moral clairty and accessible presentation of ideas. Simply put, when you read a piece by Makdisi, you understand what he is saying, but more importantly you agree with him. His articles flow well, are easy to read, make a lot of sense, and in the end you are always left with a moral ‘eureka’ moment.
So here is my advise to everyone out there. Start reading this guy’s articles. They are popping up all over the place, LA Times, Counterpunch, San Francisco Chronicle, and many others. IMEU.net always seems to have his latest article featured on their front page, and his site has an archive of all his previous material. I really believe we have pro-palestine rockstar in the making here. Anybody want to start the Saree Makdisi fan club?