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FAISAL DEVJI AT THE ICA, LONDON 11 February 2008 The Militant and the Mahatma Hurst author Faisal Devji, one of the world's most acclaimed theorists of militant Islam, comes to the ICA to argue that a close reading of alleged 9/11 conspirator Khalid Sheikh Mohamed's hearing transcript while in captivity in Guantanamo Bay bears comparison with Gandhi's famous trial for sedition in 1922. Both the modern Islamic militants and the mahatma, he will argue, rely upon the caliphate to re-imagine the world, and a comparison of their ideas can teach us a great deal. Faisal Devji is associate professor of history at The New School for Social Research in New York and author of Landscapes of the Jihad: Militancy, Militancy, Modernity. Afterwards, Devji will be in conversation with Akmal Asghar, senior member of radical Islamic political organisation Hizb-ut-Tahrir and Yahya Birt, writer and commentator on Islam. Chair: Roger Hardy, Middle East and Islamic affairs analyst, BBC World Service. Tickets are bookable in advance from the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, by clicking here:http://www.ica.org.uk/Faisal%20Devji%3A%20The%20Militant%20and%20the%20Mahatma+15912.twl BOOK LAUNCH 26 February 2008 Hurst Publishers cordially invites you to the launch of Michael Axworthy's Empire of the Mind A History of Iran 18.30 — 20.00 Tuesday 26th February Daunt Books, 83 Marylebone High Street, London W1U 4QW followed by a wine reception RSVP to Kathleen May: hurst4@atlas.co.uk or 0207 255 2201 'An engrossing, powerfully argued and elegantly written history of a country which finds itself once again at the centre of international affairs.' — Justin Marozzi, author of the bestselling Tamerlane: Sword of Islam, Conqueror of the World 'A concise yet comprehensive historical narrative which is both a pleasure to read and intellectually stimulating.' — Professor Ali Ansari, University of St Andrews, author of Confronting Iran: The Failure of American Foreign Policy and the Roots of Mistrust

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