Tashbih Sayyed
| Tashbih Sayyed | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1941 India |
| Died | 2007 |
| Occupation | Scholar, journalist, and author |
| Nationality | Pakistani-American |
| Subject | Politics and religion |
| Literary movement | Secularist |
| Notable works | "History of the World," "Left of the Center," "Pakistan – An Unfinished Agenda," "Mohammad – A Secularist's View," "Foreign Policy of Pakistan" and "Shadow Warriors – Afghanistan, Pakistan, Taliban." |
Tashbih Sayyed (1941–2007) was a Pakistani-American scholar, journalist, and author and was the Editor in Chief of Our Times, Pakistan Today, and In Review. Tashbih Sayyed worked from 1967–1980 for the Pakistan Television Corporation. In 1981, he emigrated to the United States. As a regular columnist for newspapers in the US, Pakistan, Germany and India, Sayyed wrote about what he perceived as the Islamist threat to the US. In 2004 he was one of the founders of the Center for Islamic Pluralism.
He was also founder of the websites, Muslim World Today, and Pakistan Today (not the Pakistani newspaper of the same name). Tashbih is featured in the documentaries, Relentless: The Struggle for Peace in Israel and Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West.
Tashbih Sayyed was born in India in 1941 to a Shiite Muslim family. Following the partition of India and the creation of Pakistan in 1947, his family left for Pakistan.
He started his career in journalism at Pakistan Television in 1967, ultimately becoming the controller and general manager of the station. During his last years at Pakistan Television, Dr. Sayyed became the founder of the station's current affairs programming. As a result of his liberal views, however, he came under attack by the Zia ul-Haq regime. He left his position at the station in 1980 and immigrated to the U.S. in 1981.
After moving to the United States, he worked as a translator and writer for several years.
In later years, Tashbih founded two California-based weekly newspapers, Pakistan Today (1991) and Muslim World Today. He is the author of eight books, including: "History of the World," "Left of the Center," "Pakistan – An Unfinished Agenda," "Mohammad – A Secularist's View," "Foreign Policy of Pakistan" and "Shadow Warriors – Afghanistan, Pakistan, Taliban." He appeared in the documentary "Relentless: The Struggle for Peace in Israel" (2003) and in "Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West" (2005).
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