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It was with great sadness that the Irish Republican Socialist Party heard
of the death of Edward Said, professor, author, and tireless champion of
the Palestinian intifada.
Edward Said made significant contributions to a number of fields of intellectual inquiry, but reached beyond the world of academia in a manner which few accomplish. Edward Said helped transform the social sciences, especially those focused on the Arab world, but he was also an activist who ceaselessly championed the cause of justice and tirelessly sought to bring clarity and truth regarding the struggle of the Palestinian people and the Arab nation to the world. Edward Said was among the most effective voices for bringing to light the reality of the Palestinian cause in the West through his newspaper columns, scholarly essays, books, and interviews. Said made errors in his time, as all men do, but his works were important for helping to humanise the reality of the Palestinian struggle and for adding the credibility that is bestowed by the work of a genuine scholars. His voice and intellect will be missed.
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