Syed Farid al-Attas
Syed Farid Alatas | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Malaysian |
| Known for | Research on the East-West dichotomy, decolonization of knowledge, Islamisation of knowledge and Muslim intellectualism |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Sociology |
| Institutions | National University of Singapore |
Syed Farid Alatas (Arabic: سيد فريد العطاس Sayyid Farīd al-ʿAṭṭās) is a Malaysian author and educator, serving as a professor in the Department of Sociology at the National University of Singapore.