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Mr. Mamdani, who prefers to cast Amin as an anticolonialist hero, is the father of Zohran Mamdani, and after reading the book, Mr. Varadarajan feels he understands the young New York socialist a bit better.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025

“Pacifiction’s” anticolonialist vision is more subdued but also, perhaps, more insidious; here, the rot remains largely hidden from view.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2023

There’s also a refreshingly anticolonialist bent lurking in the story of Kahndaq overthrowing their occupiers, embodied by the rebellious Amon.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2022

The couple are now divorced, but he lives down the street from his ex-wife and young son, Nadim, named after a 19th-century anticolonialist.

From New York Times • Nov. 28, 2011

The placards cried "Freedom!" or "Ne Touchez Pas l'Afrique," and the torrent of anticolonialist oratory at the All African People's Conference in Accra last week seemed to have no end.

From Time Magazine Archive