On the passing of the great Fouad Ajami

Statement by John Raisian, Director of the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, on the passing of Dr. Fouad Ajami.

What a loss. I was just in touch with Fouad through his assistant, Megan, a couple of days ago. I had sent him a copy of my upcoming book, The Irreverent Activist, for review, and he had written a wonderful testimonial. I was reaching out to thank him. I cannot believe that one of the last things that this great man did in his life was to give me a push forward, just as he had done more than two decades ago through his honest and thought-provoking writings. Thank you very much Fouad, I will carry as much of your flame as I can throughout what is left of my own haphazard existence on this earth. But no one can fill the void you leave behind.