Extreme - Brossura

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1849046255 ISBN 13: 9781849046251

Casa editrice: Hurst & Co Ltd, 2016

Riassunto

Samia Rahman argues there is more to the Muslim world than extremism, Anne Alexander wonders at the rise and rise of ISIS, John Sweeney suggests we are living in an age of extremes, Raza Ali struggles with reactionary love for the Prophet, Andrew Brown takes a sledge hammer to the New Atheists, Elma Bahira learns to talk to idolatrous statues, Deena Dajani examines the ironies of a rational defence of satire, Sunny Hundal exposes the fanatics hijacking Sikhism, Benedikt Koehler thinks early Islam gave birth to capitalism that spawned wealth inequality, Farouk Peru asks Muslims to confront the enemy within, Samir Younes is appalled at the ubiquity of mean thought in the arts, Rahul Jayaram relates the story of the man who hid in an aeroplane bathroom, and Naufal Mukumi recounts his journey from unaccompanied refugee to renowned pianist.
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L'autore

Ziauddin Sardar is a renowned writer, broadcaster and cultural critic. A former columnist on the New Statesman, he has also served as a Commissioner on the Equality and Human Rights Commission. He is professor of Law and society at Middlesex University, and the author of numerous books, the most recent being Reading the Qur'an (OUP); Desperately Seeking Paradise: Journeys of a Sceptical Muslim; What Do Muslims Believe?, andBalti Britain: A Provocative Journey Through Asian Britain.

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• Editore: Hurst & Co Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1849046255
• ISBN 13: 9781849046251
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 245
• Redattore: Sardar Ziauddin, Mahamdallie Hassan, Rahman Samia, Shah Shanon