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A Muslim's Call for Reform in Her Faith
St. Martin's Griffin
February 2005
On Sale: February 10, 2005
240 pages
ISBN: 0312326998
EAN: 9780312326999
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Non-Fiction Memoir
In blunt, provocative, and deeply personal terms, Irshad
Manji unearths the troubling cornerstones of mainstream
Islam today: tribal insularity, deep-seated anti-Semitism,
and an uncritical acceptance of the Koran as the final,
and therefore superior, manifesto of God. In this open
letter to Muslims and non-Muslims alike, Manji asks
arresting questions. "Who is the real colonizer of
Muslims - America or Arabia? Why are we all being held
hostage by what's happening between the Palestinians and
the Israelis? Why are we squandering the talents of women,
fully half of God's creation? What's our excuse for
reading the Koran literally when it's so contradictory and
ambiguous? Is that a heart attack you're having? Make it
fast. Because if more of us don't speak out against the
imperialists within Islam, these guys will walk away with
the show." Manji offers a practical vision of how the United States
and its allies can help Muslims undertake a reformation
that empowers women, promotes respect for religious
minorities, and fosters a competition of ideas. Her vision
revives Islam's lost tradition of independent thinking.
This book will inspire struggling Muslims worldwide to
revisit the foundations of their faith. It will also
compel non-Muslims to start posing the important questions
without fear of being deemed "racists." In more ways than
one, The Trouble with Islam is a clarion call for a fatwa-
free future.
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