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Living Dangerously in a Post-Honour World
Portfolio Hardcover
July 2003
On Sale: July 1, 2003
294 pages
ISBN: 0745622100
EAN: 9780745622101
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Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction Religion | Non-Fiction Political
In this groundbreaking book, Akbar Ahmed, one of the world's
leading authorities on Islam, who has worked in the Muslim
world but lives in the West, explains what is going wrong in
his society by referring to Islamic history and beliefs.
Employing theological and anthropological perspectives, he
attempts to answer the questions that people in the West are
asking about Islam: "Why do they hate us?" "Is Islam
compatible with democracy?" "Does Islam subjugate women?"
"Does the Quran preach violence?" These important questions
are of relevance to Muslims and to non-Muslims alike. Islam
Under Siege points out the need for, and provides the route
to, the dialogue of civilizations.September 11, 2001,
underlined the role of Islam in our time. In its demographic
spread, its political span, and its religious commitment,
Islam will be an increasingly forceful presence on the world
stage in the twenty-first century. While some scholars
predict that there will be a clash of civilizations, others
see a need for a dialogue of civilizations.This book will
help students, scholars of politics, sociology,
international relations, and cultural studies, and reporters
as well as a more general audience interested in some of the
most important issues of our time.
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