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The Muslim Next Door: The Qur'an, the Media, and That Veil Thing
Door Sumbul Ali-Karamali
Categorie | Religie & Theologie |
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Boeknummer | #278824 |
Titel | The Muslim Next Door: The Qur'an, the Media, and That Veil Thing |
Auteur | Ali-Karamali, Sumbul |
Boektype | Paperback |
Uitgeverij | Ashland OR, White Cloud Press |
Jaar van uitgave | 2008 |
ISBN10 | 0974524565 |
ISBN13 | 9780974524566 |
Taal | Engels |
Samenvatting | Since 9/11, stories about Muslims and the Islamic world have flooded headlines, politics, and water-cooler conversations all across the country. And, although Americans hear about Islam on a daily basis, there remains no clear explanation of Islam or its people. The Muslim Next Door offers easy-to-understand yet academically sound answers to these questions while also dispelling commonly held misconceptions. Written from the point of view of an American Muslim, the book addresses what readers in the Western world are most curious about, beginning with the basics of Islam and how Muslims practice their religion before easing into more complicated issues like jihad, Islamic fundamentalism, and the status of women in Islam. Author Sumbul Ali-Karamali's vivid anecdotes about growing up Muslim ... (Lees verder)and female in the West, along with her sensitive, scholarly overview of Islam, combine for a uniquely insightful look at the world's fastest growing religion. |
Pagina's | 287 |
Conditie | Goed |
Prijs | € 6,00 |
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