Critical Muslim 10: Sects

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

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Merryl Wyn Davies is appalled by the sectarian divisions in Muslim societies; Yasmin Saikia is angry at the Sectarian violence unleashed in the name of Islam; Ebrahim Moosa suggest the Sunnis, the majority Muslim sect, need a little self-reflection; Faisal Daviji explores the historic contribution and present predicaments of the Ismailis; Imranali Panjwani explains what it means to be a Shia; Zacharias Pieri joins the evangelical Tablighi Jamaat on a religious retreat; Robin Yassin-Kassab traces the origins of the Alawis of Syria; Hassan Mohamedallie has a conversation with Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the Caliph and spiritual leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community; Francesco Cavatorta thinks the Salafis represent the greatest danger to Islam; Jamie Gilham asks why converts tend to be over-zealous; and Faizur Rahman spends some quality time with the puritan Deobandis of India.

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Utgivningsdatum2013-04-11
Mått140 x 216 x 20 mm
Vikt363 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieCritical Muslim
Antal sidor264
FörlagC Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
ISBN9781849043953

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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 (Hurst); Desperately Seeking Paradise: Journeys of a Sceptical Muslim (Granta); What Do Muslims Believe? (Granta); and Balti Britain: A Provocative Journey Through Asian Britain (Granta). Robin Yassin-Kassab is the author of the acclaimed novel, The Road From Damascus (Penguin). Born in west London, he has lived and worked in France, Pakistan, Turkey, Syria, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and Oman. He is a regular contributor to the literary pages of The Guardian and The Independent.

The Violence of Sectarianism - Yasmin Saikia The Sunnis - Ebrahim Moosa The Shia - Imranali Panjwani The Salafis - Francesco Cavatorta (based in Saudi Arabia and the ideology behind the Jihadis, the Taliban and al-Qaida) The Ismailis - Faisal Daviji Tablighi Jamaat -- Zacharias Pieri (a global evangelical sect that has its origins in India) The Alawis - Robin Yassin-Kassab (the sect of President Asad of Syria) The Deobandis - Faizur Rahman (a puritan sect from India, an off-shoot of the Wahhabis) The Ahmadiyya - Hassan Mohamedallie (a persecuted minority sect in Pakistan) Converts and Their Discontent - Jamie Gilham