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Ziauddin Sardar

    October 31, 1951

    Ziauddin Sardar is an prolific author whose work navigates the intersection of Islamic studies, science, and cultural relations. His writing probes the intricate dynamics between East and West, often focusing on the British Asian experience and how Islam shapes contemporary identity. Sardar is recognized for his skeptical yet insightful approach to religion and society, drawing from a rich intellectual tradition. His contributions encourage readers to contemplate cultural encounters and the possibilities for understanding in an increasingly interconnected world.

    Ziauddin Sardar
    Introducing Mathematics : A Graphic Guide
    The No-nonsense Guide to Islam
    American Dream. Global Nightmare
    Desperately Seeking Paradise
    Balti Britain
    Black skin, white masks
    • 2015

      Critical Muslim 13: race

      • 256 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      Hassan Mahamdallie argues that racism is twenty-first century's main problem, Shannon Shah detects racial overtones within Islam, Robert Irwin examines race and racism in the Arabian Nights, Hugh Kennedy uncovers the ninth century Zanj slave uprisings, Sejad Mekic looks for signs of hope in Bosnia, Sadiyya Shaikh explores religious imaginaries of ibn Arabi, Avaes Mohammad evokes parallel lives in Blackburn, Gary MacFarlane revisits the Christian fundamentalism of abolitionist John Brown, Ziauddin Sardar has unsavoury encounters in Saudi Arabia, and Naima Khan accuses South Asian Muslims of looking down on Africans.About Critical A quarterly publication of ideas and issues showcasing groundbreaking thinking on Islam and what it means to be a Muslim in a rapidly changing, interconnected world. Each edition centers on a discrete theme, and contributions include reportage, academic analysis, cultural commentary, photography, poetry, and book reviews.Also in this Ruth Waterman's photographs of Bosnia, an epic poem on Bhopal, poetry by Dorothea Smartt, a short story by Aiysha Jahan, race relations in Trinidad and our list of ten political organisations that promote Islamophobia.

      Critical Muslim 13: race
    • 2013
    • 2013

      Introducing Mathematics traces the story of mathematics from the ancient world to modern times, describing the great discoveries and providing an accessible introduction to topics such as algebra and chaos theory.

      Introducing Mathematics : A Graphic Guide
    • 2012

      Muhammad: All That Matters

      • 154 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      Ziauddin Sardar's brilliant new book is ideal for students or general readers who want to know all that matters about Muhammad.

      Muhammad: All That Matters
    • 2010

      The media has become a condition of our existence. Introducing Media Studies explores media history and the complex relationship between the media, ideology, knowledge, and power, presenting a coherent view of the media industry, media theory, and methods in media research.

      Introducing Media Studies
    • 2009

      Balti Britain

      A Journey Through the British Asian Experience

      • 392 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      Weaving an informative travelogue with an illuminating autobiography, this account combines the history of Asians in Great Britain with the author’s personal recollections. From the arrival of the first Indian in 1614 to the young extremists in Walthamstow mosque in 2006, this portrait conveys a vivid and rich chronicle of a people’s past. The author’s own life is also explored, describing his carefree childhood in Pakistan, his family's emigration to a racist Britain in the 1950s, and his adulthood straddling two cultures. Authentic and strikingly honest, this record also considers vital questions such as Are arranged marriages a good thing? Does the term "Asian" obscure more than it conveys? Do Vindaloo and Balti actually exist? and Is multiculturalism an impossible dream?

      Balti Britain
    • 2009

      Sardar travels to Asian communities throughout the UK to tell the history of Asians in Britain - from the arrival of the first Indian in 1614, to the young extremists in Walthamstow mosque in 2006. He interweaves throughout an illuminating account of his own life, describing his carefree childhood in Pakistan, his family's emigration to racist 1950s Britain, and his adulthood straddling two cultures. Along the way he asks: are arranged marriages a good thing? Does the term 'Asian' obscure more than it conveys? Do vindaloo and balti actually exist? And is multiculturalism an impossible dream?

      Balti Britain
    • 2008

      The explosion will not happen today. It is too soon ... or too late.First published in English in 1968, Frantz Fanon's seminal text was immediately acclaimed as a classic of black liberationalist writing. Fanon's descriptions of the feelings of inadequacy and dependence experienced by people of colour in a white world are as salient and as compelling as ever. Fanon identifies a devastating pathology at the heart of Western culture, a denial of difference, that persists to this day. His writings speak to all who continue the struggle for political and cultural liberation in our troubled times.

      Black skin, white masks
    • 2007

      The No-nonsense Guide to Islam

      • 144 pages
      • 6 hours of reading
      3.5(27)Add rating

      This guide explains Islamic history, the Qur’an, sharia law, and Islam’s relationship with the West. It analyzes the struggle within the faith for a more humane interpretation of the religion, issues surrounding women, democracy, and economic development, and the outlook post-9/11 and the Iraq war. Merryl Wyn Davies is a writer, anthropologist, and TV producer. The author of Knowing One Shaping an Islamic Anthropology, she also co-authored the international bestseller Why Do People Hate America? Ziauddin Sardar is a writer, broadcaster, and cultural critic. His works include Postmodernism and the Other, Orientalism, and Why Do People Hate America?, written with Merryl Wyn Davies.

      The No-nonsense Guide to Islam
    • 2004

      American Dream. Global Nightmare

      • 304 pages
      • 11 hours of reading
      3.6(39)Add rating

      This title brings into sharp focus the merger of celebrity, corporate power, government and empire which has become an essential part of America's belief in itself as a nation.

      American Dream. Global Nightmare