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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.
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The No-nonsense Guide to Islam, Ziauddin Sardar, Merryl Wyn Davies
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- Released
- 2007
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- Title
- The No-nonsense Guide to Islam
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Ziauddin Sardar, Merryl Wyn Davies
- Publisher
- New Internationalist
- Released
- 2007
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 144
- ISBN10
- 1904456618
- ISBN13
- 9781904456612
- Series
- No-Nonsense Guides
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Religion & Spirituality, Political Science & Politics, Religious Topics, Religion, Politics, Islam
- Rating
- 3.5 out of 5
- Description
- 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.