The Trouble with Islam Today A Wake-Up Call for Honesty and Change |
|
Author:
| Manji, Irshad |
ISBN: | 978-1-74166-588-8 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2007 |
Publisher: | Random House Australia
|
Imprint: | Vintage |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $29.99 |
Book Description:
|
Journalist, iconoclast and rebel Irshad Manji calls herself a Muslim Refusenik. 'That doesn't mean I refuse to be a Muslim,' she writes. 'It simply means I refuse to join an army of automatons in the name of Allah.' These automatons, Manji argues, include many so-called moderate Muslims in the West. In blunt, provocative and deeply personal terms, she unearths the troubling cornerstones of Islam as it's widely practised- tribal insularity, deep-seated anti-semitism and an uncritical...
More DescriptionJournalist, iconoclast and rebel Irshad Manji calls herself a Muslim Refusenik. 'That doesn't mean I refuse to be a Muslim,' she writes. 'It simply means I refuse to join an army of automatons in the name of Allah.' These automatons, Manji argues, include many so-called moderate Muslims in the West. In blunt, provocative and deeply personal terms, she unearths the troubling cornerstones of Islam as it's widely practised- tribal insularity, deep-seated anti-semitism and an uncritical acceptance of the Koran as the final, and therfore superior, manifesto of God.
But THE TROUBLE WITH ISLAM TODAY goes deeper, offering a practical vision of an Islamic reformation that empowers women, promotes respect for religious minorities and fosters a competition of ideas. Her vision revives Islam's lost tradition of independent thought.
In that spirit, Irshad Manji travels throughout the world with her challenge for both Muslims and non-Muslims- dare to ask questions - out loud.
THE TROUBLE WITH ISLAM TODAY is a clarion call for a fatwa-free future.