How To Win A Cosmic War by Reza Aslan
Why do they hate us? An entire cottage industry has arisen to answer this question. But what no one has really figured out is, who exactly are they? Is it al-Qaeda? Islamic nationalists? The whole Muslim world? This work lays out a comprehensive definition of the movement behind and surrounding al-Qaeda, a global ideology properly termed Jihadism.
Compelling, penetrative and timelyIf more of us in the West grasp Aslan's arguments, we will begin to win the war of ideas against Jihadists and extremists. Ed Husain, author of The Islamist The chapter on the radicalisation of Europe's young is particularly useful...Aslan opens many fruitful areas of enquiry Observer
Reza Aslan's No God but God was shortlisted for the 2005 Guardian First Book Award in the UK and nominated for a PEN USA award for research Non-Fiction. He has studied religions at the universities of Santa Clara, Harvard and California, Santa Barbara, and holds an MFA in fiction from the Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa, where he was also visiting assistant professor of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies. His work has appeared in the Nation, Slate, and the New York Times.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780434019793 |
| ISBN 10 | 0434019798 |
| Title | How To Win A Cosmic War |
| Author | Reza Aslan |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cornerstone |
| Year published | 2009-05-21 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
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