
No God But God by Reza Aslan
*Ten years on from 9/11, much of the Muslim faith remains largely unknown and misunderstood in the West. *While there have been a number of successful books on the topic of Islamic history - from Karen Armstrong's Islam: A Brief History to Bernard Lewis's The Crises of Islam - there is surprisingly no book for a popular audience about Islam as a religion, let alone one by an author from an Islamic background. *No God But God fills that gap, addressing issues of belief: the difference between the Quran and the Bible, the meaning of the Hajj, the Muslim relationship with Jesus, the Muslim attitude towards Jews, equality between the sexes and more. * This revised and updated edition includes a wealth of new material and new chapters covering recent uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya; the changing face of Islam in Europe and North Africa; and a number of topics of heated debate (the veil controversy; Islam & women; Iraq War as a Jihadi recruiting agent etc).
Beautiful [and] fascinating * Metro *
Truly illuminating -- AS Byatt * The Guardian *
A revelation * Yasmin Alibhai-Brown *
Aslan is a superb narrator, bringing each century to life with vivid details and present tense narration that makes popular history so enthralling.. A terrific read * Glasgow Herald *
Outstandingly useful ... always balanced, vivid and readable * The Independent *
Truly illuminating -- AS Byatt * The Guardian *
A revelation * Yasmin Alibhai-Brown *
Aslan is a superb narrator, bringing each century to life with vivid details and present tense narration that makes popular history so enthralling.. A terrific read * Glasgow Herald *
Outstandingly useful ... always balanced, vivid and readable * The Independent *
Reza Aslan is a comparative religions scholar from Harvard, who is also a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop. At Harvard, he was elected president of Harvard's chapter of the World Conference on Religion and Peace, a UN organisation committed to global understanding. Currently teaching an introductory course on Islam at Iowa, Aslan is also at work on a novel.
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ISBN 13 | 9780099564324 |
ISBN 10 | 0099564327 |
Title | No God But God |
Author | Reza Aslan |
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Binding Type | Paperback |
Publisher | Cornerstone |
Year published | 2011-09-01 |
Number of pages | 384 |
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