Crescent in a Red Sky by Amir Taheri
With the rise of Gorbachev, attention throughout the Soviet Union has increasingly been concentrated on the problems of minorities, and in several cases violence has flared as "subject peoples" of the USSR seek autonomy. The largest minority in the Soviet Union is the Moslems, and their numbers are sharply increasing, both absolutely and proportionately to the rest of the population. This is a study of the impact of Islam on Soviet policy and culture, based on first-hand experience and personal contact with, amongst others, "rebel" leaders such as Nagorna Karabkh. The author comes to some conclusions about the future of a movement which after the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan will increasingly come to dominate thinking in the Kremlin. Amir Taheri has also written "The Spirit of Allah", "Holy Terror", "The Cauldron" and "Nest of Skies".
Amir Taheri was the executive editor in chief of the daily Kayhan, Iran's largest newspaper, for more than six years before the mullahs seized power. He has been a syndicated columnist since 1980 and has contributed to many leading newspapers and magazines in the Middle East and Europe. In the United States, his articles have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Post, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and Commentary magazine, among other publications. He lives in Paris and London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780091734633 |
| ISBN 10 | 0091734630 |
| Title | Crescent in a Red Sky |
| Author | Amir Taheri |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cornerstone |
| Year published | 1989-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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