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Critical Muslim 11: Syria
Ziauddin Sardar
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Description for Critical Muslim 11: Syria
Paperback. Collection of writings about Syria written from the Islamic perspective Editor(s): Sardar, Ziauddin; Yassin-Kassab, Robin. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBS; HBJF1; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 310.
Critical Muslim's Syria issue approaches the diversity of this rich culture as it is reborn through revolution, tortured by repression, and traumatised by war. Thomas Pierret illuminates the varying positions of Syria's Muslims and Islamists; Rasha Omran writes about being an Alawi revolutionary; Robin Yassin-Kassab investigates the revolution's artistic and cultural shifts; Firas Massouh appraises the role of workers and the left inside Syria; Louis Proyect castigates leftists in the West; Nader Attasi examines the successes of the revolutionary committees and the failures of opposition political elites; Hassan Hassan recounts the rise, fall and rise again of the Muslim Brotherhood's ... Read more
Critical Muslim's Syria issue approaches the diversity of this rich culture as it is reborn through revolution, tortured by repression, and traumatised by war. Thomas Pierret illuminates the varying positions of Syria's Muslims and Islamists; Rasha Omran writes about being an Alawi revolutionary; Robin Yassin-Kassab investigates the revolution's artistic and cultural shifts; Firas Massouh appraises the role of workers and the left inside Syria; Louis Proyect castigates leftists in the West; Nader Attasi examines the successes of the revolutionary committees and the failures of opposition political elites; Hassan Hassan recounts the rise, fall and rise again of the Muslim Brotherhood's ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849044516
SKU
V9781849044516
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About Ziauddin Sardar
Ziauddin Sardar is a renowned writer, broadcaster and cultural critic. A former columnist on the New Statesman, he has also served as a Commissioner on the Equality and Human Rights Commission. He is professor of Law and society at Middlesex University, and the author of numerous books, the most recent being Reading the Qur'an (Hurst); Desperately Seeking Paradise: Journeys of ... Read more
Reviews for Critical Muslim 11: Syria
'Show[s] that the voices [of Syrians] are loud and alive and cannot be silenced. Some of the depictions and accounts of the horror in Syria are by Syrians, others by people knowledgeable and involved, but - the power of human resistance to oppression stands out.' - Times Literary Supplement