"Using the lyrical magic realism style of classical Persian storytelling, Azar draws the reader deep into the heart of a family caught in the maelstrom of post-revolutionary chaos and brutality that sweeps across an ancient land and its people"--Publisher.
Canadian journalist Irshad Manji describes some of the problems she has with her Muslim faith, asking questions about the religion's anti-Semitism, uncritical acceptance of the Koran, persecution of women, and other troublesome issues, and calls for the U.S. and its allies to enable what she sees as a much-needed reformation of Islam.
Canadian journalist Irshad Manji describes some of the problems she has with her Muslim faith, asking questions about the religion's anti-Semitism, uncritical acceptance of the Koran, persecution of women, and other troublesome issues, and calls for the U.S. and its allies to enable what she sees as a much-needed reformation of Islam.
Presents fifteen essays that discuss the rise of Islamic fundamentalism, and discusses its roots, the Arab-Israeli conflict, Islamic terrorism, Islamic power in places such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, Sudan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and much more.
