Why I Am Not A Muslim

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Why I Am Not A Muslim

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Author : Ibn Warraq
language : en
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Release Date : 2010-09-30

Why I Am Not A Muslim written by Ibn Warraq and has been published by Prometheus Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-30 with Religion categories.

Those who practice the Muslim faith have resisted examinations of their religion. They are extremely guarded about their religion, and what they consider blasphemous acts by skeptical Muslims and non-Muslims alike has only served to pique the world's curiosity. This critical examination reveals an unflattering picture of the faith and its practitioners. Nevertheless, it is the truth, something that has either been deliberately concealed by modern scholars or buried in obscure journals accessible only to a select few.

Why I Am A Muslim

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Author : Asma Gull Hasan
language : en
Publisher: HarperThorsons
Release Date : 2004

Why I Am A Muslim written by Asma Gull Hasan and has been published by HarperThorsons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Islam categories.

Part memoir, part polemic, this title represents the side of Islam that is left out of the daily newspaper. For Asma Hasan being a Muslim is not merely a matter of birth, but a matter of choice.

Why As A Muslim I Defend Liberty

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Author : Mustafa Akyol
language : en
Publisher: Cato Institute
Release Date : 2021-09-28

Why As A Muslim I Defend Liberty written by Mustafa Akyol and has been published by Cato Institute this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-28 with Religion categories.

Islam, the second largest religion in the world, has several authoritarian interpretations today that defy human freedom—by executing “apostates” or “blasphemers,” imposing religious practices, or discriminating against women or minorities. In Why, as a Muslim, I Support Liberty, Mustafa Akyol offers a bold critique of this trouble, by frankly acknowledging its roots in the religious tradition. But Akyol also shows that Islam has “seeds of freedom” as well—in the Qur'an, the life of the Prophet Muhammad, and the complex history of the Islamic civilization. It is past time, he argues, to grow those seeds into maturity, and reinterpret Islamic law and politics under the Qur'anic maxim, “No compulsion in religion.” Akyol shows that the major reinterpretation Islam needs now is similar to the transformation that began in Western Christianity back in the 17th century, with the groundbreaking ideas of classical liberal thinkers such as John Locke. The author goes back and forth between classical liberalism and the Islamic tradition, to excavate little-noticed parallels, first highlighted by the “Islamic liberals” of the late Ottoman Empire, unknown to many Muslims and non-Muslims today. In short chapters, Akyol digs into big questions. Why do Muslims need to “reform” the Sharia? But is there something to “revive” in the Sharia as well? Should Muslims really glorify “conquest,” or rather believe in social contract? Is capitalism really alien to Islam, which has a rich heritage of free markets and civil society? Finally, he addresses a suspicion common among Muslims today: What if liberty is a mere cover used by Western powers to advance their imperialist schemes? With personal stories, historical anecdotes, theological insights, and a very accessible prose, this is the little big book on the intersection of Islam and liberty.

The Atheist Muslim

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Author : Ali A. Rizvi
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 2016-11-22

The Atheist Muslim written by Ali A. Rizvi and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-22 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

In much of the Muslim world, religion is the central foundation upon which family, community, morality, and identity are built. The inextricable embedment of religion in Muslim culture has forced a new generation of non-believing Muslims to face the heavy costs of abandoning their parents’ religion: disowned by their families, marginalized from their communities, imprisoned, or even sentenced to death by their governments. Struggling to reconcile the Muslim society he was living in as a scientist and physician and the religion he was being raised in, Ali A. Rizvi eventually loses his faith. Discovering that he is not alone, he moves to North America and promises to use his new freedom of speech to represent the voices that are usually quashed before reaching the mainstream media—the Atheist Muslim. In The Atheist Muslim, we follow Rizvi as he finds himself caught between two narrative voices he cannot relate to: extreme Islam and anti-Muslim bigotry in a post-9/11 world. The Atheist Muslim recounts the journey that allows Rizvi to criticize Islam—as one should be able to criticize any set of ideas—without demonizing his entire people. Emotionally and intellectually compelling, his personal story outlines the challenges of modern Islam and the factors that could help lead it toward a substantive, progressive reformation.

The Clash Of Fundamentalisms

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Author : Tariq Ali
language : en
Publisher: Verso
Release Date : 2003-04-17

The Clash Of Fundamentalisms written by Tariq Ali and has been published by Verso this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-04-17 with Political Science categories.

In this timely and important book, new in paperback, Tariq Ali is lucid, eloquent, literary and painfully honest as he dissects both Islamic and Western fundamentalism.

Answering Islam

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Author : Norman L. Geisler
language : en
Publisher: Baker Books
Release Date : 2002-08

Answering Islam written by Norman L. Geisler and has been published by Baker Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-08 with Religion categories.

Apologetic guide compares the major tenets of Islam with Christianity.

Islam And The Future Of Tolerance

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Author : Sam Harris
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2015-10-06

Islam And The Future Of Tolerance written by Sam Harris and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-06 with Religion categories.

In this dialogue between a famous atheist and a former radical, Sam Harris and Maajid Nawaz invite you to join an urgently needed conversation: Is Islam a religion of peace or war? Is it amenable to reform? Why do so many Muslims seem drawn to extremism? The authors demonstrate how two people with very different views can find common ground.

Leaving Islam

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Author : Ibn Warraq
language : en
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Release Date : 2009-12-02

Leaving Islam written by Ibn Warraq and has been published by Prometheus Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-12-02 with Religion categories.

A renowned scholar of Islamic studies interviews ex-Muslims, who feel it is their duty to speak up against their former faith to tell the truth about the fastest growing religion in the world.

Defending The West

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Author : Ibn Warraq
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007

Defending The West written by Ibn Warraq and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Literary Criticism categories.

This is the first systematic critique of Edward Said's influential work, Orientalism, a book that for almost three decades has received wide acclaim, voluminous commentary, and translation into more than fifteen languages. Said's main thesis was that the Western image of the East was heavily biased by colonialist attitudes, racism, and more than two centuries of political exploitation. Although Said's critique was controversial, the impact of his ideas has been a pervasive rethinking of Western perceptions of Eastern cultures, plus a tendency to view all scholarship in Oriental Studies as tainted by considerations of power and prejudice. In this thorough reconsideration of Said's famous work, Ibn Warraq argues that Said's case against the West is seriously flawed. Warraq accuses Said of not only willfully misinterpreting the work of many scholars, but also of systematically misrepresenting Western civilization as a whole. With example after example, he shows that ever since the Greeks Western civilization has always had a strand in its very makeup that has accepted non-Westerners with open arms and has ever been open to foreign ideas. The author also criticizes Said for inadequate methodology, incoherent arguments, and a faulty historical understanding. He points out, not only Said's tendentious interpretations, but historical howlers that would make a sophomore blush. Warraq further looks at the destructive influence of Said's study on the history of Western painting, especially of the 19th century, and shows how, once again, the epigones of Said have succeeded in relegating thousands of first-class paintings to the lofts and storage rooms of major museums. An extended appendix reconsiders the value of 18th- and 19th-century Orientalist scholars and artists, whose work fell into disrepute as a result of Said's work.