Critical Muslim | 17
Extreme
Critical Muslim is a quarterly magazine of ideas and issues showcasing ground breaking thinking on Islam and what it means to be a Muslim in a rapidly changing, interconnected world.
Description
Samia Rahman argues there is more to the Muslim world than extremism; Anne Alexander wonders at the rise and rise of ISIS; John Sweeney suggests we are living in an age of extremes; Raza Ali struggles with reactionary love for the Prophet; Andrew Brown takes a sledgehammer to the New Atheists; Elma Berisha learns to talk to idolatrous statues; Sunny Hundal exposes the fanatics hijacking Sikhism; Benedikt Koehler thinks early Islam gave birth to capitalism that spawned wealth inequality; Farouk Peru asks Muslims to confront the enemy within; Samir Younés is appalled at the ubiquity of mean thought in the arts; and Rahul Jayaram relates the story of the man who hid in an aeroplane bathroom.
Editor(s)
Ziauddin Sardar is an award-winning, internationally renowned writer, futurist and cultural critic. His many books include Three Begums; Reading the Qur’an and A Person of Pakistani Origins (all published by Hurst); Mecca: The Sacred City; and Desperately Seeking Paradise: Journeys of a Sceptical Muslim. A former New Statesman columnist and UK equality and human rights commissioner, he is Editor of the influential quarterly Critical Muslim.
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What is "Critical Muslim | 17" about?
Samia Rahman argues there is more to the Muslim world than extremism; Anne Alexander wonders at the rise and rise of ISIS; John Sweeney suggests we are living in an age of extremes; Raza Ali struggles with reactionary love for the Prophet; Andrew Brown takes a sledgehammer to the New Atheists; Elma Berisha learns to talk to idolatrous statues; Sunny Hundal exposes the fanatics hijacking Sikhism; Benedikt Koehler thinks early Islam gave birth to capitalism that spawned wealth inequality; Farouk Peru asks Muslims to confront the enemy within; Samir Younés is appalled at the ubiquity of mean thought in the arts; and Rahul Jayaram relates the story of the man who hid in an aeroplane bathroom.
Who wrote "Critical Muslim | 17"?
"Critical Muslim | 17" was written by Ziauddin Sardar.
Ziauddin Sardar is an award-winning, internationally renowned writer, futurist and cultural critic. His many books include Three Begums; Reading the Qur’an and A Person of Pakistani Origins (all published by Hurst); Mecca: The Sacred City; and Desperately Seeking Paradise: Journeys of a Sceptical Muslim. A former New Statesman columnist and UK equality and human rights commissioner, he is Editor of the influential quarterly Critical Muslim.
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