Critical Muslim | 06
Reclaiming Al-Andalus
Ziauddin Sardar sides with the philosophers of al-Andalus in their struggle with orthodox theologians, Robin Yassin-Kassab goes on a poetic journey, Nazry Bahrawi reveals how the Andalusi philosophers tamed the secular, Gema Martin Munoz is dismayed by the works of the Spanish Orientalists, Emilio Gonzalez-Ferrin argues that al-Andalus is not just a time past also a time present, Matthew Carr explores the plight of Muslims who were forced to convert to Christianity.
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Ziauddin Sardar sides with the philosophers of al-Andalus in their struggle with orthodox theologians, Robin Yassin-Kassab goes on a poetic journey, Nazry Bahrawi reveals how the Andalusi philosophers tamed the secular, Gema Martin Munoz is dismayed by the works of the Spanish Orientalists, Emilio Gonzalez-Ferrin argues that al-Andalus is not just a time past also a time present, Matthew Carr explores the plight of Muslims who were forced to convert to Christianity, David Shasha describes the achievements of Sephardic Jews, Cherif Abderrahman Jah tunes into the musical legacy of al-Andalus, Brad Bullock seeks to empower women, Marvine Howe meets the new Muslims of Iberia, Jordi Sarra del Pino wows to resist Spain’s new Reconquista, Alev Adil and Aamer Hussein receive nine postcards from Andalusia, Boyd Tonkin is captivated by a book festival in Granada, Zara Amjad and Gulzar Haider reimagine the Cordoba Mosque as a sacred space for all religions, and Merryl Wyn Davies gets the shivers while listening to the Spanish tenor Jose Carreras belting out ‘Granada’.
Also in this issue: Vinay Lal explores Gandhi’s attitude to Palestine, Barnaby Rogerson reprimands the Muslim aversion to dogs, four poems by the enchanting Rowyda Amin, a short story by John Liechty, and a dozen luminaries of al-Andalus we should all admire.
Table of contents
Ziauddin Sardar — RETURN TO AL-ANDALUS
Robin Yassin-Kassab — THE JASMIN BREEZE
Nazry Bahrawi — THE ANDALUSI SECULAR
Gema Martín Muñoz — THOUSAND AND ONE HISTORIES
Emilio Gonzalez-Ferrin — THE ORIGINAL ENLIGHTENMENT
Matthew Carr — THE MEMORANDUM OF FERNANDO NUNEZ MULEY
David Shasha — SEPHARDIC JUDAISM
Cherif Abderrahman Jan — A MUSICAL INTERLUDE
Brad Bullock — EMPOWERING WOMEN
Marvine Howe — IBERIA’S NEW MUSLIMS
Jordi Serra del Pino — RECONQUISTA 2.0
Zara Amjad and Gulzar Haider — REIMAGING THE CORDOBA MOSQUE
ESSAYS
Vinay Lal — GANDHI AND PALESTINE
Barnaby Rogerson — MUSLIM DOGS
ARTS AND LETTERS
Boyd Tonkin — WRITING ON THE WALL
Alev Adil and Aamer Hussein — NINE POSTCARDS, NINE EXTRACTS
Rowyda Amin — FOUR POEMS
John Liechty — SHORT STORY: ARAB WINTER
ET CETERA
CITATIONS
The List — THE ANDALUSI DOZEN
Merryl Wyn Davies — LAST WORD: ON ‘GRANADA’
Author(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.
Robin Yassin-Kassab, co-editor of Critical Muslim, is the author of the acclaimed novel, The Road From Damascus (Penguin). Born in west London, he has lived and worked in France, Pakistan, Turkey, Syria, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and Oman. He is a regular contributor to the literary pages of The Guardian and The Independent.
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