Critical Muslim | 06

Reclaiming Al-Andalus

April 2013 9781849043168 256pp

Description

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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