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CRITICAL MUSLIM 10: SECTS
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Ziauddin Sardar (Editor), Robin Yassin-Kassab (Editor) |
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ISBN 10: |
1849043957 |
ISBN 13: |
9781849043953 |
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C HURST & CO PUBLISHERS LTD |
Pub. date: |
11 April, 2013 |
Pages: |
264 |
Description: |
Examination of Islamic sects worldwide. |
Synopsis: |
Merryl Wyn Davies is appalled by the sectarian divisions in Muslim societies; Yasmin Saikia is angry at the Sectarian violence unleashed in the name of Islam; Ebrahim Moosa suggest the Sunnis, the majority Muslim sect, need a little self-reflection; Faisal Daviji explores the historic contribution and present predicaments of the Ismailis; Imranali Panjwani explains what it means to be a Shia; Zacharias Pieri joins the evangelical Tablighi Jamaat on a religious retreat; Robin Yassin-Kassab traces the origins of the Alawis of Syria; Hassan Mohamedallie has a conversation with Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the Caliph and spiritual leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community; Francesco Cavatorta thinks the Salafis represent the greatest danger to Islam; Jamie Gilham asks why converts tend to be over-zealous; and Faizur Rahman spends some quality time with the puritan Deobandis of India. |
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C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd |
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