Heretic : why Islam needs a reformation now
Hirsi Ali, Ayaan, 1967-UUUU
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The author argues that the muted criticism of political Islam from the West & from Muslims themselves is a betrayal of liberal principles. She calls for a Reformation that will rescue Islam from its current stagnant state & take it into the modern world.
Main title:
Heretic : why Islam needs a reformation now / by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Author:
Imprint:
Sydney NSW HarperCollins Publishers
Collation:
307 pages
Contents:
One Islam, three sets of Muslims -- The story of a heretic: my journey away from Islam -- Why has there been no Muslim reformation? -- Muhammad and the Qur'an: how unquestioning reverance for the prophet and his book obstructs reform -- Those who love death: Islam's fatal focus on the afterlife -- Shackled by Sharia: how Islam's harsh religious code keeps Muslims stuck in the seventh century -- Social control begins at home: how the injunction to command right and forbid wrong keeps Muslims in line -- Jihad: why the call for Holy war is a charter for terror -- The twilight of tolerance -- The Muslim reformation -- Appendix: Muslim dissidents and reformers
ISBN:
9780732299057 (paperback)
Dewey class:
297.272 HER
Local class:
297.272
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
83640
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 297.272 HER | pbk.Available |