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Chasing a Mirage : The Tragic Illusion of an Islamic State by Tarek Fatah (2008, Hardcover)
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Contrasting the divergent goals, beliefs, aspirations, and motivations of Islamists and Muslims, a Canadian journalist examines the implications of an "Islamic State" vs. "state of Islam" for the worlds Muslims and their non-Muslim neighbors.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-100470841168
ISBN-139780470841167
eBay Product ID (ePID)63199857
Product Key Features
Book TitleChasing a Mirage : the Tragic Illusion of an Islamic State
Number of Pages432 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicIslamic Studies, Fundamentalism, History, Sociology of Religion
Publication Year2008
IllustratorYes
GenreReligion, Social Science
AuthorTarek Fatah
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.4 in
Item Weight26.3 Oz
Item Length9.4 in
Item Width6.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2008-428356
Reviews"...excellent study of an impossible dream...Fatah gives us the interesting case study of the Prophet's home in Mecca." (ButterfliesAndWheels.com, March 31st 2009), "I think this book is a positive contribution to the discussion about contemporary Islam and certainly a valuable addition to the voices that are critically looking at Islam's right-wing. . . . I don't think there is any other public intellectual in the North American arena -- Muslim or other -- who could have written this book." (HuffingtonPost.com, April 15th, 2008)"...a book worthy of attention...both for its contents and for the courage of its author." (Haaretz, October 2008)
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal297.2/72
Table Of ContentPreface.Part One: The Illusion.Chapter 1. Politics and theology of Islamic States.Chapter 2. Pakistan-Failure of an Islamic State.Chapter 3. Saudi Arabia-Sponsor of Islamic States.Chapter 4. Iran-The Islamic State.Chapter 5. Palestine-Future Islamic State?Part Two: The Genesis.Chapter 6. The Prophet is Dead.Chapter 7. Medina-The Politics of the Rightly Guided Caliphs.Chapter 8. Damascus-Islam's Arab Empire.Chapter 9. Cordoba-Islam's European Venture.Chapter 10. Baghdad-Islam Embraces the Persians.Part Three: The Consequences.Chapter 11. Sharia-God's Law of Man's Flaw?Chapter 12. Jihad-Permanent War or Continuous Struggle?Chapter 13. Hijab-Islamic Piety or Political Islam?Chapter 14. The Islamist Agenda in the West.Afterword by Husain Haqqani.Acknowledgements.Manufacturer's Warranty.Notes.Selected Bibliography.Index.
SynopsisA leading moderate Muslim looks into the heart of Muslim/Islamic identity The terrorist attack on 9/11 and subsequent attacks in Bali, Madrid, and London were for much of the non-Muslim world a brutal introduction to a religion and culture that it had, until then, not thought much about., A leading moderate Muslim looks into the heart of Muslim/Islamic identity The terrorist attack on 9/11 and subsequent attacks in Bali, Madrid, and London were for much of the non-Muslim world a brutal introduction to a religion and culture that it had, until then, not thought much about. In the six years since 9/11, Muslims and the motivating principles of their faith have undergone severe scrutiny by writers and opinion makers alike-while still failing to address a key issue: the distinction between Islamists and Muslims. In Chasing a Mirage, Canadian journalist Tarek Fatah analyzes the diverging aspirations that separate the Islamist from the Muslim, and what the implications of an "Islamic State" vs. "state of Islam" have for the world's one billion Muslims and their five billion non-Muslim neighbors. Tarek Fatah (Toronto, ON, Canada) is founder of the Muslim Canadian Congress, host of The Muslim Chronicle, a popular current affairs program on CTS-Crossroads TV, and a frequent contributor to the Globe and Mail, Toronto Star and the National Post newspapers., 'Chasing a Mirage' is an extremely valuable contribution to the fight by progressive Muslims against Islamist fascism. This book should be required reading for the Left in the West who have mistakenly started believing that Islamists represent some sort of anti-imperialism.
LC Classification NumberBP163
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- 22 Sep, 2020
One the money on the topic of illusion of Islamic State
Tarek Fatah provides historical evidence, from the time of Prophet Muhammad to the present, of the illusion of an Islamic State. He also points outs that most Muslims would individually prefer to live in the state of islam (submission to God) rather than an Islamic State.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
