Chasing a Mirage The Tragic Illusion of an Islamic State

Name: Chasing a Mirage The Tragic Illusion of an Islamic State
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ISBN: 9780470841167

ISBN-10: 0470841168

ISBN-13: 9780470841167

Edition: 2008

Authors: Tarek Fatah

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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…

Book details

List price: $28.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/9/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 432
Size: 6.59" wide x 9.43" long x 1.42" tall
Weight: 1.606
Language: English



Preface



The Illusion



Politics and Theology of Islamic States



Pakistan-Failure of an Islamic State



Saudi Arabia-Sponsor of Islamic States



Iran-The Islamic State



Palestine-Future Islamic State?



The Genesis



The Prophet is Dead



Medina-The Politics of the Rightly Guided Caliphs



Damascus-Islam's Arab Empire



Cordoba-Islam's European Venture



Baghdad-Islam Embraces the Persians



The Consequences



Sharia-God's Law or Man's Flaw?



Jihad-Permanent War or Continuous Struggle?



Hijab-Islamic Piety or Political Islam?



The Islamist Agenda in the West


Conclusion


Afterword



Acknowledgements


Manufacturer's Warranty


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Index