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- Publication Name
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- ISBN-13
- 9781849044516
- ISBN
- 9781849044516
- Book Title
- Critical Muslim 11: Syria
- Book Series
- Critical Muslim Ser.
- Publisher
- C. Hurst AND Company (Publishers) The Limited
- Item Length
- 8.5 in
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.4 in
- Author
- Not Available
- Genre
- Religion, Social Science, History
- Topic
- Islamic Studies, Islam / History, Revolutionary, Fundamentalism, Middle East / General
- Item Weight
- 11.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.4 in
- Number of Pages
- 256 Pages
Critical Muslim 11: Syria by Ziauddin Sardar (English) Paperback
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
C. Hurst AND Company (Publishers) The Limited
ISBN-10
1849044511
ISBN-13
9781849044516
eBay Product ID (ePID)
202746997
Product Key Features
Book Title
Critical Muslim 11: Syria
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2014
Topic
Islamic Studies, Islam / History, Revolutionary, Fundamentalism, Middle East / General
Genre
Religion, Social Science, History
Book Series
Critical Muslim Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
11.1 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Reviews
‘Show[s] that the voices [of Syrians] are loud and alive and cannot be silenced. Some of the depictions and accounts of the horror in Syria are by Syrians, others by people knowledgeable and involved, but – the power of human resistance to oppression stands out.’ – Times Literary Supplement
Synopsis
Critical Muslim’s Syria issue approaches the diversity of this rich culture as it is reborn through revolution, tortured by repression, and traumatised by war. Thomas Pierret illuminates the varying positions of Syria’s Muslims and Islamists; Rasha Omran writes about being an Alawi revolutionary; Robin Yassin-Kassab investigates the revolution’s artistic and cultural shifts; Firas Massouh appraises the role of workers and the left inside Syria; Louis Proyect castigates leftists in the West; Nader Attasi examines the successes of the revolutionary committees and the failures of opposition political elites; Hassan Hassan recounts the rise, fall and rise again of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Syria branch; Razan Ghazzawi questions her atheism under fire; Omar Hossino presents the town of Selemmiyeh as a non-sectarian model; Ross Burns asks what’s become of Syria’s unparalleled archeological heritage. Plus poetry from Golan Hajji, prose from Zakkariya Tamer and Lina Sergie Attar, an appreciation of Adonis’s verse, satire from Karl Sharro, and ‘the story of the bra’. About Critical Muslim: A quarterly publication of ideas and issues showcasing groundbreaking thinking on Islam and what it means to be a Muslim in a rapidly changing, interconnected world. Each edition centers on a discrete theme, and contributions include reportage, academic analysis, cultural commentary, photography, poetry, and book reviews., Critical Muslim’s Syria issue approaches the diversity of this rich culture as it is reborn through revolution, tortured by repression, and traumatised by war. Thomas Pierret illuminates the varying positions of Syria’s Muslims and Islamists; Rasha Omran writes about being an Alawi revolutionary; Robin Yassin-Kassab investigates the revolution’s artistic and cultural shifts; Firas Massouh appraises the role of workers and the left inside Syria; Louis Proyect castigates leftists in the West; Nader Attasi examines the successes of the revolutionary committees and the failures of opposition political elites; Hassan Hassan recounts the rise, fall and rise again of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Syria branch; Razan Ghazzawi questions her atheism under fire; Omar Hossino presents the town of Selemmiyeh as a non-sectarian model; Ross Burns asks what’s become of Syria’s unparalleled archeological heritage. Plus poetry from Golan Hajji, prose from Zakkariya Tamer and Lina Sergie Attar, an appreciation of Adonis’s verse, satire from Karl Sharro, and ‘the story of the bra’.
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