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| Title |
Heretic : why Islam needs a reformation now / Ayaan Hirsi Ali |
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| Edition |
First edition |
| Phys Descr |
x, 272 pages ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
"Ayaan Ali Hirsi makes a powerful case that a religious Reformation is the only way to end the terrorism, sectarian warfare and the repression of women and minorities that each year claim thousands of lives throughout the Muslim world"--Publisher |
| Contents |
Introduction: 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 reverence 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 -- Conclusion: The Muslim Reformation -- Appendix: Muslim dissidents and reformers |
| Note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-272) |
| Subject |
Islam and secularism
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Islam -- 21st century
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Islam and politics -- Islamic countries
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Islamic countries -- Politics and government -- 21st century
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| OCLC # |
877364232 |
| ISBN # |
9780062333933 |
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