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If the oceans were ink : an unlikely friendship and a journey to the heart of the Quran
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If the oceans were ink : an unlikely friendship and a journey to the heart of the Quran
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Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
x, 336 pages ; 21 cm.
Summary:
If the Oceans Were Ink is Carla Power's eye-opening story of how she and her longtime friend Sheikh Mohammad Akram Nadwi found a way to confront ugly stereotypes and persistent misperceptions that were cleaving their communities. Their friendship-between a secular American and a madrasa-trained sheikh-had always seemed unlikely, but now they were frustrated and bewildered by the battles being fought in their names. Both knew that a close look at the Quran would reveal a faith that preached peace and not mass murder; respect for women and not oppression. And so they embarked on a yearlong journey through the controversial text.
Contents:
Introduction: a map for the journey -- The origins -- The Quran in twenty-five words -- An American in the East -- A Muslim in the West -- Road trip to the Indian madrasa -- A migrant's prayer mat -- The home -- Pioneer life in Oxford -- Nine-thousand hidden women -- "The little rosy one" -- Veiling and unveiling -- Reading "The women" -- The world -- A pilgrim's progress -- Jesus, Mary, and the Quran -- Beyond politics -- The pharaoh and his wife -- War stories -- The last lesson -- Conclusion: everlasting return.
Publication Information:
New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2015.
Subject:
Muslim converts -- Biography.
Islam -- Appreciation
Islam -- Essence, genius, nature
Islamophobia -- Europe.
Islam -- Public opinion.
Power, Carla
Islamic converts
Appreciation of Islam
Anti-Islam prejudice
Anti-Islamism
Anti-Muslim prejudice
Anti-Muslimism
Discrimination against Muslims
Mohammedanism
Muhammadanism
Muslimism
Mussulmanism
SAILS ISBN:
9780805098198