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Islam for the Politically Incorrect
With Islam one of the most controversial, misunderstood and polarising issues of our time, the task of distinguishing the truth from the post-truth, and presenting alternative perspectives rather than alternative facts has become more urgent than ever.
This highly readable and inevitably controversial book deals with all the hot topics relating to Islam, tackling them uncompromisingly and head on. Whether it is the status of Muslim women, Islamic violence, fundamentalism, fanaticism, freedom or even the clash of civilisations, this book’s thematic chapters take you on an in-depth tour of Islam – its people, politics, history, culture, philosophy and mind-spinning diversity. Along the way, we stop off for cultural coffee breaks and sip on exquisite wines in the backstreet taverns of Islamic history.
Written by an atheist Arab of Muslim upbringing, this book is politically incorrect in its purest sense. It seeks to reveal the truth about Islam, unencumbered by anti- or pro-Islamic dogma, partisan interests or the growing 'us' and 'them' discourse.
About the Author
Khaled Diab is an award-winning freelance journalist, blogger and writer. He writes for leading publications in Europe, the Middle East and the United States and blogs mainly at www.chronikler.com. Khaled also gives talks and is regularly interviewed by the print and audiovisual media.
Khaled is also the author of Intimate Enemies, a book of the people, which explores the under-appreciated human dimension of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The Guardian released the e-book in October 2014.
This highly readable and inevitably controversial book deals with all the hot topics relating to Islam, tackling them uncompromisingly and head on. Whether it is the status of Muslim women, Islamic violence, fundamentalism, fanaticism, freedom or even the clash of civilisations, this book’s thematic chapters take you on an in-depth tour of Islam – its people, politics, history, culture, philosophy and mind-spinning diversity. Along the way, we stop off for cultural coffee breaks and sip on exquisite wines in the backstreet taverns of Islamic history.
Written by an atheist Arab of Muslim upbringing, this book is politically incorrect in its purest sense. It seeks to reveal the truth about Islam, unencumbered by anti- or pro-Islamic dogma, partisan interests or the growing 'us' and 'them' discourse.
About the Author
Khaled Diab is an award-winning freelance journalist, blogger and writer. He writes for leading publications in Europe, the Middle East and the United States and blogs mainly at www.chronikler.com. Khaled also gives talks and is regularly interviewed by the print and audiovisual media.
Khaled is also the author of Intimate Enemies, a book of the people, which explores the under-appreciated human dimension of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The Guardian released the e-book in October 2014.
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419 pages, Paperback
Published November 13, 2017
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January 15, 2018
Some books on Islam can be dense and pedantic, but Khaled Diab’s Islam for the Politically Incorrect has a sense of humor that keeps you reading. While well-researched, Diab also draws examples from his own life—interestingly an Atheist of Arab descent—to help readers understand Islam on a personal level.
January 14, 2020
Good insights
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