The Resource People like us : how arrogance is dividing Islam and the West, Waleed Aly
People like us : how arrogance is dividing Islam and the West, Waleed Aly
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The item People like us : how arrogance is dividing Islam and the West, Waleed Aly represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.
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- Summary
- No two civilisations have spoken so many words about each other in recent years as those of Islam and the West. And no two seem to have communicated less. As a Muslim born and raised in Australia, Waleed Aly stands at the intersection of these two civilisations. From there he sees a world of radical misunderstandings, perpetuated by the inability of each to look beyond the stereotypes and truly comprehend the other. People Like Us examines the cultural chasm between Islam and the West by confronting the issues at the heart of the misunderstanding: women, jihad, secularism, terrorism, Reformation and modernity. Drawing on the author's knowledge of Western and Islamic intellectual traditions, it provides a fascinating analysis of these subjects, exposing the depth of ignorance surrounding them and the role of both Muslim and Western media in reinforcing stereotypes. Above all, it argues that the only way to avoid perpetual and escalating conflict between Islam and the West is to acknowledge one indisputable and powerful truth: that we are all complex, nuanced people. We must resist the mutual temptation to assume that the other's problems could be solved if only they became more like us. This is a brave and provocative book of rare insight, and an indispensable contribution to understanding our troubled world
- Language
- eng
- Label
- People like us : how arrogance is dividing Islam and the West
- Title
- People like us
- Title remainder
- how arrogance is dividing Islam and the West
- Statement of responsibility
- Waleed Aly
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- No two civilisations have spoken so many words about each other in recent years as those of Islam and the West. And no two seem to have communicated less. As a Muslim born and raised in Australia, Waleed Aly stands at the intersection of these two civilisations. From there he sees a world of radical misunderstandings, perpetuated by the inability of each to look beyond the stereotypes and truly comprehend the other. People Like Us examines the cultural chasm between Islam and the West by confronting the issues at the heart of the misunderstanding: women, jihad, secularism, terrorism, Reformation and modernity. Drawing on the author's knowledge of Western and Islamic intellectual traditions, it provides a fascinating analysis of these subjects, exposing the depth of ignorance surrounding them and the role of both Muslim and Western media in reinforcing stereotypes. Above all, it argues that the only way to avoid perpetual and escalating conflict between Islam and the West is to acknowledge one indisputable and powerful truth: that we are all complex, nuanced people. We must resist the mutual temptation to assume that the other's problems could be solved if only they became more like us. This is a brave and provocative book of rare insight, and an indispensable contribution to understanding our troubled world
- Cataloging source
- ANL
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Aly, Waleed
- Dewey number
- 297.27
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Islam and secularism
- Civilisation, Western
- Civilization, Islamic
- Islam and world politics
- Islam and state
- Label
- People like us : how arrogance is dividing Islam and the West, Waleed Aly
- Control code
- 000041698108
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xx, 277 p
- Isbn
- 9780330423809
- Label
- People like us : how arrogance is dividing Islam and the West, Waleed Aly
- Control code
- 000041698108
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xx, 277 p
- Isbn
- 9780330423809
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