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The atheist Muslim : a journey from religion to reason, Ali A. Rizvi

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Summary
"In much of the Muslim world, religion is the central foundation upon which family, community, morality, and identity are built. The inextricable embodiment of religion in Muslim culture has forced a new generation of non-believing Muslims to face the heavy costs of abandoning their parents' religion: disowned by their families, marginalized from their communities, imprisoned, or even sentenced to death by their governments. Struggling to reconcile the Muslim society he was living in as a scientist and physician and the religion he was being raised in, Ali A. Rizvi eventually loses his faith. Discovering that he is not alone in his beliefs, he moves to North America and promises to use his new freedom of speech to represent the voices that are usually quashed before reaching the mainstream media--the Atheist Muslim. In The Atheist Muslim, we follow Rizvi as he finds himself caught between two narrative voices he cannot relate to: extreme Islam and anti-Muslim bigotry in a post-9/11 world. The Atheist Muslim recounts the journey that allows Rizvi to criticise Islam--as one should be able to criticise any set of ideas--without demonising his entire people. Emotionally and intellectually compelling, his personal story outlines the challenges of modern Islam and the factors that could help lead it toward a substantive, progressive reformation"--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First editon.
Extent
247 pages
Contents
  • Smoke break
  • Root causes
  • Letting go (part I): the born-again skeptic
  • A tale of two identities
  • Choosing atheism
  • Islamophobia-phobia and the "regressive left"
  • The Quran: misinterpretation, metaphor, and misunderstanding
  • Reformation and secularism
  • Letting go (part II): the silver lining
Isbn
9781250094445
Instance
Label
The atheist Muslim : a journey from religion to reason
Title
The atheist Muslim
Title remainder
a journey from religion to reason
Statement of responsibility
Ali A. Rizvi
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"In much of the Muslim world, religion is the central foundation upon which family, community, morality, and identity are built. The inextricable embodiment of religion in Muslim culture has forced a new generation of non-believing Muslims to face the heavy costs of abandoning their parents' religion: disowned by their families, marginalized from their communities, imprisoned, or even sentenced to death by their governments. Struggling to reconcile the Muslim society he was living in as a scientist and physician and the religion he was being raised in, Ali A. Rizvi eventually loses his faith. Discovering that he is not alone in his beliefs, he moves to North America and promises to use his new freedom of speech to represent the voices that are usually quashed before reaching the mainstream media--the Atheist Muslim. In The Atheist Muslim, we follow Rizvi as he finds himself caught between two narrative voices he cannot relate to: extreme Islam and anti-Muslim bigotry in a post-9/11 world. The Atheist Muslim recounts the journey that allows Rizvi to criticise Islam--as one should be able to criticise any set of ideas--without demonising his entire people. Emotionally and intellectually compelling, his personal story outlines the challenges of modern Islam and the factors that could help lead it toward a substantive, progressive reformation"--
Biography type
autobiography
Cataloging source
PUL
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Rizvi, Ali A
Dewey number
211.8
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Rizvi, Ali A
  • Atheists
  • Physicians
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The atheist Muslim : a journey from religion to reason, Ali A. Rizvi
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Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Smoke break -- Root causes -- Letting go (part I): the born-again skeptic -- A tale of two identities -- Choosing atheism -- Islamophobia-phobia and the "regressive left" -- The Quran: misinterpretation, metaphor, and misunderstanding -- Reformation and secularism -- Letting go (part II): the silver lining
Control code
000057552300
Dimensions
25 cm.
Edition
First editon.
Extent
247 pages
Isbn
9781250094445
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
40026745604
System control number
(OCoLC)950902020
Label
The atheist Muslim : a journey from religion to reason, Ali A. Rizvi
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Smoke break -- Root causes -- Letting go (part I): the born-again skeptic -- A tale of two identities -- Choosing atheism -- Islamophobia-phobia and the "regressive left" -- The Quran: misinterpretation, metaphor, and misunderstanding -- Reformation and secularism -- Letting go (part II): the silver lining
Control code
000057552300
Dimensions
25 cm.
Edition
First editon.
Extent
247 pages
Isbn
9781250094445
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
40026745604
System control number
(OCoLC)950902020

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