On Being a Muslim: Finding a Religious Path in the World Today - Softcover

Esack, Farid

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1851681469 ISBN 13: 9781851681464

Publisher: Oneworld Publications, 1999

Synopsis

Tackling some of the key issues facing Islam today, this is a controversial, challenging, witty, and passionate account of a Muslim's life in the modern world.

About this title

About the Author:

Faird Esack has an international reputation as a Muslim scholar, speaker and human rights activist. He has lectured widely on religion and Islamic studies and also served as a Commissioner for Gender Equality with Nelson Mandela's government. He is author of 'Qur'an, Liberation and Pluralism' and 'The Qur'an: A Short Introduction' ( both published by Oneworld). He has taught at the Universities of the Western Cape, Amsterdam, and Hamburg, and at Union Theological Seminary (New York)

Review:

"This book will help overcome the stereotype that Islam is incompatible with notions of religious and gender freedom. Recommended for general readers and all student levels." * Choice *

About this edition

• Publisher: Oneworld Publications
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1851681469
• ISBN 13: 9781851681464
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224