A Brief Guide to Islam

Paul Grieve

ISBN 10: 184529274X / ISBN 13: 9781845292744

Published by Little, Brown Book Group, GB, 2006

About this Item

Exploring the beliefs, history and politics of the ordinary people of Muslim countries, Grieve cuts through the complexities as he examines all aspects of Islam. He also addresses the big issues: can Islam support true democracy? Is true democracy what the West really wants for Muslim countries or are we merely seeking a cover of legitimacy for a policy of 'might is right'?Paul Grieve is an unbeliever - he is not a born-again Muslim, a proselytizer or a frustrated desert romantic. His aim is to inform. The result is an accessible but never simplistic guide that challengesstereotypical views, from women and banking to war and Malcolm X. Complete with advice for visitors to Muslim countries, and with carefully chosen primary sources, maps and illustrations, this is the ideal summary for the reader looking for an unbiased overview of the religious and political world issues that have become part of our everyday lives.

Seller Inventory # LU-9781845292744

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Brief Guide to Islam
• Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group, GB
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 184529274X
• ISBN 13: 9781845292744
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 300 grams

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Synopsis

Exploring the beliefs, history and politics of the ordinary people of Muslim countries, Islam specialist Paul Grieve offers the most balanced and comprehensive account of Islam available. He addresses the big issues - can Islam support true democracy or is the West merely seeking a cover of legitimacy for a policy of 'might is right'? - and challenges stereotypical views in areas such as arts, women, banking, war, Malcolm X and literature. This is the ideal summary for the reader looking for an unbiased overview of political and religious world issues now part of our everyday lives.

About the Author

While writing his critically successful novel Upon a Wheel on Fire, set against the organs of WWII, Paul Grieve became interested in the same events in the eastern Mediterranean, and particularly in the end of the Ottoman Empire and origins of the State of Israel. In order to understand the resulting conflicts in the present, Grieve decided to study Islam. After two years at the Mosquee de Paris he spent a further three years in the Middle East studying Islamic history, jurisprudence, politics and Arabic, with experts at Cairo University and the American University. The result is this book and a second novel. Grieve now lives in London.