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Muslim Voices and Lives in the Contemporary World

By Frances Trix , John Walbridge , Linda Strickland Walbridge

Book information

Year
2008
ISBN
0230605362, 9780230605367
LCC
BP163 .M9363 2008
Open Library ID
OL10194869M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1226754 bytes)
Pages
187\187
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Muslim Voices and Lives in the Contemporary World tells the stories of eleven remarkable people in the Islamic world, with each account written by an American scholar who came to know that person well. From a religious musician in Pakistan who sings the sufferings of the saints and hopes to bring reconciliation to his country, to a visual artist from a traditional family in Egypt who wants her work to speak to the whole world, to the son of one of the greatest Shi‘ite scholars of Iraq who was murdered trying to restore peace in his city, to an Afghan aid agency manager who works to help her people in unstable times, these stories counter some of the misconceptions of Muslim women and men that exist in the Western world. These lively and memorable accounts are distinguished by their immediacy, depth, variety, and breadth and are sure to resonate.

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