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Author | : Osamah Sami |
Publisher | : Hardie Grant Books |
Total Pages | : 270 |
Release | : 2015-05-01 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1743583214 |
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Good Muslim Boy tells the story of Osamah Sami’s journey from Iran during the Iraq war to the suburbs of Australia and his quest to fit into his new life whilst trying to stay a good Muslim boy. In turns comic and tragic, Osamah’s story explores the universal truths of growing up, falling in love, marriage, family and following one's dream; whilst also telling the immigrant’s story of straddling two cultures and the difficult expectations of family and faith versus fitting in. Osamah begins by recounting his youth under Islamic rule in Iran: the mischievous antics that he and his friends would get up to, and the lengths they would go to for a little contact with girls – resulting in hilarious reprimands from the ‘Piety Police’. But the inescapable impacts of war are never far away and Osmah details the trauma his family suffered from the violence in Iran and their desperation to reach safer shores in Australia. Cut to Australia years later where Osamah is pretending to attend university after lying to his family about his final high school results, afraid of the shame it will it cause to learn that their son didn’t make it into medical school. While embroiled in his lie, Osamah meets the girl of his dreams – but as neither of their parents would approve of their relationship, they must carry out their affair in secret... What ensues must be read to be believed, an arranged marriage is escaped; true love is embraced; and an acting career evolves, as Osamah goes on the road staging a show entitled ‘Saddam The Musical’. With a distinct authorial voice, Osamah Sami’s A Good Muslim Boy unfolds and enchants us; both funny and entertaining, we are enlightened, shocked, saddened, made to laugh, and ultimately uplifted in a tale that couldn’t come at a more prescient time.
Author | : Sami Khan |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 48 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Muslim boys |
ISBN | : 9781842000724 |
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Aimed at boys aged 11 onwards, this book provides advice on life in general, from Islam and friends, school and home, as well as physical changes.
Author | : Mahmood Mamdani |
Publisher | : Harmony |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 2005-06-21 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 038551591X |
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In this brilliant look at the rise of political Islam, the distinguished political scientist and anthropologist Mahmood Mamdani brings his expertise and insight to bear on a question many Americans have been asking since 9/11: how did this happen? Mamdani dispels the idea of “good” (secular, westernized) and “bad” (premodern, fanatical) Muslims, pointing out that these judgments refer to political rather than cultural or religious identities. The presumption that there are “good” Muslims readily available to be split off from “bad” Muslims masks a failure to make a political analysis of our times. This book argues that political Islam emerged as the result of a modern encounter with Western power, and that the terrorist movement at the center of Islamist politics is an even more recent phenomenon, one that followed America’s embrace of proxy war after its defeat in Vietnam. Mamdani writes with great insight about the Reagan years, showing America’s embrace of the highly ideological politics of “good” against “evil.” Identifying militant nationalist governments as Soviet proxies in countries such as Nicaragua and Afghanistan, the Reagan administration readily backed terrorist movements, hailing them as the “moral equivalents” of America’s Founding Fathers. The era of proxy wars has come to an end with the invasion of Iraq. And there, as in Vietnam, America will need to recognize that it is not fighting terrorism but nationalism, a battle that cannot be won by occupation. Good Muslim, Bad Muslim is a provocative and important book that will profoundly change our understanding both of Islamist politics and the way America is perceived in the world today.
Author | : Imran Ahmad |
Publisher | : White Lion Publishing |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
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Part "White Teeth", part "Adrian Mole", "Unimagined" is the captivatingemoir of a Muslim boy born in Pakistan, who moves to London aged one androws up torn between his Islamic identity and his desire to embrace the West.he endearing narrator recalls his childhood in a series of vivid snapshots:utrage as deserved victory is snatched away from him in the Karachi Bonnieaby contest; bitterness as he is tricked out of his collection of Tarzanubble-gum cards by junior con artists; the heady taste of success in theetropolitan Police schools quiz; joy at passing the entrance exam to theocal grammar school; uncertainty as he seeks to become a doctor (like allood Asian boys); and shock at experiencing racist abuse from pupils,eighbours and strangers. Imran's response is a determined quest to becomehe quintessential English gentleman: tie perfectly knotted, shirt pristinelyroned, hair neatly combed.;Like most boys, he has a parallel obsession withars and girls: he yearns to emulate his hero, Simon Templar in The Saint, byriving off into the distance in a Jaguar XJS and encountering danger,
Author | : M. S. Holm |
Publisher | : Great West Pub |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 2016-05-07 |
Genre | : Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780979619991 |
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A fourteen-year-old middle school boy questions his Muslim identity after 9/11, only to make a surprising discovery about himself and his place in America.
Author | : Tricia Brown |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 44 |
Release | : 2006-04-04 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780805065381 |
Download Salaam: A Muslim American Boy's Story Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Describes what life is like for Imram, a Moslem boy who is an American.
Author | : Ali Balidram |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 65 |
Release | : 1969 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Mona Siddiqui |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2012-06-11 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1107376165 |
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In this thought-provoking book, Mona Siddiqui reflects upon key themes in Islamic law and theology. These themes, which range through discussions about friendship, divorce, drunkenness, love, slavery and ritual slaughter, offer fascinating insights into Islamic ethics and the way in which arguments developed in medieval juristic discourse. Pre-modern religious works contained a richness of thought, hesitation and speculation on a wide range of topics, which were socially relevant but also presented intellectual challenges to the scholars for whom God's revelation could be understood in diverse ways. These subjects remain relevant today, for practising Muslims and scholars of Islamic law and religious studies. Mona Siddiqui is an astute and articulate interpreter who relays complex ideas about the Islamic tradition with great clarity. Her book charts her own journey through the classical texts and reflects upon how the principles expounded there have guided her own thinking, teaching and research.
Author | : Umm Assad |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780995760752 |
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Author | : Tahmima Anam |
Publisher | : Harper Collins |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 2011-08-02 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0062094904 |
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“Delicate, heart-wrenching and poetic, this is a novel of great poise and power.” —Tash Aw, author of The Harmony Silk Factory The Good Muslim is an epic story about faith, family, the rise of religious fundamentalism, and the long shadow of war from prize-winning Bangladeshi novelist Tahmima Anam. In the dying days of a brutal civil war in Bangladesh, Sohail Haque stumbles upon an abandoned building. Inside he finds a young woman whose story will haunt him for a lifetime to come. Almost a decade later, Sohail's sister, Maya, returns home after a long absence to find her beloved brother transformed. While Maya has stuck to her revolutionary ideals, Sohail has shunned his old life to become a charismatic religious leader. And when Sohail decides to send his son to a madrasa, the conflict between brother and sister comes to a devastating climax.