Letters to a Young Muslim
Title | Letters to a Young Muslim PDF eBook |
Author | Omar Saif Ghobash |
Publisher | Macmillan + ORM |
Pages | 161 |
Release | 2017-01-03 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1250119839 |
**A New York Times Editor's Pick** From the Ambassador of the UAE to Russia comes Letters to a Young Muslim, a bold and intimate exploration of what it means to be a Muslim in the twenty-first century. In a series of personal and insightful letters to his sons, Omar Saif Ghobash offers a vital manifesto that tackles the dilemmas facing not only young Muslims but everyone navigating the complexities of today’s world. Full of wisdom and thoughtful reflections on faith, culture and society. This is a courageous and essential book that celebrates individuality whilst recognising it is our shared humanity that brings us together. Written with the experience of a diplomat and the personal responsibility of a father; Ghobash’s letters offer understanding and balance in a world that rarely offers any. An intimate and hopeful glimpse into a sphere many are unfamiliar with; it provides an understanding of the everyday struggles Muslims face around the globe. *One of Time's Most Anticipated Books of 2017, a Bustle Best Nonfiction Pick for January 2017, a Chicago Review of Books Best Book to Read in January 2017, a Stylist Magazine Best Book of 2017, included in New Statesman's What to Read in 2017*
Letters to a Young Muslim
Title | Letters to a Young Muslim PDF eBook |
Author | Omar Saif Ghobash |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Pages | 273 |
Release | 2017-01-03 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1250119847 |
Omar Saif Ghobash was born in 1971 in the United Arab Emirates -- the same year the country was founded -- to an Arab father and a Russian mother. After a traumatizing experience losing his father to a violent attack in 1977, when he was only six years old, Ghobash began to realize the severe violence that surrounded him in his home country. As he grew older, eventually being appointed as the UAE Ambassador to Russia in 2008, he began to reflect on what it means to be a Muslim, establishing a moral foundation rooted in the belief of the hard grind that is the crux of spiritual and practical living. This book is the result of the personal exploration Ghobash went through in the years after his father's death. The new generation of Muslims is tomorrow's leadership, and yet many are vulnerable to taking the violent shortcut to paradise and ignoring the traditions and foundations of Islam. The burning question, Ghobash argues, is how moderate Muslims will unite and find a voice that is true to Islam while actively and productively engaging in the modern world. Letters to a Young Muslim will explore how Arabs can provide themselves, their children, and their youth with a better chance of prosperity and peace in a globalized world, while attempting to explain the history and complications of the modern-day Arab landscape and how the younger generation can solve problems with extremists internally, contributing to overall world peace.
Letters to a Young Muslim
Title | Letters to a Young Muslim PDF eBook |
Author | Omar Saif Ghobash |
Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
Pages | 266 |
Release | 2017-01-12 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1509842616 |
'A powerful celebration of common humanity and compassion . . . deserves to be read widely by people of all faiths and none' - Sunday Times In a series of personal and insightful letters to his sons, Omar Saif Ghobash offers a vital manifesto that tackles the dilemmas facing not only young Muslims but everyone navigating the complexities of today’s world. Full of wisdom and thoughtful reflections on faith, culture and society. This is a courageous and essential book that celebrates individuality whilst recognising it is our shared humanity that brings us together. Written with the experience of a diplomat and the personal responsibility of a father; Ghobash’s letters offer understanding and balance in a world that rarely offers any. An intimate and hopeful glimpse into a sphere many are unfamiliar with; it provides an understanding of the everyday struggles Muslims face around the globe. 'Full of brave questions and wisdom' - Ed Husain, author of The Islamist
The Clash of Fundamentalisms
Title | The Clash of Fundamentalisms PDF eBook |
Author | Tariq Ali |
Publisher | Verso |
Pages | 466 |
Release | 2003-04-17 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9781859844571 |
In this timely and important book, new in paperback, Tariq Ali is lucid, eloquent, literary and painfully honest as he dissects both Islamic and Western fundamentalism.
Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns
Title | Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns PDF eBook |
Author | Hena Khan |
Publisher | Chronicle Books |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 2012-06-06 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 0811879054 |
In simple rhyming text a young Muslim girl and her family guide the reader through the traditions and colors of Islam. Full color.
Letters to a Young Feminist
Title | Letters to a Young Feminist PDF eBook |
Author | Phyllis Chesler |
Publisher | Chicago Review Press |
Pages | 154 |
Release | 2018-09-04 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1641600314 |
LETTERS TO A YOUNG FEMINIST is a visionary message from a leading feminist to the next generation of feminists. Phyllis Chesler discusses basic aspects of feminism, explains feminism's relevance in a world that has taken it for granted and derided it, and helps the next generation reclaim feminism for itself. Chesler examines sisterhood, sex, families, motherhood, work, feminist heroism, and the economics of power, providing guidance to the generation to come.
Muslim Girl
Title | Muslim Girl PDF eBook |
Author | Amani Al-Khatahtbeh |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 144 |
Release | 2017-09-12 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1501159518 |
At nine years old, Amani Al-Khatahtbeh watched from her home in New Jersey as two planes crashed into the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. That same year, she heard her first racial slur. Muslim Girl: A Coming of Age is the extraordinary account of Amani's coming of age in a country that too often seeks to marginalize women like her. Her spirited voice and unflinching honesty offer a fresh, deeply necessary counterpoint to current rhetoric about the place of Muslims in American life.