Author | Aly, Waleed |
---|---|
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Subject | Islam and the West |
Genre | Religion |
Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
Publication date | 30 August 2007 |
Media type | Paperback |
ISBN | 978-0-330-42380-9 |
People Like Us, published in 2007, is a book authored by Muslim Australian academic, musician and former commercial lawyer Waleed Aly.
The text highlights the egocentricism and the "endless misunderstanding and mutual, cross civilisational ignorance"[ citation needed] that - according to the author - pervade contemporary Islam-related attitudes and discourse. In the process it discusses issues including the hijab, jihad, fundamentalism, radicalism, and secularism.
This section possibly contains
original research. (December 2015) |
1. A Danish snapshot
2. How did we get here?
3. Don't call me a moderate!
4. Save our secular souls
5. Women as a battlefield
6. The war on jihad
7. What's so medieval about al-Qa'ida?
8. Reformists, Reformation and Renaissance
9. Seeking the human
The book was discussed in detail in Ray Cassin's article Renaissance Man, published in the Age newspaper. [1]
People Like Us was shortlisted for several awards including the Queensland Premier’s Literary Awards and Best Newcomer at the 2008 Australian Book Industry Awards. [2]
Author | Aly, Waleed |
---|---|
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Subject | Islam and the West |
Genre | Religion |
Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
Publication date | 30 August 2007 |
Media type | Paperback |
ISBN | 978-0-330-42380-9 |
People Like Us, published in 2007, is a book authored by Muslim Australian academic, musician and former commercial lawyer Waleed Aly.
The text highlights the egocentricism and the "endless misunderstanding and mutual, cross civilisational ignorance"[ citation needed] that - according to the author - pervade contemporary Islam-related attitudes and discourse. In the process it discusses issues including the hijab, jihad, fundamentalism, radicalism, and secularism.
This section possibly contains
original research. (December 2015) |
1. A Danish snapshot
2. How did we get here?
3. Don't call me a moderate!
4. Save our secular souls
5. Women as a battlefield
6. The war on jihad
7. What's so medieval about al-Qa'ida?
8. Reformists, Reformation and Renaissance
9. Seeking the human
The book was discussed in detail in Ray Cassin's article Renaissance Man, published in the Age newspaper. [1]
People Like Us was shortlisted for several awards including the Queensland Premier’s Literary Awards and Best Newcomer at the 2008 Australian Book Industry Awards. [2]