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Title: Taking Back Islam: American Muslims Reclaim Their Faith by Michael Wolfe, Producers of Beliefnet ISBN: 1-57954-655-2 Publisher: Rodale Press Pub. Date: 16 November, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Impressive!
Comment: Nobody has thought that Islam will rise again from West, especially Muslims in Muslim countries. But it is becoming true day by day, year by year. United States with it's freedom of speech and democracy, is a perfect place for Muslims to live their life according to Shariah (Islamic Law). Moreover US is clean from superstitious beliefs (fortune telling, foretelling, soothsaying...etc), in contrast these things still exist in most of the Muslim countries. This advantage for American Muslims gives them a chance to practice their religion purely, as it is stated in Quran (Holy book) and Hadith (Prophet Muhammad's (pbuh) traditions).
These people in the book are successful American Muslim professionals working in all fields of science and contributing to America's economy - are the true believers of Islam. They are the example to others, and presently they are contributing a lot to Islam, after 9/11 Islam has been intentionally or unintentionally defined as the religion of terrorism. And these people as well as all the true Muslims in the world are proving them false.
Most of the American Muslims nowdays are converts, they have chosen this religion because it is the religion of Abraham, and it is the religion which was stated in Old Tastement and Bible to come after them. Fortunately many people with open heart are recognising the Word of God in His Book - Quran and following His last religion - Islam.
Rating: 5
Summary: Fascinating collection of voices from Muslim America
Comment: "Taking Back Islam: American Muslims Reclaim Their Faith" is an anthology edited by Michael Wolfe and the producers of the Internet site "beliefnet." Altogether there are more than 40 short essays contained in this 240-plus-xiv page book. The introduction by Wolfe notes that the contributors are "progressive, mostly American, Muslims."
The essays are thematically grouped into a number of larger sections: "Violence," "Democracy," "Women and Islam," "The African-American Experience," and more. As a whole this is an absolutely fascinating and illuminating collection of voices. Among the many topics covered are Quranic interpretation, Muslim humor, the roles played by mosques in America, fasting, Sufism, the impact of the 9/11 attacks, and sectarianism within Islam. It's not a sanitized book--the essays cover some difficult and controversial material.
There are some real standout pieces in this anthology. Mas'ood Cajee's "'Mom Raised Me as a Zionist'" is a funny and touching account of growing up in both South Africa and the U.S. and of his encounters with the Jewish community. Arsalan Tariq Iftikhar's "I Believe in Allah and America" is a genuinely stirring piece in which the author declares, "I am a Muslim and I am an American. I am proud of both and will compromise neither."
This is a thought provoking and valuable book which I especially recommend to Americans regardless of their religious beliefs. It's a book suitable for both classroom use and individual reading.
Rating: 1
Summary: Omits Hadith declaring women intellectually inferior
Comment: This book sugar coats and glosses the ugly side of Islam. First, it omits references to the Hadith in which Mohammed is quoted as stating that "women are deficient in intelligence." Every Muslim in the world knows this, they just don't broadcast it in the West because they know it will counteract the ol' "Islam honors women" routine. Secondly, this book completely ignores the historical facts of JIHAD and DHIMMITUDE. Islam is a cult developed by a war lord to aid him in conquering the World. Nothing has changed tried reading Osama Bin Laden's public pronouncements, which are endorsed and admired all over the Muslim world.
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Title: Progressive Muslims: On Justice, Gender, and Pluralism by Omid Safi ISBN: 185168316X Publisher: Oneworld Publications Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: The Place of Tolerance in Islam by Khaled Abou El Fadl, Joshua Cohen, Ian Lague ISBN: 0807002291 Publisher: Beacon Press Pub. Date: 08 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Qur'an and Woman: Rereading the Sacred Text from a Woman's Perspective by Amina Wadud ISBN: 0195128362 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: March, 1999 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: One Thousand Roads to Mecca: Ten Centuries of Travelers Writing About the Muslim Pilgrimage by Michael Wolfe ISBN: 0802135994 Publisher: Grove Press Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.50 |
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Title: The Hadj: An American's Pilgrimage to Mecca by Michael Wolfe ISBN: 0802135862 Publisher: Grove Press Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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