Adopting traditional dress to gain access to a range of Islamic leaders normally off limits to westerners, Joyce Davis sheds new light on our view of the Islamic world. In over a dozen interviews with the hidden elite of the Muslim world, Davis reveals extremes in opinion. Includes the Sudan's Hassan al Turabi, often described as the new Ayatollah; Muntassir al Zayat, spokesman for Al Gamaa and al Jihad, responsible for much of the violence in Egypt; and Abida Hussain, Pakistan's former ambassador to the US who allows her ...
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Adopting traditional dress to gain access to a range of Islamic leaders normally off limits to westerners, Joyce Davis sheds new light on our view of the Islamic world. In over a dozen interviews with the hidden elite of the Muslim world, Davis reveals extremes in opinion. Includes the Sudan's Hassan al Turabi, often described as the new Ayatollah; Muntassir al Zayat, spokesman for Al Gamaa and al Jihad, responsible for much of the violence in Egypt; and Abida Hussain, Pakistan's former ambassador to the US who allows her daughter to date. What becomes clear from these profiles is that some of the people who once provoked fear are worthy of trust, while others, undeniably, are not. A revealing collection of interviews that unveil the thoughts and personalities of Muslim thinkers and leaders, Profiles in Islam is guaranteed to enlighten.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 339 p. Audience: General/trade. 339pp. Extremities lightly rubbed & bumped. Dj covers scratched. Endnotes & index. Revised. Book Club Edition.
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Very Good. Size: 8vo-over 7? -9? " tall; St. Martin's Griffin/St Martin's Press, 1999. First Griffin Paperback in Very Good Condition. Clean burgundy and green wrappers, small greyish spot on front, faint wear to corners. Lower edges of title page and sub-title pager have a couple of chips, otherwise internals completely clean and unmarked, solid glued binding. Author Davis has done a fine job of breaking down Muslim stereotypes in the West, shattering the myth of monolithic Islam. She offers instead a nuanced and highly informative picture of contemporary Islamic policy. There is a revealing collection of interviews that unveils the thoughts and personalities of Muslim thinkers and leaders. 350 pages. 8.25 x 5.5 inches. Notes and Index. 1999, St. Martin's Griffin/St. Martin's Press.