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The Atheist Muslim

A Journey from Religion to Reason

By: Ali A. Rizvi

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The Atheist Muslim

A Journey from Religion to Reason

By: Ali A. Rizvi

In much of the Muslim world, religion is the central foundation upon which family, community, morality, and identity are built. The inextricable embedment of religion in Muslim culture has forced a new generation of non-believing Muslims to face the heavy costs of abandoning their parents’ religion: disowned by their families, marginalized from their communities, imprisoned, or even sentenced to death by their governments. Struggling to reconcile the Muslim society he was living in as a scientist and physician and the religion he was being raised in, Ali A. Rizvi eventually loses his faith. Discovering that he is not alone, he moves to North America and promises to use his new freedom of speech to represent the voices that are usually quashed before reaching the mainstream media—the Atheist Muslim. In The Atheist Muslim, we follow Rizvi as he finds himself caught between two narrative voices he cannot relate to: extreme Islam and anti-Muslim bigotry in a post-9/11 world. The Atheist Muslim recounts the journey that allows Rizvi to criticize Islam—as one should be able to criticize any set of ideas—without demonizing his entire people. Emotionally and intellectually compelling, his personal story outlines the challenges of modern Islam and the factors that could help lead it toward a substantive, progressive reformation.

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St. Martin's Press

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1250094453

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Turkestan and the Rise of Eurasian Empires

A Study of Politics and Invented Traditions

By: Ali Anooshahr

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Turkestan and the Rise of Eurasian Empires

A Study of Politics and Invented Traditions

By: Ali Anooshahr

It has long been known that the origins of the early modern dynasties of the Ottomans, Safavids, Mughals, Mongols, and Shibanids in the sixteenth century go back to "Turco-Mongol" or "Turcophone" war bands. However, too often has this connection been taken at face value, usually along the lines of ethno-linguistic continuity. Turkestan and the Rise of Eurasian Empires argues that the connection between a mythologized "Turkestani" or "Turco-Mongol" origin and these dynasties was not simply and objectively present as fact. Rather, much creative energy was unleashed by courtiers and leaders from Bosnia to Bihar (with Bukhara and Badakhshan along the way) in order to manipulate and invent the ancestry of the founders of these dynasties. Through constructed genealogies, nascent empires founded on disorganized military and political events were reduced to clear and stable categories. With proper family trees in place and their power legitimized, leaders became far removed from their true identities as bands of armed men and transformed into warrior kings. This created a longstanding pattern of false histories created by the intellectuals of the day. Essentially, one can even say that Turco-Mongol progenitors did not beget the Ottoman, Safavid, Mughal, Mongol, and Shibanid states. Quite the contrary, one can instead say that historians writing in these empires were the ancestors of the "Turco-Mongol" lineage of their founders. Using one or more specimens of Persian historiography, in a series of five case studies, each focusing on one of these early polities, Ali Anooshahr shows how "Turkestan", "Central Asia", or "Turco-Mongol" functioned as literary tropes in the political discourse of the time.

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Oxford University Press

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0190693576

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9780190693572

Pakistan’s National Security Approach and Post-Cold War Security

Uneasy Co-existence

By: Arshad Ali

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Pakistan’s National Security Approach and Post-Cold War Security

Uneasy Co-existence

By: Arshad Ali

This book analyzes the paradox that despite being a national security state, Pakistan has become even more insecure in the post-Cold War era. It provides an in-depth analysis of Pakistan’s foreign and security policies and their implications for the overall state and society. The book identifies the immediate security challenges to Pakistan and charts the distinctive evolution of Pakistan’s national security state in which the military elite became the dominant actor in the political sphere of government during and after the Cold War period. By examining the national security state, militarization, democracy and security, proxy wars and the hyper-military-industrial complex, the author illustrates how the vanguard role of the military created considerable structural, sociopolitical, economic, and security problems in Pakistan. Furthermore, the author argues that the mismatch between Pakistan’s national security stance and the transformed security environment has been facilitated and sustained by the embedded interests of the country’s military-industrial complex. A critical evaluation of the role of the military in the political affairs of the government and how it has created structural problems for Pakistan, this book will be of interest to academics in the field of South Asian Politics and Security, South Asian Foreign and Security Policy, International Relations, Asian Security, and Cold War Studies.

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Routledge

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100037243X

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9781000372434

Development, architecture, and the formation of heritage in late twentieth-century Iran

A vital past

By: Ali Mozaffari,Nigel Westbrook

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Development, architecture, and the formation of heritage in late twentieth-century Iran

A vital past

By: Ali Mozaffari,Nigel Westbrook

What is the relationship between development as a globalizing project and the production of cultural specificities in developmental contexts? Utilising an architectural lens, this book illustrates how development instigates interest in the past and in the process, creates heritage. It show multiple uses of the past and their contestation in highly fluid social contexts.

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Manchester University Press

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152615014X

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Constructing Islam on the Indus

The Material History of the Suhrawardi Sufi Order, 1200–1500 AD

By: Hasan Ali Khan

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Constructing Islam on the Indus

The Material History of the Suhrawardi Sufi Order, 1200–1500 AD

By: Hasan Ali Khan

This book represents the first serious consideration of Ismaili-Shia esotericism in material and architectural terms, as well as of pre-modern conceptions of religious plurality in rituals and astrology. Sufism has long been reckoned to have connections to Shi'ism, but without any concrete proof. The book shows this connection in light of current scholarly work on the subject, historical sources, and most importantly, metaphysics and archaeological evidence. The monuments of the Suhrawardi Order, which are derived from the basic lodges set up by Pir Shams in the region, constitute a unique building archetype. The book's greatest strength lies in its archaeological evidence and in showing the metaphysical commonalities between Shi'ism/Isma'ilism and the Suhrawardi Sufi Order, both of which complement each other. In addition, working on premise and supposition, certain reanalysed historical periods and events in Indian Muslim history serve as added proof for the author's argument.

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Cambridge University Press

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1316827224

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Proceedings of the Eighth Annual International Conference on Shi'i Studies

By: Shabbir Agha Abbas,Antonio Torres Fernández,Saeid Sobhani,M. Mehdi Ali,Zain Alattar,Julia Katarina,Sheikh Al Muatasim Al Maawali,Amina Inloes

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Proceedings of the Eighth Annual International Conference on Shi'i Studies

By: Shabbir Agha Abbas,Antonio Torres Fernández,Saeid Sobhani,M. Mehdi Ali,Zain Alattar,Julia Katarina,Sheikh Al Muatasim Al Maawali,Amina Inloes

The Annual International Conference on Shi‘i Studies is organised by the Research and Publications Department of The Islamic College, London. The conference aims to provide a broad platform for scholars working in the field of Shi‘i Studies to present their latest research and explore diverse opinions on Shi‘i thought, practice, and heritage. This book comprises a selection of papers from the eighth conference held on 13 May 2023.

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ICAS Press

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1907905596

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9781907905599

The Atheist Muslim

A Journey from Religion to Reason

By: Ali A. Rizvi

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A Journey from Religion to Reason

By: Ali A. Rizvi

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1250094445

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Book's by Ali Akbar Rizvi

The Atheist Muslim

The Atheist Muslim

Turkestan and the Rise of Eurasian Empires

Turkestan and the Rise of Eurasian Empires

Pakistan’s National Security Approach and Post-Cold War Security

Pakistan’s National Security Approach and Post-Cold War Security

Development, architecture, and the formation of heritage in late twentieth-century Iran

Development, architecture, and the formation of heritage in late twentieth-century Iran

Constructing Islam on the Indus

Constructing Islam on the Indus

Proceedings of the Eighth Annual International Conference on Shi'i Studies

Proceedings of the Eighth Annual International Conference on Shi'i Studies

The Atheist Muslim

The Atheist Muslim

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