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My Isl@m

How Fundamentalism Stole My Mind---and Doubt Freed My Soul

By: Amir Ahmad Nasr

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My Isl@m

How Fundamentalism Stole My Mind---and Doubt Freed My Soul

By: Amir Ahmad Nasr

Amir Ahmad Nasr is a young Muslim man with something explosive in his hands: a computer connected to the Internet. And it has the power to help ignite a revolution and blow apart the structures of ignorance and politicized indoctrination that too often still imprison the Muslim mind. Part memoir, part passionate call for liberty, reason and doing work that matters, My Isl@m tells the tale of how the internet opened the eyes and heart of a once fearful young Muslim to a world beyond the dogmatism of his upbringing, and recounts his transformation into a defiant digital activist. In his honest, provocative, and courageous debut, Nasr–a popular Afro-Arab Sudanese blogger–steps out from behind the curtain of anonymity and emerges as a voice of a new generation of tech-savvy liberal Muslims. Set in war-ravaged Sudan, oil-rich Qatar, multi-cultural Malaysia, the United States, Turkey and the new frontiers of cyberspace, My Isl@m is a fascinating prelude to the Arab Spring and a disarming and uplifting tale of doubt, soul-searching, Islam, and finding freedom in the Middle East and the rest of the Muslim world. A poignant, honest, and uplifting memoir of how blogging and the internet opened the eyes and heart of one young Muslim man to a world beyond his religious fundamentalist upbringing.

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St. Martin's Press

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My Isl@m

How Fundamentalism Stole My Mind---and Doubt Freed My Soul

By: Amir Ahmad Nasr

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My Isl@m

How Fundamentalism Stole My Mind---and Doubt Freed My Soul

By: Amir Ahmad Nasr

Nasr is a young Muslim man with something explosive in his hands: a computer connected to the Internet. And it has the power to help ignite a revolution of the Muslim mind. Part memoir, part passionate call for liberty, he shows how the Internet opened his eyes to a world beyond his.

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Macmillan

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1250016797

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9781250016799

Zahra's Paradise

By: Amir,Khalil

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Zahra's Paradise

By: Amir,Khalil

Set in the aftermath of Iran's fraudulent elections of 2009, Zahra's Paradise is the fictional graphic novel of the search for Mehdi, a young protestor who has vanished into an extrajudicial twilight zone.

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Macmillan

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1596436425

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After Khomeini

Iran Under His Successors

By: Said Amir Arjomand

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After Khomeini

Iran Under His Successors

By: Said Amir Arjomand

For many Americans, Iran is our most dangerous enemy--part of George W. Bush's "axis of evil" even before the appearance of Ahmadinejad. But what is the reality? How did Ahmadinejad rise to power, and how much power does he really have? What are the chances of normalizing relations with Iran? In After Khomeini, Saïd Amir Arjomand paints a subtle and perceptive portrait of contemporary Iran. This work, a sequel to Arjomand's acclaimed The Turban for the Crown, examines Iran under the successors of Ayatollah Khomeini up to the present day. He begins, as the Islamic Republic did, with Khomeini, offering a brilliant capsule biography of the man who masterminded the revolution that overthrew the Shah. Arjomand draws clear distinctions between the moderates of the initial phrase of the revolution, radicals, pragmatists, and hardliners, the latter best exemplified by Mahmud Ahmadinejad. Taking a chronological and thematic approach, he traces the emergence and consolidation of the present system of collective rule by clerical councils and the peaceful transition to dual leadership by the ayatollah as the supreme guide and the subordinate president of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He explains the internal political quarrels among Khomeini's heirs as a struggle over his revolutionary legacy. And he outlines how the ruling clerical elite and the nation's security forces are interdependent politically and economically, speculating on the potential future role of the Revolutionary Guards. Bringing the work up to current political events, Arjomand analyzes Iran's foreign policy as well, including the impact of the fall of Communism on Iran and Ahmadinejad's nuclear policy. Few countries loom larger in American foreign relations than Iran. In this rich and insightful account, an expert on Iranian society and politics untangles the complexities of a nation still riding the turbulent wake of one of history's great revolutions.

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Oxford University Press

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0199745765

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Modern Persian Reader

By: Amir Abbas Haidari

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Modern Persian Reader

By: Amir Abbas Haidari

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Psychology Press

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0728600064

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Ethics of War and Peace in Iran and Shi'i Islam

By: Mohammad Jafar Amir Mahallati

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Ethics of War and Peace in Iran and Shi'i Islam

By: Mohammad Jafar Amir Mahallati

5 War and Peace in Shi'i Primary Narratives and Sources -- 6 Traditional Shi'i Ethics of War and Peace Untested: Jihad, Ideology, Revolution, and War -- 7 Postwar Revision and the Reconstruction of Modern Iranian-Shi'i Ethics of War and Peace -- 8 Terrorism and Shi'i Theologies of Martyrdom, Nonviolence, and Forgiveness -- 9 Diplomacy in between Nuclear Technology and Antibomb Theology -- Conclusion: Beyond a Minority Mentality: The Emerging Shi'i-Iranian Cosmopolitanism

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University of Toronto Press

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1442629517

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Sociology of Shiʿite Islam

Collected Essays

By: Saïd Amir Arjomand

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Sociology of Shiʿite Islam

Collected Essays

By: Saïd Amir Arjomand

Sociology of Shiʿite Islam is a comprehensive study of the development of Shiʿism. Its bearers first emerged as a sectarian elite, then a hierocracy and finally a theocracy. Imamate, Occultation and the theodicy of martyrdom are identified as the main components of the Shiʻism as a world religion. In these collected essays Arjomand has persistenly developed a Weberian theoretical framework for the analysis of Shiʿism, from its sectarian formation in the eighth century through the establishment of the Safavid empire in the sixteenth century, to the Islamic revolution in Iran in the twentieth century. These studies highlight revolutionary impulses embedded in the belief in the advent of the hidden Imam, and the impact of Shiʻite political ethics on the authority structure of pre-modern Iran and the constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

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BRILL

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9004326278

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9789004326279

The Art of Avaz and Mohammad Reza Shajarian

Foundations and Contexts

By: Rob Simms,Amir Koushkani

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The Art of Avaz and Mohammad Reza Shajarian

Foundations and Contexts

By: Rob Simms,Amir Koushkani

The Art of Avaz and Mohammad Reza Shajarian: Foundations and Contexts, by Rob Simms and Amir Koushkani, examines the traditional art of singing classical Persian poetry, as represented by its greatest living exponent. This in-depth study surveys the social and historical context of the twentieth-century tradition of avaz while placing Shajarian’s early career within this complex culture, from being a child prodigy of Qur’an recitation in Mashhad to his rise to national prominence in the 1970s. As a globetrotting celebrity who is renowned for singing medieval poetry with impeccable technique and radiant inspiration, Shajarian’s life and work provide a compelling case study for larger issues of reconciling tradition and modernity, and the crucial role of the individual in maintaining and renovating traditional art forms. Avaz is discussed in the broader context of Iranian narrative performance traditions, where the performer retells well-known scripts in a way that is appropriate to the audience and the present occasion, spinning the tale to convey a personal message. Shajarian’s career also exemplifies the huge changes that Iranian musical culture underwent in the 1960s and 70s. Finally, the study includes a detailed examination of the materials and creative processes of Shajarian’s artistic craft, including his acquisition process and training, vocal technique, selection and treatment of poetry, use of traditional musical materials, and his balance of engaging preset materials with improvisation. The Art of Avaz and Mohammad Reza Shajarian is an impressively detailed study of the music, life, and environment of the most influential musician in Iranian classical music of the past three decades.

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Lexington Books

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0739172123

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The Divine Guide in Early Shi'ism

The Sources of Esotericism in Islam

By: Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi

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The Divine Guide in Early Shi'ism

The Sources of Esotericism in Islam

By: Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi

The Imam, the Divine Guide, is the central point around which the Shi'ite religion turns. The power of Shi'ism comes from the actions of the Imam. This title is reserved exclusively for the sucessors of the prophets in their mission. The author shows that from the beginning of Shi'ite Islam until the tenth century, the Imam was primarily a master of knowledge with supernatural powers, not a jurist theologian. The Imam is the threshold through which God and the creatures communicate. He is thus a cosmic necessity, the key and the center of the universal economy of the sacred. The author presents Shi'ism as a religion founded on double dimensions where the role of the leader remains constantly central: perpetual initiation into divine secrets and continued confrontation with anti-initiation forces. Without esotericism, exotericism loses its meaning. Early Imamism is an esoteric doctrine. Historically, then, at the beginning of esotericism in Islam, we find an initiatory, mystical, and occultist doctrine. This is the first book to systematically explore the immense literature attributed to the Imams themselves in order to recover the authentic original vision. It restores an essential source of esotericism in the world of Islam.

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State University of New York Press

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0791494799

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9780791494790

Revolutions of the End of Time: Apocalypse, Revolution and Reaction in the Persianate World

By: Saïd Amir Arjomand

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Revolutions of the End of Time: Apocalypse, Revolution and Reaction in the Persianate World

By: Saïd Amir Arjomand

A study of Mahdist movements focusing on abrupt discontinuities, revolutions as apocalyptic breaks, and on the reaction of the ruling authorities as counter-revolution, as reversion to continuity within a single civilizational zone defined by its cultural unity as the Persianate world.

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9004517154

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The Shadow of God and the Hidden Imam

Religion, Political Order, and Societal Change in Shi'ite Iran from the Beginning to 1890

By: Saïd Amir Arjomand

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The Shadow of God and the Hidden Imam

Religion, Political Order, and Societal Change in Shi'ite Iran from the Beginning to 1890

By: Saïd Amir Arjomand

Dismissing oversimplified and politically charged views of the politics of Shi'ite Islam, Said Amir Arjomand offers a richly researched sociological and historical study of Shi'ism and the political order of premodern Iran that exposes the roots of what became Khomeini's theocracy.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226924807

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9780226924809

Operation Joktan

By: Amir Tsarfati,Steve Yohn

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Operation Joktan

By: Amir Tsarfati,Steve Yohn

“It was the perfect day—until the gunfire.” Nir Tavor is an Israeli secret service operative turned talented Mossad agent. Nicole le Roux is a model with a hidden skill. A terrorist attack brings them together, and then work forces them apart—until they’re unexpectedly called back into each other’s lives. But there’s no time for romance. As violent radicals threaten chaos across the Middle East, the two must work together to stop these extremists, pooling Nicole’s knack for technology and Nir’s adeptness with on-the-ground missions. Each heart-racing step of their operation gets them closer to the truth—and closer to danger. In this thrilling first book in a new series, authors Amir Tsarfati and Steve Yohn draw on true events as well as tactical insights Amir learned from his time in the Israeli Defense Forces. For believers in God’s life-changing promises, Operation Joktan is a suspense-filled page-turner that illuminates the blessing Israel is to the world.

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Harvest House Publishers

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0736985212

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9780736985215

What is Shi'i Islam?

An Introduction

By: Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi,Christian Jambet

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What is Shi'i Islam?

An Introduction

By: Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi,Christian Jambet

For the public at large Shi’ism often implies a host of confused representations, suggesting more often than not obscurantism, intolerance, political violence and other ignominies running hot or cold in response to world events. In fact for many people, Shi’ism stands for "radical Islam", or – worse – "Islamic terrorism". In some respects, nothing is more familiar than Shi’ism, and yet nothing is more misunderstood. For some twenty years the media have increased their coverage of the phenomenon. Never, or only rarely, do they formulate the question we ask here: what is Shi’ism? What is this belief that inspires millions of people dispersed throughout the world? This book provides a broad based introduction to Shi’i Islam. It examines what the Shi’i believe, how they see themselves and how they view the world. It includes a thorough examination of doctrine, philosophy, the Shi’i approach to the Qur’an and the historical evolution of Shi’ism as a branch of Islam. Too often, and too quickly, the conclusion is drawn that Shi’ism is a marginal heretical sect, fundamentally alien to the deeper truth of the great religion of Islam, thrust by historical accident onto the political stage. Shi’ism either speaks the truth of Islam, meaning that it is a truth of terror, or it is entirely foreign to Islam and, therefore, merits outright rejection, as Islamic fundamentalists and some individuals repeatedly claim. This book intends to explain why such common misunderstandings of Shi’ism have taken root. Written in an accessible format and providing a thorough overview of Shi’ism, this book will be an essential text for students and scholars of Islamic Studies or Iranian Studies.

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Routledge

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1351604864

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Book's by Amir Ahmad Nasr

My Isl@m

My Isl@m

My Isl@m

My Isl@m

Zahra's Paradise

Zahra's Paradise

After Khomeini

After Khomeini

Modern Persian Reader

Modern Persian Reader

Ethics of War and Peace in Iran and Shi'i Islam

Ethics of War and Peace in Iran and Shi'i Islam

Sociology of Shiʿite Islam

Sociology of Shiʿite Islam

The Art of Avaz and Mohammad Reza Shajarian

The Art of Avaz and Mohammad Reza Shajarian

The Divine Guide in Early Shi'ism

The Divine Guide in Early Shi'ism

Revolutions of the End of Time: Apocalypse, Revolution and Reaction in the Persianate World

Revolutions of the End of Time: Apocalypse, Revolution and Reaction in the Persianate World

The Shadow of God and the Hidden Imam

The Shadow of God and the Hidden Imam

Operation Joktan

Operation Joktan

What is Shi'i Islam?

What is Shi'i Islam?

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