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From Fatwa to Jihad: How the World Changed: The Satanic Verses to Charlie Hebdo
Kenan Malik
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Paperback. The Number 1 international bestseller updated and reissued. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM2; HRAM6; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 336.
Almost thirty years ago, the image of burning copies of Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses held aloft by thousand-strong mobs of protesters became an internationally familiar symbol of anger and offence. In From Fatwa to Jihad, Kenan Malik reveals how the Rushdie affair transformed the debate worldwide on multiculturalism, tolerance and free speech, helped fuel the rise of radical Islam and pointed the way to the horrors of 9/11 and 7/7.
In this new edition, Malik examines the rise of home-grown jihadis, the threat of IS-inspired terrorism in Europe and how the West has failed to learn the lessons of the past.
Product Details
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781786491046
SKU
V9781786491046
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Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
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99-50
About Kenan Malik
Kenan Malik is a writer, lecturer and broadcaster. He is a presenter of Analysis of BBC Radio 4, and a panellist on The Moral Maze. He has taught at universities in Britain, Europe, Australia and the USA, presented many TV documentaries and writes regularly for newspapers across the world including the New York Times, the Guardian, Göteborgs-Posten and the Australian. His books include The Meaning of Race, Man, Beast and Zombie, Strange Fruit: Why Both Sides are Wrong in the Race Debate and The Quest for a Moral Compass.
Reviews for From Fatwa to Jihad: How the World Changed: The Satanic Verses to Charlie Hebdo
A gripping account of how we went from burning books to bombs on buses. The Rushdie Affair has shaped all our lives. This book shows us how.
Hanif Kureishi A thorough and highly readable history of the politics of the Rushdie affair and an important intervention in the current debate on freedom of expression.
Monica Ali A riveting political history of contemporary Britain... Impeccably researched, brimming with detail, yet razor-sharp in its argument.
Lisa Appignanesi
Independent
Few writers have untangled the paradoxes and unintended consequences of political Islam as deftly as Malik
Maureen Freely
Washington Post
Enthralling
Robert McCrum
Observer
An admirable piece of reportage... subtle and intelligent
Stuart Kelly
Scotsman
Seldom can a book have had a more searing relevance to contemporary events
Lindsay Johns
New Humanist
Hanif Kureishi A thorough and highly readable history of the politics of the Rushdie affair and an important intervention in the current debate on freedom of expression.
Monica Ali A riveting political history of contemporary Britain... Impeccably researched, brimming with detail, yet razor-sharp in its argument.
Lisa Appignanesi
Independent
Few writers have untangled the paradoxes and unintended consequences of political Islam as deftly as Malik
Maureen Freely
Washington Post
Enthralling
Robert McCrum
Observer
An admirable piece of reportage... subtle and intelligent
Stuart Kelly
Scotsman
Seldom can a book have had a more searing relevance to contemporary events
Lindsay Johns
New Humanist