Occidentalism, Conspiracy and Taboo

Collected Essays on Islam and Politics

By (author) Sadik J. al-Azm

Book cover: Occidentalism, Conspiracy and Taboo

Extent: 156, 156 pages

Publisher: Gerlach Press

Subjects: Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies, Philosophy

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(August 2019)

ISBN: 9783959940467

Price: $117.00

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Sadik Al-Azm (1934-2016) was one of the foremost Arab public intellectuals, who offered innovative, controversial challenges to conventional narratives on Islam and the West. This fourth and final volume of his works in English includes his essays Faith and Reason in Islam, Sharia from a Secular Perspective, Orientalism, lslamism and

Sadik Al-Azm (1934-2016) was one of the foremost Arab public intellectuals, who offered innovative, often controversial challenges to conventional narratives on Islam and the West, Secularism, Orientalism, and the Israel-Palestine issue. This fourth and final volume of his works in English includes his essays on: Faith and Reason in Islam: Strategies in the Education of Muslim Communities Sharia from a Secular Perspective Crossing Borders: Orientalism, lslamism and Postmodernism The Concept of Civil Society in Relation to the ‘Arab Spring’ Statement by 99 Syrian Intellectuals (“Charta 99”) Goethe Medal 2015 Acceptance Speech

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