Siddiqui, Mona,
My way : a Muslim woman's journey / Mona Siddiqui. - xviii, 222 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Home: past and present -- Marriage and desire -- Death, dignity and the passage of time -- Christians, Muslims and dialogue -- Religion, Multiculturalism and the public space -- Faith in god.
Polarized debates about 'Islam' and 'the West' are now so ubiquitous that it is easy to forget how damaging they can be. The vast majority of Muslims do not wish to see Islam used as a divisive force within the largely secular societies in which they live. How then can Muslim stereotyping be challenged? Mona Siddiqui is one of the foremost Western authorities on the reconciliation of 21st-century life and Islamic custom. In this new and searching book, she applies a uniquely probing intelligence, as well as a female sensibility, to crucial issues of faith and identity (such as wearing the veil) within society at large. While speaking from within a particular tradition, she touches on matters of universal concern. Who are we? How do we cope with growing older? What kind of world will we leave to our children? Placing her rich personal journey in a wider context, the author is able to explore love and sex, multiculturalism and diversity, and ageing and death through the prism of her experience as both a Muslim and a modern woman. Her book shows why she is one of the most vital thinkers of our age.
9781780769349 1780769342
GBB500392 bnb GBB4A0077 bnb
016971220 Uk 016868545 Uk
Siddiqui, Mona.
Muslim women.
Islam--Relations--Christianity.
Muslims--Great Britain--Biography.
Islam--Social aspects--Great Britain.
Religious life--Islam.
Faith and reason--Islam.
Liberty--Religious aspects--Islam.
Faith and reason--Islam.
Liberty--Religious aspects--Islam.
Muslimin.
Interreligiöser Dialog.
Multikulturelle Gesellschaft.
Großbritannien.
BP173.4 / .S53 2015
297.082
My way : a Muslim woman's journey / Mona Siddiqui. - xviii, 222 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Home: past and present -- Marriage and desire -- Death, dignity and the passage of time -- Christians, Muslims and dialogue -- Religion, Multiculturalism and the public space -- Faith in god.
Polarized debates about 'Islam' and 'the West' are now so ubiquitous that it is easy to forget how damaging they can be. The vast majority of Muslims do not wish to see Islam used as a divisive force within the largely secular societies in which they live. How then can Muslim stereotyping be challenged? Mona Siddiqui is one of the foremost Western authorities on the reconciliation of 21st-century life and Islamic custom. In this new and searching book, she applies a uniquely probing intelligence, as well as a female sensibility, to crucial issues of faith and identity (such as wearing the veil) within society at large. While speaking from within a particular tradition, she touches on matters of universal concern. Who are we? How do we cope with growing older? What kind of world will we leave to our children? Placing her rich personal journey in a wider context, the author is able to explore love and sex, multiculturalism and diversity, and ageing and death through the prism of her experience as both a Muslim and a modern woman. Her book shows why she is one of the most vital thinkers of our age.
9781780769349 1780769342
GBB500392 bnb GBB4A0077 bnb
016971220 Uk 016868545 Uk
Siddiqui, Mona.
Muslim women.
Islam--Relations--Christianity.
Muslims--Great Britain--Biography.
Islam--Social aspects--Great Britain.
Religious life--Islam.
Faith and reason--Islam.
Liberty--Religious aspects--Islam.
Faith and reason--Islam.
Liberty--Religious aspects--Islam.
Muslimin.
Interreligiöser Dialog.
Multikulturelle Gesellschaft.
Großbritannien.
BP173.4 / .S53 2015
297.082