Despite its turbulent past, Ziauddin Sardar finds reasons for optimism in Pakistan’s future.
Despite its turbulent past, Ziauddin Sardar finds reasons for optimism in Pakistan’s future.
Where did the controversial idea of the ‘Islamic state’ come from? Ziauddin Sardar traces its origins.
What’s gone wrong? Why has Islam and its relation with the West become so fraught with violence and mistrust? Ziauddin Sardar takes a critical look at the current state of one of the world’s great faiths and charts a way out of a bloody impasse.
Writer, journalist and broadcaster Ziauddin Sardar is author of many books, including Introducing Islam and The Future of Muslim Civilization. His latest, The A to Z of Postmodern Life is just published by Vision.
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