Desperately Seeking Paradise
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Author |
: Ziauddin Sardar |
Publisher |
: Granta Publications |
Total Pages |
: 253 |
Release |
: 2012-03-22 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781847086839 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1847086837 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (39 Downloads) |
Synopsis Desperately Seeking Paradise by : Ziauddin Sardar
“A curious, often amusing travelogue of [Sardar’s] quest for understanding and the Muslims he has encountered along his journeys.”—Publishers Weekly Ziauddin Sardar, one of the foremost Muslim intellectuals in Britain, learned the Koran at his mother’s knee in Pakistan. As a young student in London he set out to grasp the meaning of his religion, and, hopefully, to find “paradise,” his quest leading him throughout the Muslim world, from Iran to China to Turkey. Along the way he accepts that he may never reach paradise—but it’s the journey that’s important. At a time when the view of Islam in the West is so often distorted and simplistic, Desperately Seeking Paradise—self-mocking, frank and passionate—is essential reading. “Intoxicating . . . upon finishing the book, I turned back and started reading it all over again.”—Kamila Shamise, New Statesman “At once and earnest and humorous, light-hearted and profound, this is a book that displays a sustained capacity for self-questioning of a kind that has few parallels in the liberal West.”—The Independent “This challenging book not only acts as a guide for Muslims but provides insight and clarification for those outside the Islamic faith.”—Financial Times “The only funny book I’ve read about Islam.”—Mail on Sunday
Author |
: Ziauddin Sardar |
Publisher |
: Granta Books |
Total Pages |
: 247 |
Release |
: 2012-03-22 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781847086846 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1847086845 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (46 Downloads) |
Synopsis Balti Britain by : Ziauddin Sardar
Sardar travels to Asian communities throughout the UK to tell the history of Asians in Britain - from the arrival of the first Indian in 1614, to the young extremists in Walthamstow mosque in 2006. He interweaves throughout an illuminating account of his own life, describing his carefree childhood in Pakistan, his family's emigration to racist 1950s Britain, and his adulthood straddling two cultures. Along the way he asks: are arranged marriages a good thing? Does the term 'Asian' obscure more than it conveys? Do vindaloo and balti actually exist? And is multiculturalism an impossible dream?
Author |
: Ziauddin Sardar |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 241 |
Release |
: 2018-09-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781787381100 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1787381102 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (00 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Person of Pakistani Origins by : Ziauddin Sardar
What does it mean to be a Pakistani? Can it mean more than one thing? And what do others think it means? Ziauddin Sardar explores what makes a Pakistani, and whether it's something one wants or ought to be. Reflecting on his culture and heritage through tales of the Pakistanis in his life, A Person of Pakistani Origins is a whirlwind tour of dueling poets, Bollywood films, a bookish auntie who harbors feminist urges, and a vanishing uncle who reappears miles away. Thoughtful and generously laced with humor, this book delves deep into Pakistan's eclectic culture, and the humble insanity of everyday life for a person of Pakistani origins. Sardar richly celebrates the importance of where we come from, and of who we become.
Author |
: Ziauddin Sardar |
Publisher |
: Pluto Press |
Total Pages |
: 356 |
Release |
: 1998 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0745307493 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780745307497 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Synopsis Postmodernism and The Other by : Ziauddin Sardar
Postmodernism has often been presented as a new theory of liberation that promotes pluralism and gives representation to the marginalised peoples of the non-west and 'other' cultures.In this major assessment of postmodernism from a non-western perspective, Ziauddin Sardar offers a radical critique of this view. Covering the salient spheres of postmodernism - from architecture, film, television and pop music, to philosophy, consumer lifestyles and new age religions - Sardar reveals that postmodernism in fact operates to further marginalise the reality of the non-west and confound its aspirations.By tracing postmodernism's roots in colonialism and modernity, Sardar demonstrates that the dominant contemporary intellectual fashion, peddling an insidiously oppressive and subtle revisionism, is the most comprehensive onslaught on the non-west ever experienced. In stern retort, the author offers ways in which the peoples of the non-west can counter the postmodern assault and survive with their identities, histories and cultures intact.
Author |
: F. Scott Fitzgerald |
Publisher |
: The Floating Press |
Total Pages |
: 503 |
Release |
: 2009-04-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781775414834 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1775414833 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Synopsis This Side of Paradise by : F. Scott Fitzgerald
This Side of Paradise is a novel about post-World War I youth and their morality. Amory Blaine is a young Princeton University student with an attractive face and an interest in literature. His greed and desire for social status warp the theme of love weaving through the story.
Author |
: Ziauddin Sardar |
Publisher |
: Icon Books Ltd |
Total Pages |
: 364 |
Release |
: 2014-06-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781848317741 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1848317743 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Synopsis Introducing Islam by : Ziauddin Sardar
Islam is one of the world's great monotheistic religions. Islamic culture, spanning 1,500 years, has produced some of the finest achievements of humanity. Yet the religion followed by a fifth of humankind is too often seen in the West in terms of fundamentalism, bigotry and violence- a perception that couldn't be more wrong. Introducing Islam recounts the history of Islam from the birth of Prophet Muhammad in the 6th century to its status as a global culture and political force today. Charting the achievements of Muslim civilisation, it explains the nature and message of the Qur'an, outlines the basic features of Islamic law, and assesses the impact of colonialism on Muslim societies. Ziauddin Sardar and Zafar Abbas Malik show how Muslims everywhere are trying to live their faith and are shaping new Islamic ideas and ideals for a globalised world.
Author |
: M. L. Tyndall |
Publisher |
: Barbour Books |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2013 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1616265973 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781616265977 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (73 Downloads) |
Synopsis Elusive Hope by : M. L. Tyndall
Their friends are in search of a Southern utopia. But Hayden is seeking revenge--relentlessly. And Magnolia is seeking a way out--desperately. Falling in love was never part of their plans. . . .
Author |
: Gujral Foundation |
Publisher |
: HarperCollins |
Total Pages |
: 180 |
Release |
: 2016-04-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9351361829 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9789351361824 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (29 Downloads) |
Synopsis My East is Your West by : Gujral Foundation
The exhibition My East is Your West, was a collateral event of the 56th Venice Biennale. It was commissioned by The Gujral Foundation. It united for the first time, at the Biennale, the historically conflicting nations of India and Pakistan in a space shared by artists from both countries. Shilpa Gupta (Mumbai) and Rashid Rana (Lahore) presented a new series of works at the Palazzo Benzon, situated in the centre of Venice on the Grand Canal. This presentation provided a unique platform for artists from South Asia to enter into a dialogue through the arts, representing the Indian subcontinent as one region.
Author |
: Ziauddin Sardar |
Publisher |
: Pluto Press (UK) |
Total Pages |
: 364 |
Release |
: 2006-05-20 |
ISBN-10 |
: UVA:X030106305 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (05 Downloads) |
Synopsis How Do You Know? by : Ziauddin Sardar
Outstanding contributors include Pierre Macherey, Charles Wolfe, Alex Callinicos and Judith Revel
Author |
: Merryl Wyn Davies |
Publisher |
: Pluto Press (UK) |
Total Pages |
: 120 |
Release |
: 1993 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015029988295 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (95 Downloads) |
Synopsis Barbaric Others by : Merryl Wyn Davies
A book about the convenient myopia which, through the ages, has allowed - and continues to allow - the West to see other peoples as subjects, infidels, even savages. The authors begin by setting Columbus' travels in context and revealing the extent to which his voyage of discovery mirrored the colonial anxieties of the times. This is an account of Eurocentricity in its most potent forms - from the medieval view of demons and demigods, to the colonial perception that those who were not like us were somehow less than human, existing only to be used like any other commodity.