After Terror presents sustained reflections by some of the world's most celebrated thinkers on the most pressing question of our time: how can we find ways to defuse the ticking bombs of terrorism and excessive interventions against it? It offers an antidote to the fatalistic global holy war perspective that afflicts much contemporary thought, focusing instead on the principles, issues, and acts needed to shift course from alienation and conflict to a path of sanity and goodwill among cultures and civilizations.
The central aim of the book is to advance contemporary thinking on...
After Terror presents sustained reflections by some of the world's most celebrated thinkers on the most pressing question of our time: how can we find...
Globalization, the war on terror, and Islamic fundamentalism --followed closely by a rise in Islamophobia --have escalated tensions between Western nations and the Muslim world. Yet internationally renowned Islamic scholar Akbar Ahmed believes that through dialogue and understanding, these cultures can coexist peacefully and respectfully. That hope and belief result in an extraordinary journey. To learn what Muslims think and how they really view America, Ahmed traveled to the three major regions of the Muslim world the Middle East, South Asia, and East Asia. "Journey into Islam: The...
Globalization, the war on terror, and Islamic fundamentalism --followed closely by a rise in Islamophobia --have escalated tensions between Western...