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The House of Islam

A Global History
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The House of Islam explores the widening gulf between Islam and the West, offering insight into the faith observed by nearly two billion people. Ed Husain compassionately guides readers through Islamic traditions, art, mysticism, and the tension between literalism and spirituality. Challenging misconceptions, the book presents Islam as a religion that can be a peaceable ally rather than an enemy.
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Ideal for readers interested in religion, spirituality, and contemporary cultural relations, particularly those seeking to understand Islam's nuances and its place in the modern world.

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'A powerful corrective' Guardian

'This should be compulsory reading' Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads

‘For anyone interested in the future of Islam, both in Britain and the Islamic world, this is an important book’ The Times

The gulf between Islam and the West is widening. A faith rich with strong values and traditions, observed by nearly two billion people, is seen by the West as something to be feared rather than understood. Sensational headlines and hard-line policies spark enmity, while ignoring the feelings, narratives, and perceptions that preoccupy Muslims today.

The House of Islam seeks to provide entry to the minds and hearts of Muslims the world over. It introduces us to the kindness of Mohammed, the beauty of Islamic art, and the permeation of the divine in public spaces; and the tension between mysticism and literalism that still threatens the religion.

Ed Husain expertly and compassionately guides us through the nuances of Islam and its people, contending that the Muslim world need not be a stranger to the West, nor its enemy, but a peaceable ally.

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A powerful and impassioned polemic noted by The Sunday Times, and hailed as compulsory reading by Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads. The Times describes it as important for understanding Islam’s future. Praised for its insightful, incisive and thought-provoking approach, it offers a much-needed plea for renewing classical Islam against extreme politicised versions.

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ISBN: 9781408872284

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 May 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 240g

Pages: 336

About the Author

Ed Husain is the author of Among the Mosques and The Islamist, a memoir of his time inside radical Islamism. Having rejected extremism, he now advises governments and political leaders on Islam. He is a senior fellow at Civitas, Institute for the Study of Civil Society in London and a global fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Centre in Washington DC. He was a senior fellow for Middle Eastern studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) in New York for five years and co-founded Quilliam, the world’s first counter-extremism think-tank in Britain. He has written for the New York Times, the Telegraph, the Financial Times and appeared on CNN, BBC, and others. He lives in London.

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