The New Crusades : Constructing the Muslim Enemy
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"This is an important book... for those engaged in challenging the assumptions that lie behind this current 'war on terror'." -- The Muslim World Book Review
" The New Crusades assmbles expert knowledges of some tangled historical roots... this work deserves as wide a readership as possible." -- Max Weiss, Canadian Review of Studies in Nationalism
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"There is no Muslim enemy. In the 11th century the First Crusaders constructed him to cover spurious conquests and wanton killings. In the 21st century the New Crusaders reconstruct him to cover global asymmetries and moral blunders. Both sets of Crusaders are zealots with feet of clay. Their opposite is Eqbal Ahmad. Ahmad was an educator with a heart of gold. He was also a tireless, fearless agonist for justice. It is in his vision that these essays are cast and to his memory that they are collectively dedicated. This volume holds out true hope. Its message will resonate for all who look beyond Crusades to imagine, then construct a new world order without Muslim enemies." -- Bruce B. Lawrence, Nancy and Jeffrey Marcus Humanities Professor, Duke University
"A collection of first-rate essays that offer much-needed critiques of parochial, xenophobic, or merely simplistic Western approaches to Islam, Muslims, and the Muslim-majority world. These writings offer acute analyses of, and responses to, those writers who ought to know better (e.g., Bernard Lewis), those who don't want to know better (e.g., V.S. Naipaul), and those who need to know better (e.g., Robert Kaplan). Collectively, they expose the faults of the "clash of civilizations" approach to the contemporary world and remind us how much it has become a self-fulfilling prophecy recently. This volume needs to be on the reading list of every thoughtful American before it is too late." -- William A. Graham, Murray A. Albertson Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University
"A book of major importance, revealing the extraordinary strength of Islamophobic prejudice in modern society worldwide. The authors demonstrate the depth of this dehumanizing problem with painful clarity, and they challenge us to move beyond the sinister opposition of 'us' and 'them.'" -- Carl Ernst, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The New Crusades : Constructing the Muslim Enemy
The New Crusades: Constructing the Muslim Enemy,Emran Qureshi,Michael A. Sells,Columbia University Press,0231126670,Europe,Foreign relations,International Relations - General,Islam,Islamic countries,Islamic fundamentalism,Middle East - General,Politics / Current Events,Politics/International Relations,Religious aspects,Terrorism,War,International relations,Islamic studies,Religion / Islam
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