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544 p. ; 23 cm, Includes bibliographical references (p. 455-510) and index, Preface -- Part I: Personal matters -- On becoming English -- Apologia pro vita sua -- Part II: Koranic matters -- Some aspects of the history of Koranic criticism, 700-2005, C.E. -- Introduction to what the Koran really says -- Introduction to which Koran? -- Virgins, what virgins? -- Part III: Totalitarianisms -- Islam, Middle East, and fascism -- Apologists of totalitarianism -- Apostasy -- Islam on trial -- Part IV: Reformation and Enlightenment -- Is an Islamic reformation possible? -- Reason not revelation -- Part V: Journalism -- Honest intellectuals -- Brother Tariq and the Muslim hoods -- Heavy metal Islam, with Raphael Ismail -- Sir Cowasjee Jehangir ready money -- Why the West is best -- Democracy in a cartoon -- Allawi and the crisis of Islamic civilization
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- Author
- Ibn Warraq
- Publisher
- Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books
- Published
- 2010
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781616141707
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Religion, Islam, Social Science
- Rating
- 4.29 / 5 (21 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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