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To be a Muslim : Islam, peace, and democracy by Prince El Hassan Bin Talal, Alain Elkann, Hassan bin Talal Prince of Jordan., Hassan Bin Talal is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is To be a Muslim : Islam, peace, and democracy about?

This book is an incisive, personal statement about the essence of Islam by one of the worlds leading advocates of inter-faith dialogue and understanding Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan. There is much ignorance about Islam in the West, and negative opinions of Islam feed on that ignorance. The views and attitudes about Islam in public dialogue since the Osama bin Laden-inspired terrorist attack on September 11, 2001 require a response that sets Islam in a light that shows its fundamental belief structures and humanity. The core of the book is a statement of belief in a question and answer format that allows Islams basic tenets to be quickly grasped by a wide audience. In form and content To Be A Muslim reaches both a Western audience and also Muslims (who themselves can be Westerners) who are seeking to articulate their faith and to explain it to themselves and to others. The questions put by His Royal Highnesss collaborator, Alain Elkann, are those frequently posed by people not knowledgeable about Islam. Prince El Hassans answers are precise and informative. He presents a persuasive argument that the beliefs and culture of the majority of the Islamic world not only are comp

Author

Prince El Hassan Bin Talal, Alain Elkann, Hassan bin Talal Prince of Jordan., Hassan Bin Talal

Publisher

University of Toronto Press

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9781903900819

Subjects

Religion, Islam, Sociology

Rating

2.88 / 5 (3 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14