Rock the Casbah
Subtitle: rage and revolution across the Islamic world
By: by Robin Wright
Edition: 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 307
ISBN-13: 9781439103166; 9781439103173; 9781439123065
Subjects: Politics and government; Public opinion; Islam and politics; Radicalism; Muslims; Political activity; Social movements
Description: Written by a veteran reporter, this is an up close portrait of the fierce struggle between moderates and extremists taking place within the Islamic world today. Why don't Muslims challenge the violent extremists among them? Well, they do. Here she cites the clerics, comedians, and rappers who challenge al Qaeda violence; the women who are launching liberation movements; and the former jihadists who openly reject violence. These Muslims all want to build a better Islam, on their own, not Western, terms.
Table of contents: title: Prologue: the sandstorm; title: Extreme makeover; title: The scent of jasmine; title: The counter-jihad; title: The big chill; title: A midsummer's eve; title: A different tune; title: Hip-hop Islam; title: The new chic; title: The living poets society; title: Satellite sheikhs and youtube imams; title: The axis of evil comedy tour; title: Jihad jones and the kalashnikov babes; title: A wild ride; title: The beginning of the beginning; title: The diplomatic pas de deux.