The broken silence
Subtitle: [how we can and should speak up against the injustices in the Muslim world and beyond]
By: [written by] Mohammed Javed ; [editors, Lubna Javed, Shamsia Quraishi, Bassam Javed]
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Friesen Press; FriesenPress
Published: 2019
Place of publication: Victoria, BC, Canada
Language: eng
Number of pages: 156
ISBN-13: 9781525542077; 9781525542084; 9781525542091
Copyright date: 2019
Subjects: Islam; Public opinion; Islam in mass media; Economic sanctions; Moral and ethical aspects; Economic conditions; History; Social conditions; Foreign relations; Opinion publique; Islam dans les médias; Sanctions économiques; Aspect moral; Conditions économiques; Histoire; Conditions sociales; Relations extérieures; Diplomatic relations; Economic history
Description: At a time in history when fear of 'the other' has become commonplace, The Broken Silence is a book that shows a glimpse in the timeline of how Islam has been marginalized in society. It examines the impacts of economic sanctions on vulnerable populations and opens with an essay by the author's daughter, that paints a bleak picture of the human costs of years of international sanctions against Iraq, including the deaths of over half a million children as reported by the United Nations. Her argument that desperate young people are driven to commit heinous acts of terror not out of religious fervour but as misguided reactions to injustices, is to this day, little recognized by politicians or the media. This memoir explores the human cost of sanctions and the author's efforts over many years to promote awareness and activism to have those sanctions lifted.--Adapted from publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-156).