Includes bibliographical references (pages [343]-372) and index.
Contents
Everything looks different once you have seen "Death to" before your name -- Creativity versus the dark corner: tales from the Muslim culture wars -- Karachi open mic: guardians of cultural space -- The Imam's liberated daughter and other stories: women battling beyond stereotypes -- To speak out and die: journalists writing for their lives -- Growing roses in the triangle of death -- Reading Spinoza in Tehran -- The Ramadan basketball tournament -- Why I hate Al Qaeda: surviving and challenging fundamentalist terrorism -- Sidi Bouzid blues and the Green Wave: journeys through the Arab Spring and Fall -- The People of Al Qaedastan: voices from northern Mali -- A baby cries at Qalandia Checkpoint: opposing Injustice in the struggle against Muslim fundamentalism -- Raise your voice while singing Is still possible.
Summary
Draws on fieldwork and interviews with Muslims in places ranging from Lahore, Pakistan to Minneapolis, Minnesota to discuss contemporary opinions on the rise of fundamentalism in Islam and how it can be curbed.
