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	Liepman Literary Agency Marc Koralnik
Original language
English
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ISLAM AND THE FUTURE OF TOLERANCE.

Sam Harris Maajid Nawaz

A Dialogue

In this short book, Sam Harris and Maajid Nawaz invite you to join an urgently needed conversation: Is Islam a religion of peace or war? Is it amenable to reform? Why do so many Muslims seem drawn to extremism? What do words like Islamism, jihadism, and fundamentalism mean in today's world?

Remarkable for the breadth and depth of its analysis, this dialogue between a famous atheist and a former radical is all the more startling for its decorum. Harris and Nawaz have produced something genuinely new: they engage one of the most polarizing issues of our timefearlessly and fullyand actually make progress. Islam and the Future of Tolerance has been published with the explicit goal of inspiring a wider public discussion by way of example. In a world riven by misunderstanding and violence, Harris and Nawaz demonstrate how two people with very different views can find common ground. Sam Harris is the author of The End of Faith, Letter to a Christian Nation, The Moral Landscape, and Free Will, among other writings. Maajid Nawaz is the author of Radical and a cofounder and the chairman of Quilliama globally active think tank focusing on religious freedom, extremism, and citizenship.

22,500 copies sold to date (09.11.2015)

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Book Published 2015-10-01 by Harvard University Press

Comments

A worthwhile read on the state of Islam and religious tolerance in the world today Those interested in a deferential and detailed dialogue about human rights, Islam, jihadism, and pluralism will find this book both enlightening and engaging.Publishers Weekly

[A] wise little volume.Ray Olson, Booklist

Readers with a knee-jerk opinion of Islam will learn a lot.

"How refreshing, then, to read an honest yet affectionate exchange between the Islamist-turned-liberal-Muslim Maajid Nawaz and the neuroscientist who advocates mindful atheism, Sam Harris. (...) we must insist on the simplest moral principle of all. . . . If you seek respect, you must give respect. This does not mean always having to agree, but it does mean viewing one another as worthy of candid, constructive engagement. On that front, Sam Harris and Maajid Nawaz are role models." Read more...