Ziauddin Sardar
Ziauddin Sardar is a journalist, author, documentary maker, cultural critic, scholar and travel writer. He comments on science, politics, Islam, philosophy, travel and the arts. He is currently editor of Futures, the monthly journal of policy, planning and futures studies, a commissioner of the Equality and Human Rights Commission of Britain, and visiting Professor of Postcolonial Studies at City University, London. His explorations of the Muslim world are documented in one of his more recent books, Desperately Seeking Paradise.
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“It’s witty, it’s funny. He’s a clever writer who uses lots of personal anecdotes to bring it all home for the reader. He also doesn’t shy away from the tougher things. He’s a Muslim, but he’s not there to paint Muslim culture in romantic tones, he’s there to tell it as it is. So, he’s transparent about the fratricide that has taken place amongst rulers of the past, and he offers a most fascinating glimpse into the advent of Wahhabism.” Read more...
The best books on The Meaning of Ramadan
Tharik Hussain, Travel Writer
Interviews with Ziauddin Sardar
The best books on The Future of Islam, recommended by Ziauddin Sardar
The writer, broadcaster and cultural critic says Muslim societies are not always good at looking towards the future, dwelling instead on the glories of the past and feeling fatalistic about the present
The best books on Travel in the Muslim World, recommended by Ziauddin Sardar
The Professor of Postcolonial Studies at City University, London, talks to us about Islamic travel books. Explains how travel should be both a physical and a mental exercise focussed on immersing oneself in local culture
Interviews where books by Ziauddin Sardar were recommended
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Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources
by Martin Lings -
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Mumbai To Mecca: A Pilgrimage to the Holy Sites of Islam
by Ilija Trojanow, translated by Rebecca Morrison -
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Mecca: The Sacred City
by Ziauddin Sardar -
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Islam: A Short History
by Karen Armstrong -
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Islamic Mystical Poetry
ed. Mahmood Jamal
The best books on The Meaning of Ramadan, recommended by Tharik Hussain
The best books on The Meaning of Ramadan, recommended by Tharik Hussain
During Ramadan, the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, Muslims fast during daylight hours and refrain from sinful behaviours. We asked Tharik Hussain, author of acclaimed travelogue Minarets in the Mountains and the new companion guide Ramadan Mubarak, to choose five texts that offer readers insight into the true meaning of Ramadan.
