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Rizvi, Ali A.
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Rizvi, Ali A.
Atheists -- Middle East -- Biography.
Atheists -- United States -- Biography.
Physicians -- United States -- Biography.
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Rizvi, Ali A.
Rizvi, Ali A.
Atheists -- Middle East -- Biography.
Atheists -- United States -- Biography.
Physicians -- United States -- Biography.
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The atheist Muslim : a journey from religion to reason /
Ali
A.
Rizvi
.
by
Rizvi
,
Ali
A.
St. Martin's Press, 2016.
Call #:
211.8092 R627a
Subjects
Rizvi
,
Ali
A.
Atheists -- Middle East -- Biography.
Atheists -- United States -- Biography.
Physicians -- United States -- Biography.
ISBN:
9781250094445 (hc.)
Edition:
First editon.
Description:
247 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Smoke break -- Root causes -- Letting go (part I): the born-again skeptic -- A tale of two identities -- Choosing atheism -- Islamophobia-phobia and the "regressive left" -- The Quran: misinterpretation, metaphor, and misunderstanding -- Reformation and secularism -- Letting go (part II): the silver lining.
Summary:
"In much of the Muslim world, religion is the central foundation upon which family, community, morality, and identity are built. The inextricable embodiment of religion in Muslim culture has forced a new generation of non-believing Muslims to face the heavy costs of abandoning their parents' religion: disowned by their families, marginalized from their communities, imprisoned, or even sentenced to death by their governments. Struggling to reconcile the Muslim society he was living in as a scientist and physician and the religion he was being raised in,
Ali
A.
Rizvi
eventually loses his faith. Discovering that he is not alone in his beliefs, he moves to North America and promises to use his new freedom of speech to represent the voices that are usually quashed before reaching the mainstream media. We follow
Rizvi
as he finds himself caught between two narrative voices he cannot relate to: extreme Islam and anti-Muslim bigotry in a post-9/11 world. This memoir recounts the journey that allows
Rizvi
to criticize Islam - as one should be able to criticize any set of ideas - without demonizing his entire people. His personal story outlines the challenges of modern Islam and the factors that could help lead it toward a substantive, progressive reformation.
Ali
Rizvi
grew up in Libya, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan before moving to Canada and the United States.
Rizvi
has been writing extensively about secularism in the Muslim world for several years. He is also a physician and oncologic pathologist"--Provided by publisher.
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