From hijabs to jihad and everything in between -- Muslims down under today
What is Halal? A country bordering Shariahland, or a method of preparing food?
Do the Five Pillars of Islam comply with modern building codes? Or are they simply a philosophy for living?
And if Muslims first arrived in Australia as early as 1800, can they go back to where they came from?
In this funny and informative exploration of Islam in Australia, award-winning comedian and writer Sami Shah takes us behind the stereotypes and generalisations to find out who Australian Muslims are, how they live and what they think. Along the way we meet everyone from a woman who runs a ‘speed date a Muslim night' to a conservative Islamic preacher, and to the founder of a group called Muslims for Progressive Values. The result is an entertaining and
fascinating snapshot of Islam down under today.
Author(s): Sami Shah
Edition: Original retail
Publisher: ABC Books
Year: 19 July 2017
Language: English
Pages: 341
Tags: > Problems in Islam
Dedication
Preface
Part I: The Big Deal with Muslims
1 Breaking up with Islam
2 What’s a Muslim?
3 Muslims in Australia
Part II: The Scary Muslims
4 I was a teenage radical
5 Radical or just ridiculous?
6 A de-radicalisation guide
Part III: The Free Speech Issue
7 How to blaspheme
8 The price of free speech
Part IV: Hijab-splaining
9 A woman’s Islam
10 Two more women’s Islam
11 A man’s unnecessary and unwanted opinion on women’s Islam
Part V: Putting the Ex in Muslim
12 Apostates are people too
13 Islam vs. Christianity
Epilogue: Allah Akbar?
Glossary
Acknowledgements
Copyright
