{"product_id":"from-fatwa-to-jihad","title":"From Fatwa to Jihad","description":"Product Description\n\n\nAlmost thirty years ago, the image of burning copies of Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses held aloft by thousand-strong mobs of protesters became an internationally familiar symbol of anger and offence. In From Fatwa to Jihad, Kenan Malik reveals how the Rushdie affair transformed the debate worldwide on multiculturalism, tolerance and free speech, helped fuel the rise of radical Islam and pointed the way to the horrors of 9\/11 and 7\/7. In this new edition, Malik examines the rise of home-grown jihadis, the threat of IS-inspired terrorism in Europe and how the West has failed to learn the lessons of the past.\n\n\nReview\n\n\nA gripping account of how we went from burning books to bombs on buses. The Rushdie Affair has shaped all our lives. This book shows us how. -- Hanif Kureishi\n\nA thorough and highly readable history of the politics of the Rushdie affair and an important intervention in the current debate on freedom of expression. -- Monica Ali\n\nA riveting political history of contemporary Britain... Impeccably researched, brimming with detail, yet razor-sharp in its argument. -- Lisa Appignanesi ―\nIndependent\n\nFew writers have untangled the paradoxes and unintended consequences of political Islam as deftly as Malik -- Maureen Freely ―\nWashington Post\n\nEnthralling -- Robert McCrum ―\nObserver\n\nAn admirable piece of reportage... subtle and intelligent -- Stuart Kelly ―\nScotsman\n\nSeldom can a book have had a more searing relevance to contemporary events -- Lindsay Johns ―\nNew Humanist\n\n\nBook Description\n\n\nThe Number 1 international bestseller updated and reissued.\n\n\nAbout the Author\n\n\nKenan Malik is a writer, lecturer and broadcaster. He is a presenter of\nAnalysis of BBC Radio 4, and a panellist on\nThe Moral Maze. He has taught at universities in Britain, Europe, Australia and the USA, presented many TV documentaries and writes regularly for newspapers across the world including the\nNew York Times, the\n \nGuardian,\nGöteborgs-Posten and the\nAustralian. His books include\nThe Meaning of Race,\nMan, Beast and Zombie,\nStrange Fruit: Why Both Sides are Wrong in the Race Debate and\nThe Quest for a Moral Compass.","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39663071526997,"sku":"9781786491046N","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/products\/969fcddc-2ddd-4f2d-84ee-c17c73fc454f.jpg?v=1644299935","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/from-fatwa-to-jihad","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}