Showing titles in Religious Intolerance

Brought to you by Penguin. From internationally renowned writer and Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, a searing, deeply personal account of enduring - and surviving - an attempt on his life thirty years after the fatwa that was ordered against him Speaking out for the first time, and in...

In the post-9/11 West, there is no shortage of strident voices telling us that Islam is a threat to the security, values, way of life, and even existence of the United States and Europe. In this fearless, original, and surprising book, Anne Norton demolishes the notion that there is a "clash of civilizations" between the West and Islam. What is really in question, she argues, is the West's commitment to its own ideals: to democracy and the Enlightenment trinity of liberty, equality, and fraternity.

The father of the intelligent design movement, Phillip E. Johnson, thinks the new atheists are right! How? They’ve put serious discussion about God back on the public agenda. Despite their conclusions, folks like Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris and Daniel Dennett are asking the right questions...

Terrororganisationen Hamas attack mot södra Israel på morgonen den 7 oktober ledde till den värsta massakern på judar sedan Förintelsen. Det som aldrig mer skulle få hända hade hänt, på den plats som skapades för att det aldrig mer skulle få hända. Än en gång hade judar slagits...

On February 14, 1989, Valentine’s Day, Salman Rushdie was telephoned by a BBC journalist and told that he had been “sentenced to death” by the Ayatollah Khomeini. For the first time he heard the word fatwa. His crime? To have written a novel called The Satanic Verses, which was accused of...

A cosmic war is a religious war. It is a battle not between armies or nations, but between the forces of good and evil, a war in which God is believed to be directly engaged on behalf of one side against the other. The hijackers who attacked the United States on September 11, 2001, thought they...

A powerful true story about a Muslim doctor's service to small-town America and the hope of overcoming our country's climate of hostility and fear. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY PUBLISHERS WEEKLY In 2013, Ayaz Virji left a comfortable job at an East Coast hospital and moved to a...

In this one-of-its-kind book by the late Alyque Padamsee, he invites us to re-examine and think afresh about some of our most deeply held beliefs, from love, marriage, terrorism, leadership, money, gender, faith to education. Let Me Hijack Your Mind is Alyque's parting gift to Indians, exhorting...

Witness how religious persecution fueled a terrifying machinery of state control and social terror in medieval Europe. Perfect for your daily commute, this gripping historical narrative plunges you into the shadowy courtrooms of the past. Experience a deeply reflective journey through the...

Uncover the dark religious history of medieval Europe, where the pursuit of orthodoxy birthed a brutal war on heresy. Perfect for your immersive morning commute, this gripping narrative explores how fears of chaos and eternal damnation transformed church authorities into powerful, unforgiving...

Step into the dark machinery of religious persecution that shaped European history through centuries of absolute fear. Perfect for an engaging commute or a focused deep dive, this gripping historical account transports you to the fractured landscape of medieval Iberia. Experience a society where...

Uncover the dark European history of mass persecution and moral panic that turned neighbors into deadly accusers. This haunting educational journey is perfect for deep-focus listening or an immersive daily commute. Step into the courtroom and the village square to witness how the fear of the...

Enter a gripping era of religious history where absolute state power and chilling paranoia weaponized civilian faith. As royal authority swept across medieval Iberia, a multi-religious society fractured into an empire of suspicion. Discover how a centralized monarchy utilized coercive tribunals...

Experience the ultimate cultural collision and historical survival of a persecuted faith in a formidable empire. Perfect for a gripping commute, this narrative thrusts you into the tense, shadowy world of warlords, Jesuit missionaries, and secret devotion. Witness how an ocean-crossing religion...

Escape coercive control and start your spiritual abuse recovery with this validating guide to religious trauma healing. If navigating a painful faith crisis or leaving a high-control church, these compassionate survivor accounts offer a safe space to process profound grief. Find the courage to...

When the robe becomes a weapon, who can stop the violence? We think of Buddhism as a faith of peace—rooted in compassion, patience, and nonviolence. But across South and Southeast Asia today, the robe is being turned into a weapon as radical monks and nationalist movements unleash hatred and...

Islamophobia has spiraled into a global menace, and democratic and authoritarian regimes alike have deployed it as a strategy to persecute their Muslim populations. With this book, Khaled A. Beydoun details how the American War on Terror has facilitated and intensified the network of anti-Muslim campaigns unfolding across the world. The New Crusades is the first book of its kind, offering a critical and intimate examination of global Islamophobia and its manifestations in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and regions beyond and in between.

*****Audiobook format of Hearts of Fire 2 - ECPA's 2024 Biography & Memoir Award Nominee***** Shortly after Tamara and her husband moved to the city of Isfara, Tajikistan, a delegation of Muslim women paid her a visit. After welcoming the women into her home, Tamara realized their visit was not...

Holy Wars describes three thousand years of war in the Holy Land with the unique approach of focusing on pivotal battles or campaigns, beginning with the Israelites' capture of Jericho and ending with Israel's last full-fledged assault against Lebanon.

During his 14-year imprisonment in Communist Romania, Richard Wurmbrand spent three years completely alone, with no human contact except for the guards who interrogated and tortured him. Though he had no Bible, pen or paper, Richard composed and memorized hundreds of sermons in rhyme to pass the...