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Misrepresentations of the True Islam
Uncovering the truth
Visit the new improved and updated version of this website at:
http://www.trueislaam.free-online.co.uk
Welcome to the Website that is devoted to uncovering the misrepresentations of Islam prevalent in Western discourse! This will be done with the aid of essays, articles, quotations and excerpts from texts, amongst other medium.
The Website will also carry items which show Islam in a positive light.
Islam in Other Religions:
The Prophesy of the Prophet (peace be upon him) in:
The Hindu Religion.
Women:
Muslim women and the Media - Sairra Patel.A look at the representation of Muslim women in the Western media, with a questioning of the purpose behind the narrow stereotypes created.
A remote site which is an index to many other pages devoted to Women's rights in Islam. All the links on this site cannot be fully recommended by us as they change with time, and the list has been compiled by a University Professor - not by a Muslim who hopes to achieve good.
The Politics of Islamophobia:
Remote links:
Political Islam: Beyond the Green Menace - John Esposito.
The 'Green Peril': Creating the Islamic Fundamentalist Threat - L.T.Hadar.
Literature:
A Study of Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses, and the 'Rushdie Affair' - Ismail Patel.A comprehensive study which illustrates how the Rushdie Affair was a continuation of a long tradition of anti-Islamism and Islamophobia. A look at the roots of the novel, the Muslim and Western responses and the long term outcome of the entire affair.
The Oriental Gothic as misrepresentation of Islam: A study of William Beckford's Vathek and Richard Burton's The Book of a Thousand Nights and a Night - Ismail Patel.
A look at the Oriental Gothic - which uncovers the true reasons behind the presentation of Muslims as barbaric, violent and a sexually perverted people in this genre.
The Sunni, Hanafi, School of Islamic Thought:
The Life of Imam Abu Hanifa - Maida Malik.A brief biography of the great scholar and figure in Islam.
Salaah According to the Hanafi Mudhhab with Evidence from the Hadith - Sheikh Muhammed Faisal Ilyas.
Provision of proof from the Hadith on the authenticity of the Hanafi method of performing Salaah.
General:
Thoughts on Islam from great writers and thinkers of the Western World.
A collection of quotations from well known figures of the West; including Napolean, Ghandhi, George Bernard Shaw and Thomas Carlyle.
As you can see, the range of items we have are very limited. We would therefore be extremely grateful for any contributions you can provide.
Please e-mail them as an attachment to the address below:
All contributions will be acknowledged.
Jazakamullah!
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