Good Muslim, bad Muslim : America, the Cold War, and the roots of terror / Mahmood Mamdani.

Dispels the idea of 'good' (secular, westernized) and 'bad' (premodern, fanatical) Muslims, pointing out that these judgments refer to political rather than cultural or religious identities. Argues that political Islam emerged as the result of a modern encounter with Western powe...

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Main Author: Mamdani, Mahmood, 1946-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Three Leaves Press, 2005, c2004.
Edition:1st Three Leaves Press ed.
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