About this title: This is a collection of travel writing celebrating friendship and the chance encounters that unexpectedly enrich our lives, which shows the diversity of the Islamic world and the way in which it continues to inspire, bemuse and enrich the western imagination. It includes portraits of scholars and religious leaders, pop stars, writers, sultans, smugglers, fishermen, tear away drivers and medieval scholars, from a wide variety of voices - well-known travel writers, sculptors, film-makers, art historians, aid workers, diplomats and translators. It is dedicated to the millions who marched against ...
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Edition: First
Binding: Cllothboard
Publisher: ELAND, London
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780907871644ISBN:090787164X
Description: Very Good in V GOOD jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Meetings with Remarkable Muslims is a collection of personal reminiscences of friendships and chance encounters which have left an indelible mark on the memory of the author. Throwing a bridge across the cultural divide, it shows how immeasurably richer our lives are for sharing different cultural traditions – what a source of inspiration they can be. This diverse collection of writers, a number of whom would normally describe themselves as ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: ELAND PUBLISHING LTD
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780907871644ISBN:090787164X
Description: Ex-Library Published by Eland Publishing Ltd in 2005. Hardcover. Number of pages: 312. Ex. Library copy-usual stamps and marks. Condition: Very Good. May show some slight signs of wear. #8438729 Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Eland, London
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780907871644ISBN:090787164X
Description: Nr. Fine/Nr. Fine. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall 090787164X Meetings with Remarkable Muslims is a collection of personal reminiscences of friendships and chance encounters which have left an indelible mark on the memory of the author. Throwing a bridge across the cultural divide, it shows how immeasurably richer our lives are for sharing different cultural traditions ? what a source of inspiration they can be. This diverse collection of writers, a number of whom would normally describe themselves as ... read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Eland, London
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780907871644ISBN:090787164X
Description: 8vo, black cloth. Pp 312. A collection of 39 pieces of travel writing about Muslims who are remarkable to the extent that they are remembered and continue to inspire the lives of those who met them. This book arose out of the marches in London against the invasion of Iraq. Inscribed by one of the contributors, Shusha Guppy. read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Eland Publishing Ltd
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780907871644ISBN:090787164X
Description: New. A collection of travel writing celebrating friendship and the chance encounters that unexpectedly enrich our lives, which shows the diversity of the Islamic world. With portraits of many people, it is dedicated to the millions who marched against the... read more
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