Title: The
Restless Wind and Shifting Sands
Author: Harry Sweeney
Publisher: iUniverse
Genre: Literary Fiction
Pages: 536
Language: English
Author: Harry Sweeney
Publisher: iUniverse
Genre: Literary Fiction
Pages: 536
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-1-44015-931-2
With
1.4 billion practicing Muslims in the world it is necessary for all to better
understand the culture and belief system. In The Restless Wind and Shifting
Sands, author and Islamic scholar Harry J. Sweeney explains the intricacies and
tenets of Islam. The educational discourse provides insight into the religion
practiced by one out of five people worldwide.
The
Restless Wind and Shifting Sands explores the Islamic culture through a series
of fictionalized private conversations between three friends—Modi, Mani, and
Radi—who each represents the moderate, mainstream, and radical factions.
Through
their daily talks, the friends tackle all phases of Muslim life including
arranged marriages, Islamic law, female genital mutilation, predestination,
honor killing, Palestine, shariah, and the Qur’an.
The
men discuss how each belief drives Islamic culture and relations with
non-believers. Filled with a wealth of information, the exchanges between
friends seek to impart a better understanding of Islam and the challenges it
poses for Western civilization.
The
Restless Wind and Shifting Sands communicates that the Islamic religion can
contain its fundamentalist elements and work toward a peaceful future.
Harry J. Sweeney
attended Yale University, studying at the Yale Institute of Far Eastern
Languages. He is an experienced researcher, columnist, and radio analyst
specializing in the world of Islam and in global terrorism. Sweeney’s columns
have received U.S. and foreign praise for technical accuracy and human
interest.
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