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If the oceans were ink : an unlikely friendship and a journey to the heart of the Quran

Summary: If the Oceans Were Ink is Carla Power's eye-opening story of how she and her longtime friend Sheikh Mohammad Akram Nadwi found a way to confront ugly stereotypes and persistent misperceptions that were cleaving their communities. Their friendship-between a secular American and a madrasa-trained sheikh-had always seemed unlikely, but now they were frustrated and bewildered by the battles being fought in their names. Both knew that a close look at the Quran would reveal a faith that preached peace and not mass murder; respect for women and not oppression. And so they embarked on a yearlong journey through the controversial text.

Record details

ISBN: 9780805098242
ISBN: 0805098240
ISBN: 9780805098198
ISBN: 0805098194
ISBN: 0805098240 (ebk.)
Physical Description: remote
1 online resource (x, 336 pages)
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2015.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-322) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction: a map for the journey -- The origins -- The Quran in twenty-five words -- An American in the East -- A Muslim in the West -- Road trip to the Indian madrasa -- A migrant's prayer mat -- The home -- Pioneer life in Oxford -- Nine-thousand hidden women -- The little rosy one" -- Veiling and unveiling -- Reading "The women" -- The world -- A pilgrim's progress -- Jesus, Mary, and the Quran -- Beyond politics -- The pharaoh and his wife -- War stories -- The last lesson -- Conclusion: everlasting return -- Author's note -- Glossary.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.