Ibn warraq was born into a muslim family and grew up in a country that now describes itself as an islamic republic. Warraq is the vicepresident of the world encounter institute. Essential readings for the nonbeliever, and why i am not a muslim, and more on. Ibn warraq refutes the perfidious lies of said meticulously and with brutal candour in this antidote to saids proislamofascist and nihilist far left propaganda. Warraq set himself the task of answering the views of the literary critic edward said and his extremely influential orientalism, a foundational document of the postcolonial movement.
Ibn warraq is the pen name of an anonymous author critical of islam. This new edition contained a preface in which said, reminiscent of his approach inorientalism. Why the west is best my response to tariq ramadan city. Ibn warraq has provided a valuable collection of some of the most important critical studies of the koran over the past century. Request pdf on jan 1, 2008, daniel martin varisco and others published defending the west. Jun 26, 2019 warraq outlines clearly from the quran and hadith, muslims key holy books, what allah, their dei ibn warraq, a convert from fundamentalist islam, explains passionately and vividly why islam, not just islamists, needs to be feared by muslims and muslin alike. A critique of edward saids orientalism by ibn warraq. Warraq outlines clearly from the quran and hadith, muslims key holy books, what allah, their dei ibn warraq, a convert from fundamentalist islam, explains passionately and vividly why islam, not just islamists, needs to be feared by muslims and muslin alike. Dec 30, 2019 defending the west warraq pdf ibn warraq is the pen name of an anonymous author critical of islam.
His earliest memories are of his circumcision and first day at quran school, and his family still consider themselves muslims. The title of the book is a homage to bertrand russells essay, why i am not a christian, in which russell criticizes the religion in which he was raised. The edward saids fraudulent work, first published in 1978, has had a growing pernicious effect on the world, as have his hateful and deceitful works on the arabisrael conflict. There can be few works of historical revisionism as effective or devastating as ibn warraq s defending the west. He was brought up in pakistan, which was supposed to be an islamic republic. He is also the editor of the origins of the koran, what the koran really says, leaving islam, the quest for the historical muhammad, and which koran. When the courtauld institute in london announced that they would be holding a. A critique of edward saids orientalism, and which koran. In this thorough reconsideration of saids famous work, ibn warraq argues that saids case against the west is seriously flawed. His experience revealed to him that the muslims of india had been cheated in the name of islam and its projected principles of equality, free will and. A salutary shock from robert spencer, by ibn warraq, townhall, july 11, 2018. Warraq has written historiographies of the early centuries of the islamic timeline and has. A critique of edward saids orientalism by ibn warraq contests the argument of.
A critique of edward saids orientalism by ibn warraq find, read and cite all the research you need. In their own way, these scholarly endeavors both further and deepen warraqs war effort. Ibn warraq is the highly acclaimed author of why i am not a muslim and defending the west. Ibn warraq is a poster boy for the conservatives because he speaks arabic and has a muslim name and hates islam and apparently edward said. Alternatively, you can download the pdf file directly to your computer, from where it can be opened using a pdf reader. A critique of edward saids orientalism by ibn warraq, prometheus books, 2007, 500 pp. A critique of edward saids orientalism 1st edition by ibn warraq isbn.
He publishes under the name of ibn warraq, a pseudonym traditionally used by critical thinkers in islam. He defines, describes, and defends western values, strengths and freedoms far too often taken for granted. Warraq is currently the vicepresident of the world encounter institute. Read why the west is best a muslim apostates defense of liberal democracy by ibn warraq available from rakuten kobo.
The origins of the koran classic essays on islams holy book. He said that while no society is perfect, the west is the best of what is available. Quoted from daniel pipes in goel, sita ram editor 1998. Ibn warraq is the penname of the author whose parents emigrated from india to pakistan as a result of the partition. Jun 12, 2019 defending the west warraq pdf ibn warraq is the pen name of an anonymous author critical of islam. Saids main thesis was that the western image of the east was heavily biased by colonialist attitudes, racism, and more than two centuries of political exploitation. Together facing the new totalitarianism with eleven other individuals most notably salman rushdie was published in response to violent and deadly protests in the islamic world surrounding the jyllandsposten muhammad cartoons controversy.
The novel has been continuously in print in more than twenty editions since then. We should not be reluctant to assert the superiority of western values duration. Not even his family knows that he wrote the 1994 bestseller why i am not a muslim. The most recent additions to this literature are ibn. Originally from the indian subcontinent, ibn warraq is the author of a previous book, why i am not a muslim. Under the influence of intellectuals and academics in western universities, intellectuals, and destructive intellectual fashions such as postmodernism, moral relativism, and mulitculturalism, the west has lost all selfconfidence in its own values, and seems incapable and unwilling to defend those values. I didnt find warraqs writing style particularly engaging or very well. Said and the unsaid, daniel martin varisco, university of washington press, 2008, 501 pp. A muslim apostates defense of liberal democracy encounter books, december 2011 carries on the defense of the west started in defending the west. Why the west is best ebook by ibn warraq rakuten kobo. Defending the west warraq pdf ibn warraq is the pen name of an anonymous author critical of islam.
With this important new book ibn warraq has once and for all dispatched orientalism to the dustbin of history. Why i am not a muslim, a book written by ibn warraq, is a critique of islam and the quran. Since then we have corresponded and cooperated on a number of projects, including the international committee to protect freethinkers icpf. Written by noted scholar ibn warraq, defending the west challenges both saids representations of certain scholarly works and his attacks against western civilization as a whole. To download the pdf, click the download link above. T he title christmas in the koran alludes to surah 97.
In one of his early works the traditionalist writer frithjof schuon makes an acute observation about the mentality of muslims. Using orientalism as a backdrop, ibn warraqs defending the west. Classic essays on islams holy book, edited by ibn warraq prometheus books. We, in the west in general, and the united states in particular, have witnessed over the last twenty years a slow erosio. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. We, in the west in general, and the united states in particular, have witnessed over the last twenty years a slow erosion of our civilizational selfconfidence. Ibn warraq is one of the most intelligent and important critics of islam living today. See all books authored by ibn warraq, including the portable atheist.
Saids main thesis was that the western image of the east was heavily biased by colonialist attitudes, racism, and more than two centuries of political. Warraq s defending the west is an intellectually deformed, impotenet, underdeveloped book that attempts to deconstruct a deeply engaging, deeply thought provoking and original work. I have not read edward saids orientalism to which, warraq is the antidote but was aware of it through academic friends who had been required to use it in their studies. Warraq drew both laughter and annoyance when he compared the highbrow quality of mozart and michaelangelo to the muslim concept of heaven as a cosmic brothel. A critique of edward saids orientalism by ibn warraq find, read and. It was first published by prometheus books in the united states in 1995. Sep 18, 2019 they are extremely guarded about their religion, and what they consider. He is the founder of the institute for the secularisation of islamic society isis and is formerly a senior research fellow at the center for inquiry, focusing on quranic criticism. May 20, 2008 written by noted scholar ibn warraq, defending the west challenges both saids representations of certain scholarly works and his attacks against western civilization as a whole. This is the first systematic critique of edward saids influential work, orientalism, a book that for almost three decades has received wide acclaim, voluminous commentary, and translation into more than fifteen languages.
This is the first systematic critique of edward saids influential work orientalism, a book that for almost three decades has received wide acclaim in both the east and the west, voluminous. A critique of edward saids orientalism came out in august 2007 prometheus books, amherst, new york. We fail to understand the true nature of muslim doctrine, and a selfloathing long entrenched in our public discourse often cripples us. In defending the west the eminent intellectual ibn warraq exposes with razor sharp precision the hypocrisy of saids writings as well as the perverted academic culture that has made his great success possible. Ibn warraq is the pen name of an author most famous for his criticism of islam. The lives of the late edward said and of ibn warraq pen name exhibit a few parallels. They are extremely guarded about their religion, and what they consider. Defending the west by ibn warraq popmatters as an overall assessment, defending the west is fair and justified as a criticism of said, but rather flawed in structure and tone. This book is first and foremost an assertion of my right to criticize everything and anything in islam even to blaspheme, to make errors, to satirize, and mock. Since then we have corresponded and cooperated on a number of projects, including the. Why i am not a muslim, a book written by ibn warraq, is a critique of islam and the qur. The ultimate ibn warraq collection common sense atheism. Warraqs defending the west is an intellectually deformed, impotenet, underdeveloped book that attempts to deconstruct a deeply engaging, deeply thought provoking and original work.
Since 1998, ibn warraq has edited several books of koranic criticism and on the origins of islam, including leaving islam. Ibn warraq books list of books by author ibn warraq. He would surely have issued another personal fatwa in his usual style of bluster and insult against ibn warraq, whose defending the west further demolishes in close detail the saidian narrative. Under the influence of intellectuals and academics. The west is an open book, whereas the east is a closed book, he summarized. We had the pleasure of meeting at the bruno symposium sponsored by the alliance against conformity, in freiburg, germany in 2004. A critique of edward saids orientalism ibn warraq this is the first systematic critique of edward saids influential work, orientalism, a book that for almost three decades has received wide acclaim, voluminous commentary, and translation into more than fifteen languages. I have collected everything significant i could find of his online, and put it all in one big zip file for you to download.
The west hasnt been doing well in the war of ideas against islamic jihadists. Why i am not a muslim download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. He is the founder of the institute for the secularisation of islamic society and used to be a senior research fellow at the center for inquiry, focusing on quranic criticism. Ibn warraq the superiority of western values youtube. For those who still think and, alas, there remain many that islamic terrorism has emerged only in the last. Aug 01, 2019 defending the west warraq pdf ibn warraq is the pen name of an anonymous author critical of islam.