Disrupted Destiny : World History Through Islamic Eyes
Tamim Ansary is the author of the memoir West of Kabul, East of New York and co-author with Afghan land mine victim Farah Ahmadi of the New York Times bestseller The Other Side of the Sky. Ansary is director of the San Francisco Writers Workshop. He writes a monthly column for Encarta.com, and has published essays and commentary in the San Francisco Chronicle, Salon, LA Times, and elsewhere..
General Anthony C. Zinni, USMC (Ret)
"Tamim Ansary has written a truely superb history of the Islamic
world. His excellent analysis provides the reader with an
insightful understanding of how that world and its people were
shaped by events. This is a must read for all those who want to
understand the evolution of a significant global society and how it
has interacted with the rest of the worlKhaled Hosseini, author of
"The Kite Runner" and "A Thousand Splendid Suns"
"Ansary has written an informative and thoroughly engaging look at
the past, present and future of Islam. With his seamless and
charming prose, he challenges conventional wisdom and appeals for a
fuller understanding of how Islam and the world at large have
shaped each other. And that makes this book, in this uneasy,
contentious post 9/11 world, a must-read.""Shelf Awareness"
"A lively, thorough and accessible survey of the history of Islam
(both the religion and its political dimension) that explores many
of the disconnects between Islam and the West.""San Francisco
Chronicle"
"A must-read for anyone who wants to learn more about the history
of the Islamic world. But the book is more than just a litany of
past events. It is also an indispensable guide to understanding the
political debates and conflicts of today, from 9/11 to the wars in
Iraq and Afghanistan, from the Somali pirates to the
Palestinian/Israeli conflict. As Ansary writes in his conclusion,
"The conflict wracking the modern world is not, I think, best
understood as a 'clash of civilizations.' ... It's better
understood as the friction generated by two mismatched world
histories intersecting.""Portland Oregonian"
"Never apologist in tone, meticulously researched and balanced,
often amusing but never glib, "Destiny Disrupted" is ultimately a
gripping drama that pulls the reader into great, seminal events of
world history, a book which offers a wealth of knowledge and
insight to any reader who wants to unders
Khaled Hosseini, author of "The Kite Runner" and "A Thousand
Splendid Suns"
"Ansary has written an informative and thoroughly engaging look at
the past, present and future of Islam. With his seamless and
charming prose, he challenges conventional wisdom and appeals for a
fuller understanding of how Islam and the world at large have
shaped each other. And that makes this book, in this uneasy,
contentious post 9/11 world, a must-read."
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