A Call for Heresy: Why Dissent Is Vital to Islam and America
Anouar Majid, . . Univ. of Minnesota, $24.95 (290pp) ISBN 978-0-8166-5127-6
Majid, a professor of English at the University of New England, argues that the practice of discussion and dissent, which he broadly dubs “heresy,” has died in Islamic cultures and in America, resulting in a dangerous stagnation of thought in both groups—a trait the two groups have in common despite their opposition to each other. Majid is tough on Muslims for reacting to the challenge of modernity by desperately clutching to their faith, even where he believes it's unwarranted as with the use of
Reviewed on: 07/23/2007
Genre: Nonfiction