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Fatwa : hunted in America / by Geller, Pamela,author.(CARDINAL)591764;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-251) and index.The author relates her efforts and experiences while promoting her views on Islam and society, both at her website The Geller Report and in person at protests and in courtrooms around the world.
Subjects: Islam; Islam;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Your fatwa does not apply here : untold stories from the fight against Muslim fundamentalism / by Bennoune, Karima,author.(CARDINAL)752472;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-372) and index.Everything looks different once you have seen "Death to" before your name -- Creativity versus the dark corner : tales from the Muslim culture wars -- Karachi open mic : guardians of cultural space -- The Imam's liberated daughter and other stories : women battling beyond stereotypes -- To speak out and die : journalists writing for their lives -- Growing roses in the Triangle of Death -- Reading Spinoza in Tehran -- The Ramadan basketball tournament -- Why I hate Al Qaeda : surviving and challenging fundamentalist terrorism -- Sidi Bouzid blues and the Green Wave : journeys through the Arab Spring and Fall -- The People of Al Qaedastan : voices from northern Mali -- A baby cries at Qalandia Checkpoint : opposing Injustice in the struggle against Muslim fundamentalism -- Raise your voice while singing is still possible.Draws on fieldwork and interviews with Muslims in places ranging from Lahore, Pakistan to Minneapolis, Minnesota to discuss contemporary opinions on the rise of fundamentalism in Islam and how it can be curbed.
Subjects: Qaida (Organization); Islamic fundamentalism.; Culture conflict;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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Gotham tragic. by Wenzel, Kurt,1965-(CARDINAL)705014;
Subjects: Fiction.; Internet industry; Muslim converts; Restaurateurs; Waitresses; Authors; Fatwas;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Gotham tragic : a novel / by Wenzel, Kurt,1965-(CARDINAL)705014;
Subjects: Black humor.; Humorous fiction.; Authors; Fatwas; Internet industry; Muslim converts; Restaurateurs; Waitresses;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Joseph Anton [sound recording] : a memoir by Rushdie, Salman.(CARDINAL)156461; Dastor, Sam.;
Read by Sam Dastor ; prologue read by the author.On February 14, 1989, Valentine's Day, Salman Rushdie was telephoned by a BBC journalist and told that he had been "sentenced to death" by the Ayatollah Khomeini. For the first time he heard the word fatwa. His crime? To have written a novel called The Satanic Verses, which was accused of being "against Islam, the Prophet and the Qur'an." So begins the extraordinary story of how a writer was forced underground, moving from house to house, with the constant presence of an armed police protection team. He was asked to choose an alias that the police could call him by. He thought of writers he loved and combinations of their names ; then it came to him : Conrad and Chekhov -- Joseph Anton. How do a writer and his family live with the threat of murder for more than nine years? How does he go on working? How does he fall in and out of love? How does despair shape his thoughts and actions, how and why does he stumble, how does he learn to fight back? In this remarkable memoir Rushdie tells that story for the first time; the story of one of the crucial battles, in our time, for freedom of speech.--Container
Subjects: Audiobooks; Rushdie, Salman.; Authors, English; Authors, Indic; Fatwas; Fugitives from justice; Protective custody;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Joseph Anton : a memoir / by Rushdie, Salman.(CARDINAL)156461;
On February 14, 1989, Valentine's Day, Salman Rushdie received a telephone call from a BBC journalist who told the author that he had been "sentenced to death" by the Ayatollah Khomeini. It was the first time Rushdie heard the word fatwa. His crime? To have written a novel called The Satanic Verses, which was accused of being "against Islam, the Prophet, and the Quran." So begins the extraordinary story of how a writer was forced underground, moving from house to house, with the constant presence of an armed police protection team. Rushdie was asked to choose an alias that the police could call him by. He thought of writers he loved and various combinations of their names. Then it came to him: Conrad and Chekhov: Joseph Anton. How do a writer and his family live with the threat of murder for more than nine years? How does he go on working? How does he fall in and out of love? How does despair shape his thoughts and actions, and how does he learn to fight back? In this memoir, Rushdie tells that story for the first time; the story of the crucial battle for freedom of speech. He shares the sometimes grim, sometimes comic realities of living with armed policemen, and the close bonds he formed with his protectors; of his struggle for support and understanding from governments, intelligence chiefs, publishers, journalists, and fellow writers; and of how he regained his freedom.This book is important because what happened to Salman Rushdie was the first act of a drama that is still unfolding somewhere in the world every day.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Rushdie, Salman; Rushdie, Salman.; Authors, English; Authors, Indic; Fatwas; Protective custody; Islam and literature; Blasphemy (Islam); Freedom of the press;
Available copies: 18 / Total copies: 19
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The media relations department of Hizbollah wishes you a happy birthday : unexpected encounters in the changing Middle East / by MacFarquhar, Neil.(CARDINAL)474877;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-367) and index.The beachhead -- The return -- The good life -- Satellite TV -- Thanksgiving -- Fatwa! -- Talking about Jihad -- Police states -- Above the law -- Tribes -- Working in isolation -- The muslim brotherhood -- Arrested development -- Epilogue.
Subjects: Anecdotes.; Biographies.; MacFarquhar, Neil; Political culture; Social change;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Curb your enthusiasm. [videorecording] / by David, Larry,creatoractor.(CARDINAL)649672; Garlin, Jeff,1962-actor.(CARDINAL)687546; Essman, Susie,1955-actor.(CARDINAL)496267; Hines, Cheryl,actor.(CARDINAL)687547; Smoove, J. B.,1964-actor.(CARDINAL)594004; Home Box Office (Firm),broadcasterpublisher.(CARDINAL)165002; Warner Home Video (Firm),distributor.(CARDINAL)218485;
Larry David, Jeff Garlin, Susie Essman, Cheryl Hines, J.B. Smoove.Larry's back -- and that's pritty, pritty, pritty good news! Six years after the award-winning Curb Your Enthusiasm ended its last season, HBO brought back the hit series starring writer/producer/comedian Larry David as ... writer/producer/comedian Larry David. Each episode features verité-style footage of David (playing himself) as he gets into everyday predicaments with both fictional and real-life personalities. With cast regulars Jeff Garlin (as manager Jeff Greene), Susie Essman (as Jeff's wife Susie), Cheryl Hines (as Larry's ex-wife Cheryl) and JB Smoove (as Larry's live-in friend Leon) reprising their roles, the series continues to feature appearances by guests playing themselves or characters. Appearing on new episodes are returning favorites Richard Lewis, Bob Einstein, Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen, as well as Elizabeth Banks, Ed Begley, Jr., Carrie Brownstein, Bryan Cranston, Lauren Graham, Jimmy Kimmel, Nick Offerman, Nasim Pedrad, Elizabeth Perkins and others. This season, Larry has a big idea that elicits promising feedback from a number of prospective investors -- until a string of missteps undermines the plan, at least temporarily.TV rating: TV-MA.DVD, NTSC region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Audio 5.1.
Subjects: Fiction television programs.; Television series.; Television comedies.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Television producers and directors; Television comedy writers; Man-woman relationships; Men; Men;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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Step across this line : collected nonfiction 1992-2002 / by Rushdie, Salman.(CARDINAL)156461;
A collection of nonfiction pieces by the Booker Prize-winning author of Midnight's Children addresses such topics as his fascination with The Wizard of Oz, the 2000 presidential election, the state of the novel, the Muslim faith, life under a fatwa, and the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Subjects: Literature.; Essays;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 9
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Preemptive love : pursuing peace one heart at a time / by Courtney, Jeremy.(CARDINAL)403145;
Includes bibliographical references.Chai in an Iraqi hotel -- The sky rained death -- The Iranian bard and his beautiful shoes -- Buy shoes, save lives -- Fatwa -- The sheikh -- Serving his enemies -- "Anyone but the Turks!" -- Facing down death -- My brother Rigzar -- One father decides to kill us all -- Betrayal -- Running for cover -- The remedy.
Subjects: Courtney, Jeremy.; Preemptive Love Coalition.; Charities, Medical; Cardiology; Non-governmental organizations; Iraq War, 2003-2011.; Postwar reconstruction;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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