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Ziauddin Sardar:
How I “arranged” my
daughter’s marriage
Newstatesman, 08 May, 2008
Ziauddin Sardar:
Clerical errors in the name of God
Newstatesman, 24 April, 2008
Ziauddin Sardar:
Calm
down, dear, it’s only chaos
Newstatesman, 10 April, 2008
Ziauddin Sardar:
A revenger’s tragedy;
Newstatesman, 03 January 2008
Ziauddin Sardar:
A common heritage for global peace;
Newstatesman, 06 December 2007
Ziauddin Sardar:
Benazir and the General;
Newstatesman, 08 November 2007
Ziauddin
Sardar:
Massacre in Karachi;
Newstatesman, 28 May 2007
Ziauddin Sardar:
A ‘freedom’ whose home is the jungle;
The Independent, 05 February 2006
Ziauddin Sardar:
Managing Diversity: Identity and Rights in
Multicultural Europe;
Council of Europe
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A short biography
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Born in Northern Pakistan in 1951; grew up in
Hackney, London. Educated, not very well, at
Brooke House Secondary School, East London; Read
physics and then information science at the City
University, London.
Career, wide and varied: Hajj Research Centre,
King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi
Arabia; Nature; New Scientist; Reporter, London
Weekend Television; Director, Centre for Policy
and Futures Studies, East-West University,
Chicago; Advisor to former Deputy Prime
Minister, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Visiting
Professor of Science Policy, Middlesex
University.
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Latest Books
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Balti Britain
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Desperately Seeking Paradise: Journeys of a Skeptical Muslim
By Ziauddin Sardar |
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How do you know?:
By Ziauddin Sardar (Author), Sohail Inayatullah (Editor) |
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What do Muslims Believe?: the Roots and Realities of Modern Islam
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'There is a two-word answer to the charge that Muslims
who remain serious about faith have failed to engage
with the science, culture and politics of the
contemporary world. The words are Ziauddin Sardar.
-The Independent
One of the finest intellectuals on the planet.
- The Herald
A remarkable author
- Nature
A formidable critic
-Muslim World Book Review
In Islamic context, but perhaps in any context, his
achievement is startling in its range, boldness,
skepticism and, above all, sheer quantity.
-New Statesman
Britains own Muslim polymath
-The Independent
A leading Muslim scholar and writer, Sardars body of
work is testament to a lifetimes restless need for
intellectual inquiry and critique Armed with a sharp
wit and an intuitive grasp of when to move in for the
intellectual kill, the skeptical Sardar takes on
all-comers, no matter which side of the fence they
stand. He thrives in the lions den
- Sydney Morning Herald
We must search for the answers to the questions he asks
if we are to challenge and change the status quo.
- Socialist Future
It would be difficult to think of anyone else who
combines the virtues of scholarship, journalism and
activism in such equal measure.
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