Ziauddin Sardar
Ziauddin Sardar, writer and broadcaster, describes himself as a ‘critical polymath’. He is the author of over 40 books, including the highly acclaimed ‘Desperately Seeking Paradise’. He is Visiting Professor, School of Arts, the City University, London and editor of ‘Futures’, the monthly journal of planning, policy and futures studies.
Articles by Ziauddin Sardar
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Books
Lost in translation. Most English-language editions of the Qur'an have contained numerous errors, omissions and distortions. Hardly surprising, writes Ziauddin Sardar, when one of their purposes was to denigrate not just the Holy Book, but the entire Islamic faith
- 09 August 2004
- 13 comments
The Qur'an Translated by M A S Abdel Haleem Oxford University Press, 464pp, £14.99 ISBN 0192805487
Ideas
NS Essay - Is Muslim civilisation set on a fixed course to decline?
- 14 June 2004
- 1 comment
Wahhabism, the Saudis' brand of Islam, negates the very idea of evolution in human thought and morality. Ziauddin Sardar recalls his own experiences of a faith that shuns unbelievers
World Affairs
How to take Islam back to reason
- 05 April 2004
- 3 comments
Far from being anti-science, as George Carey suggests, the Koran demands scientific study. Now Muslim leaders are planning its revival and hope to restore a golden age, reports Ziauddin Sardar
Books
The cosmic dilemma. Terrorists may seem psychologically disturbed people who hate us for no good reason. Yet the wretchedness that drives them to kill is a direct consequence of our own lifestyles. It is more important for us to change, because we do greater damage
- 01 March 2004
Terrorism for Humanity: inquiries in political philosophy Ted Honderich Pluto, 232pp, £15.99 ISBN 0745321348 The Roots of War and Terror Anthony Stevens Continuum, 264pp, £12.99 A War on Terror: Afghanistan and after Paul Rogers Pluto, 210pp, £12.99 No End to War: terrorism in the 21st century Walter Laqueur Continuum, 278pp, £16.99 Terrorism, Freedom and Security: a common-sense strategy for a democratic society Philip B Heymann MIT Press, 210pp, £16.95
World Affairs
"Traitor" will get a rich retirement
- 09 February 2004
Observations on Pakistan's nuclear scandal
Society
Some smells are heaven scent
- 15 December 2003
Modern, branded perfumes are as ubiquitous as junk food - and just as bad for you. Ziauddin Sardar recommends more wholesome alternatives
North America
The new Mongols
- 17 November 2003
Bush in Babylon: the recolonisation of Iraq Tariq Ali Verso, 214pp, £13 ISBN 1859845835
World Affairs
The party of the martyrs
- 28 April 2003
The Shia branch of Islam was born in violent death and has suffered from centuries of persecution. The US needs to understand that, if it wants a better Iraq
