{"product_id":"akbar-ahmed-two-plays-noor-and-the-trial-of-dara-shikoh-9780863564352","title":"Akbar Ahmed: Two Plays: Noor and the Trial of Dara Shikoh","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Listen in rapture to the voices of modern Islam. I am in awe of this tremendous, important work.\"--Daniel Futterman, actor and screenwriter, on \u003ci\u003eNoor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Not only a fascinating drama, but a most important, highly instructive study of the major forces within Islam . . . that grip our modern world and may help decide our global future.\"--Stanley Wolpert, on \u003ci\u003eThe Trial of Dara Shikoh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNoor\u003c\/i\u003e is the tale of three brothers attempting to rescue their kidnapped sister. Each brother represents a different ideological position in the contemporary Islamic world. While exploring the crisis of modern Islam, \u003ci\u003eNoor\u003c\/i\u003e is a heartfelt treatise for religious tolerance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Trial of Dara Shikoh\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of the eldest son of seventeenth-century Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. Heir apparent, Dara Shikoh is a learned scholar with a strong belief in the unity of different faiths: Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Christianity, and Judaism. Akbar Ahmed's play highlights the complex issue of religious interpretation within a human context.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith an introduction by Ari Roth, artistic director of Theater J in Washington, DC.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAkbar Ahmed\u003c\/b\u003e is the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies at the American University, Washington, DC, and in 2008 he was appointed Distinguished Chair for Middle East\/Islamic Studies at the US Naval Academy, Annapolis. He is Pakistan's former ambassador to Great Britain and was awarded the Heschel-King Award for Interfaith Activism on King Day 2009. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eJourney into Islam: The Crisis of Globalization\u003c\/i\u003e, published in June 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Saqi Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780863564352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.20w x 0.50d","brand":"Akbar Ahmed","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45169445994677,"sku":"9780863564352","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_0739fa18-ad3a-4c67-bdfd-32dd6d3ab23a.jpg?v=1741703121","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/akbar-ahmed-two-plays-noor-and-the-trial-of-dara-shikoh-9780863564352","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}