{"product_id":"stranger-to-history-a-sons-journey-through-islamic-lands-9781555976286","title":"Stranger to History: A Son's Journey Through Islamic Lands","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Indispensable reading for anyone who wants a wider understanding of the Islamic world, of its history and its politics.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Financial Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAatish Taseer's fractured upbringing left him with many questions about his own identity. Raised by his Sikh mother in Delhi, his father, a Pakistani Muslim, remained a distant figure. \u003ci\u003eStranger to History \u003c\/i\u003eis the story of the journey he made to try to understand what it means to be Muslim in the twenty-firstcentury. Starting from Istanbul, Islam's once greatest city, he travels to Mecca, its most holy, and then home through Iran and Pakistan. Ending in Lahore, at his estranged father's home, on the night Benazir Bhutto was killed, it is also the story of Taseer's divided family over the past fifty years. Recent events have added a coda to \u003ci\u003eStranger to History\u003c\/i\u003e, as his father was murdered by a political assassin. A new introduction by the author reflects on how this event changes the impact of the book, and why its message is more relevant than ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Graywolf Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/13\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781555976286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.24h x 5.57w x 0.95d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/16\/2012 pg. 155\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2012 pg. 82\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2012 pg. 13\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Aatish Taseer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51474292637877,"sku":"9781555976286","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e3240ddc-85f7-465a-bf78-6e7c7d0bb0ad.jpg?v=1754405602","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/stranger-to-history-a-sons-journey-through-islamic-lands-9781555976286","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}