Shoah through Muslim Eyes / / Mehnaz M. Afridi.

In Shoah through Muslim Eyes, the author discusses her journey with Judaism as a Muslim. Her book is based on the struggle of anti-Semitism within Muslim communities and her interviews with survivors. Rejecting polemical myths about the Holocaust and Jews, Afridi offers a new way of creating underst...

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Place / Publishing House:Boston, MA : : Academic Studies Press, , [2017]
©2017
Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
Series:The Holocaust: History and Literature, Ethics and Philosophy
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Physical Description:1 online resource (240 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Table of Contents --
Acknowledgments --
Introduction --
Chapter One. Why the Shoah? --
Chapter Two. My Journey through Academia, Jerusalem, and Dachau --
Chapter Three. Why is the Shoah Unprecedented? --
Chapter Four. The Document --
Chapter Five. Is Islam Antisemitic? No --
Chapter Six. Muslims and the Memory of a Colonial Holocaust --
Afterword --
Bibliography --
Index
Summary:In Shoah through Muslim Eyes, the author discusses her journey with Judaism as a Muslim. Her book is based on the struggle of anti-Semitism within Muslim communities and her interviews with survivors. Rejecting polemical myths about the Holocaust and Jews, Afridi offers a new way of creating understanding of two communities through the acceptance and enormity of the Shoah. Her journey is both personal and academic in which the reader can find nuances of her belief in Islam, principles of justice, and the loneliness of such a journey. The chapters discuss the Holocaust and how it is unprecedented, interviews with survivors, antisemitism and Islamophobia, and Islam and memory. Afridi includes Muslim-Arab narratives that enhance the reach of the Holocaust into Muslim lands under the Vichy and Nazi government.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781618113658
DOI:10.1515/9781618113658?locatt=mode:legacy
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Mehnaz M. Afridi.