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Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes by Tamim Ansary

Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes Tamim Ansary ebook
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Page: 407
ISBN: 1586488139, 9780786741502
Format: epub

Perry Cornish writes about a recent book by an Afghan-born New Yorker who felt there had to be more to history than the Western version. Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes. Until about 1800, the West and the Islamic realm were like two adjacent, parallel universes, each assuming itself to be the center of the world while ignoring the other. His 2003 memoir, “West of Kabul, East of New York”, describes the struggle between his Afghan and American self in a post-9/11 world. 7:30 PM – Tamim Ansary: Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes Town Hall Seattle, Downstairs, $5. Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes by Tamim Ansary. A good friend actually turned me on to this book, six months ago or more. Operation Anaconda” by Sean Naylor, “The Forever War” by Dexter Filkins, “How Wars are Won: the 13 rules of war” by Bevin Alexander, and “Destiny Disrupted: a history of the world through Islamic eyes” by Tamim Ansar. I bought it but in spite of liking the intro, put it down for other things. Book review of "Destiny Disrupted - A History of the World through Islamic Eyes" by Tamin Ansary. Long thought to be on the path to extinction, modern-day Sufism is as strong as ever in the Arab world even if serious study of the movement is lacking. Tamim Ansary, author of West of Kabul, East of New York, Destiny Disrupted, A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes and The Widow's Husband.