“Islam, an Ideal Enemy” Published in France
According to nonfiction website, Albin Michel Publication has published the book in 120 pages.
with a critical view, the book investigates Islamophobia in the West and the influence of politicians in the spread of the phenomenon.
In the introduction of the book, Bowen stresses that Islam is an ideal enemy for the West because it is not much known by the citizens and this ignorance of the people provides a good opportunity for anti-Muslim activists to portray a distorted imgae of Islam.
John R. Bowen is the author of several books on Islam. His most recent book is “Islam, Law and Equality in Indonesia: An Anthropology of Public Reasoning” (Cambridge, 2003). His “Why the French Don’t Like Headscarves” (Princeton, 2007) concerned current debates in France on Islam and Laicism. “Can Islam be French?” (Princeton, 2009) treated Muslim debates and institutions in France and appeared in French in 2011. Appearing in early 2012 are “A New Anthropology of Islam” from Cambridge and “Blaming Islam” from MIT Press.
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