'Sacred Freedom'

[*Proud_Muslimah*]

Assalamu Alaikum,

A new, rather EXCELLENT, book has been released!!

"Sacred Freedom: Western Liberalist Ideologies in the Light of Islam"

A short excerpt from the book....

“Although women in the West are allowed to dress as they like, they do not have absolute freedom in doing so to the point that they may walk around topless or bottomless. However, wearing just a bra-like garment with a tight mini-skirt is completely acceptable in many parts of Western society. One wonders how this distinction is made, what mankind’s reference point in doing so should be, and who decides why exposing these private parts completely is a criminal offence, yet covering them slightly is a sign of liberation for women.”

Here's what Nick Fielding of the Sunday Times had to say about it...

"Sacred Freedom isolates a number of broad themes within what we can call the Western tradition, and then questions them from an Islamic standpoint. The authority for Haneef Oliver’s critique comes, as one would expect, from the Koran. Oliver correctly identifies passages from the Koran that appear to answer the points raised in his critique.”

Famous playwright and novelist Wilson John Haire described the book as..

“A WORK OF CONTEMPLATION. In his critical work Sacred Freedom, Haneef Oliver touches on various aspects of Western society which any fair-minded person would have to agree with... Overall, I found this to be a fascinating work which I'm sure will provoke discussion due to its many glittering ideas and thoughts.”

http://www.sacredfreedom.net/