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Claude Salhani.com Journalist, Author, Political Analyst
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Islam Without a Veil
Kazakhstan's Path of Moderation
At the height of the Cold War US President John F. Kennedy stood in
front of the Berlin Wall and addressed the world: “There are some
who say that communism is the wave of the future. Let them come to
Berlin.
Today, the threat of communism has dissipated after the Soviet
Union imploded, giving way to a new cold war, some would say between
Islam and the rest of the world. Some advocate that there can be no
understanding or common ground between the House of Islam and the
non-Muslim world. Indeed, ever since the terrorist attacks of September
11, 2001 by 19 Muslim terrorists, Islam has come under the spotlight
and what emerged was not a pretty picture. Hijackings, bombings,
beheadings, suicide fanatics who killed scores of innocents, including
women and children, slaughtered other Muslims Nineteen men was
all it took to stain the name of one of the world's three great
religions and to open a schism between the East and the West, between
the Judeo-Christian West and the mostly Muslim East. However, true
Islam offers a very different picture.
To paraphrase President John F. Kennedy let me say those of you who
believe that there cannot be a gentler, kinder and more pragmatic face
of Islam, let them come to Kazakhstan.
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Other books by Claude Salhani
While the Arab World Slept
The impact of the Bush Years on The Middle East
The Bush administration’s intent – to bring democracy to the Middle
East was a noble concept. It was the way in which they went about it
that was flawed. This book looks back at the Bush years and examines
what went wrong. It also looks at why the United State is the only
possible peace broker in the Palestinian-Israeli dispute.
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Since the beginning of time predicting the future has always been one
of man’s strongest desires. He has employed scientists and
charlatans
who in turn used everything from sophisticated mega-computers to black
magic. All have proven equally useless. There is however one method of
predicting the future that has proven almost infallible, especially
when it come to predicting the future in the Middle East; it’s
called a
history book.
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Black September to Desert Storm
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Black September to Desert Storm is a book about the backstage of war.
It is easy to read and instructive not only about the comlex issue of
the Middle East but also about Middle Easterns themselves. Most of all
it shows through one journalist what covering comlex news events could
look like.
Nobody can reveal the absurd and totally surealistic face of war better than a news photographer.
One might find it hard to laugh about events that shook the world with
horror, but Salhani shows you how strange enough even in the hardest
situations some humour is hidden. Professionals who hop from one war to
another mentally survive by cherishing that side.
One might find it even harder to imagine that the most feared
terrorist, soldier of fortune or sniper,can also have a human side to
him.
If you are someone who reads newspapers and are interested in knowing how news gets to you, this book is a must. |
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Claude Salh
“…a fascinating walk through the Arab world and the events of recent
years, while at the same time it reminds us that one's lack of history
will often make us repeat our mistakes. Mr. Salhani gives us an
amazing perspective on the real situation in the world, one that US
policy advisors would be smart to follow.”
--Edward Gabriel, former US Ambassador to Morocco.
We need a careful and discriminating analyst to help us avoid being
blown up intellectually and, alas, even literally. Claude Salhani is
that analyst. He is familiar with all the twists, turns and
disappointments of the Middle East’s history because (among other
things) it is his history. He is moved to write by a loyalty to the
people with whom he grew up and whose pains he feels as his own. But he
also knows that many Middle Eastern problems arise in part from the
clumsy interventions of outsiders ignorant of that history and so
liable to repeat their clumsiness. Claude is always lucid, readable,
and entertaining—his prose is as sharp and well-defined… Claude’s love
and knowledge of the Middle East and Middle Easterners shine through
the analysis.
--John O’Sullivan, former speechwriter for British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
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