Monday, November 19, 2007

BOOK REVIEW


Title: Islam Unites All
Author: Mohammed Raeez Amod

Islam Unites All is a book with many flavours interlinking with each other. It goes back to the days of Apartheid, but also portraying the way of the people in the second millennium, but also interlinked with skin colour.

It begins with a black Muslim who is also a mufti (high ranked) delivering his daily talk show on Cii, when an African man phones in to criticize the mufti by saying “ Why do you Muslims do only things which benefit Islam and do nothing for our country, while enjoy all the fruits of the country.” In which he replies by relating his apartheid experience and what he does for South Africa.

This book is a fiction with history in it. The story which is narrated is not true, while apartheid, the racism and Muslims fought for apartheid are facts.

I think the book is quite good, because it deals with many topics. It gives a brief overlook of apartheid, of racism and also of what Islam is. This book could encourage you to read or research a deeper explanation to any of these topics.