{"product_id":"9780863564352","title":"Akbar Ahmed: Two Plays: Noor and The Trial of Dara Shikoh","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Listen in rapture to the voices of modern Islam. I am in awe of this tremendous, important work.”—Daniel Futterman, actor and screenwriter, on \u003ci\u003eNoor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Not only a fascinating drama, but a most important, highly instructive study of the major forces within Islam . . . that grip our modern world and may help decide our global future.”—Stanley Wolpert, on \u003ci\u003eThe Trial of Dara Shikoh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNoor\u003c\/i\u003e is the tale of three brothers attempting to rescue their kidnapped sister. Each brother represents a different ideological position in the contemporary Islamic world. While exploring the crisis of modern Islam, \u003ci\u003eNoor\u003c\/i\u003e is a heartfelt treatise for religious tolerance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Trial of Dara Shikoh\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of the eldest son of seventeenth-century Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. Heir apparent, Dara Shikoh is a learned scholar with a strong belief in the unity of different faiths: Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Christianity, and Judaism. Akbar Ahmed’s play highlights the complex issue of religious interpretation within a human context.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith an introduction by Ari Roth, artistic director of Theater J in Washington, DC.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAkbar Ahmed\u003c\/b\u003e is the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies at the American University, Washington, DC, and in 2008 he was appointed Distinguished Chair for Middle East\/Islamic Studies at the US Naval Academy, Annapolis. He is Pakistan’s former ambassador to Great Britain and was awarded the Heschel-King Award for Interfaith Activism on King Day 2009. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eJourney into Islam: The Crisis of Globalization\u003c\/i\u003e, published in June 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Saqi Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47031790928112,"sku":"9780863564352","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780863564352_p0.jpg?v=1763834050","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780863564352","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}