{"product_id":"they-what-muslims-and-non-muslims-get-wrong-about-each-other-paperback","title":"They: What Muslims and Non-Muslims Get Wrong about Each Other - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSarfraz Manzoor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK and a powerful and deeply personal exploration of a divided country - and a hopeful vision for change.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'This is not another book about the relationship between Muslims and non-Muslims. It is THE book. . . . Absolutely not to be missed.' - Matthew d'Ancona \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSarfraz Manzoor grew up in a working-class Pakistani Muslim family in Luton - where he was raised to believe that \u003ci\u003ethey\u003c\/i\u003e were different, \u003ci\u003ethey\u003c\/i\u003e had an alien culture and \u003ci\u003ethey\u003c\/i\u003e would never accept him. \u003ci\u003eThey\u003c\/i\u003e were white people. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn today's deeply divided Britain we are often told \u003ci\u003ethey \u003c\/i\u003eare different, \u003ci\u003ethey\u003c\/i\u003e have a different culture and values and \u003ci\u003ethey\u003c\/i\u003e will never accept this country. This time \u003ci\u003ethey\u003c\/i\u003e are Muslims. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWeaving together history, reportage and memoir, Sarfraz Manzoor journeys around Britain in search of the roots of this division - from the fear that Islam promotes violence, to the suspicion that Muslims wish to live segregated lives, to the belief that Islam is fundamentally misogynistic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHEY \u003c\/b\u003eis also Manzoor's search for a more positive future. We hear stories from Islamic history of a faith more tolerant and progressive than commonly assumed, and stories of hope from across the country which show how we might bridge the chasm of mutual mistrust. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHEY \u003c\/b\u003eis at once fiercely urgent, resolutely hopeful and profoundly personal. It is the story of modern, Muslim Britain as it has never been told.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarfraz Manzoor grew up in a working-class Pakistani Muslim family in Luton - where he was raised to believe that \u003ci\u003ethey\u003c\/i\u003e were different, \u003ci\u003ethey\u003c\/i\u003e had an alien culture and \u003ci\u003ethey\u003c\/i\u003e would never accept him. \u003ci\u003eThey\u003c\/i\u003e were white people.\u003cbr\u003e In today's deeply divided Britain we are often told \u003ci\u003ethey \u003c\/i\u003eare different, \u003ci\u003ethey\u003c\/i\u003e have a different culture and values and \u003ci\u003ethey\u003c\/i\u003e will never accept this country. 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But THEY is also Manzoor's deeply personal search for a more positive future, containing stories from Islamic history of a faith more tolerant and progressive than commonly assumed, and stories of hope from across the country which show how we might bridge the chasm of mutual mistrust. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR\u003ci\u003e THEY\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Authentic, brave and powerful storytelling' \u003cb\u003eSayeeda Warsi \u003c\/b\u003e'Absolutely not to be missed'\u003cb\u003e Matthew d'Ancona\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e [Wildfire logo]\u003cbr\u003eISBN 9781472266842\u003cbr\u003eNon-Fiction\u003cbr\u003e [Cover credit]\u003cbr\u003e[Author photo and credit from the HB] \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e [Twitter logo] @sarfrazmanzoor\u003cbr\u003e[Twitter logo] @wildfirebks\u003cbr\u003ewww.headline.co.uk\u003cbr\u003e£10.99\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarfraz Manzoor\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist, author and broadcaster. He has written and presented documentaries for BBC radio and television, and is a regular columnist for the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e. His first book, \u003ci\u003eGreetings from Bury Park\u003c\/i\u003e, was published to critical acclaim. 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