Rethinking Islam & The West by Ahmed Paul Keeler

By Ahmed Paul Keeler, Equilibra Press, Paperback, 186 pages

In this thought-provoking book, we are invited to view the crises we are facing and the tangled relationship between Islam and the West through a different lens.

Islam and The West have been neighbours for 1400 years. The West grew up under the shadow of Islam, and then after the Renaissance, in a dramatic reversal of roles, the West became world conquerors and subdued all other cultures and civilisations, including Islam. This transformation ushered in the modern world, a world unlike any that had existed before.

Keeler proposes that the true yardstick for measuring success should be the balance achieved between the spiritual, social and material needs of humanity; a balance which makes it possible to live in harmony with nature. When the world is viewed from this perspective, a completely different picture of Islam and the West emerges.

About the author:

Ahmed Paul Keeler is currently a Visiting Fellow at the Center of Islamic Studies, University of Cambridge, and was a Distinguished Fellow at The Faculty of Leadership and Management, University Sains Islaam Malaysia in 2016. He received an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from the University of Bolton in 2016.