{"product_id":"they-isbn-9781472266842","title":"They","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wildfire","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44894939611365,"sku":"NP9781472266842","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/O_33cdcf2e-fe2c-4012-999c-54ba19b529ed.jpg?v=1773107080","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/they-isbn-9781472266842","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}