Allah O Akbar: A Journey Through Militant Islam - Softcover

Doubilet, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0714842338 ISBN 13: 9780714842332

Publisher: Phaidon Press, 2002

Synopsis

Allah O Akbar begins the call to prayer that resonates around minarets in towns and villages from Sinkiang to Morocco, from Paris to Timbuktu. Wherever in the world you are, the message is the same: 'God is Great.' It is also, however, the cry of fundamentalists throughout the lands of the faithful.

Abbas, a member of the prestigious photo agency Magnum, has spent seven years travelling through the Islamic world to capture the diverse and striking images that make up this extraordinary personal diary. As a photojournalist he has covered major political events in the developing world including wars and revolutions, driven by a desire to understand and expose the intricacy of the internal strains pulling within Muslim societies. Abbas is undoubtedly one of the world's leading makers of the 'telling' picture, and the combined immediacy and subtlety of the photographic images create a constant visual stimulus.

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Review:

'His book fulfils one of the classic roles of great photojournalism ... it helps both to illuminate an issue and to understand its complexities.' (British Journal of Photography)

Synopsis:

"Allah O Akbar" begins the call to prayer that resonates from minarets in towns and villages from Sinkiang to Morocco, from Paris to Timbuktu. Wherever in the world you are, the message is the same: "God is Great". It is also, however, the cry of fundamentalists throughout the lands of the faithful. Abbas, a member of the prestigious agency Magnum, spent seven years travelling through the Islamic world taking the photographs for this book. As a photojournalist he has covered major political events in the Third World, including wars and revolutions, and is driven by a desire to understand and expose the internal strains pulling within Muslim societies, Abbas takes a "telling" picture, and the immediacy and subtlety of the photographic images create a constant visual stimulus.

About this edition

• Publisher: Phaidon Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0714842338
• ISBN 13: 9780714842332
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320