Allah in the Islands

This accomplished novel explores the growth of radical Islam within the Caribbean. Under the shadow of corporate imperialism and corrupt government, Beatrice Salandy sees in the rising Muslim movement, with their welfare schemes, grass-roots campaigning and air of incorruptibility, an alternative to joining the queues outside the American embassy waiting for visas. There is the Haji, the movement’s charismatic leader who combines a media-savvy wit and a steely control over his group, and there is Abdul, his second in command, whose aunt lives in Beatrice’s village. Both set out to draw Beatrice into the movement and their personal lives. Abdul is one of the narrative voices in the novel. But does his sincerity go with honesty about the violent coup that the Haji plans? His is a fascinatingly unreliable voice, part revealer, part concealer of the truth.
ASIN: 1845231066
VSKU: BVV.1845231066.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Flanagan, Brenda
Binding: Paperback
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