Praise for if the oceans were ink a vibrant tale of a friendship. Jan 01, 2015 there are essentially two books within if the oceans were ink. Ilana kurshan is the author of if all the seas were ink, published in 2017 by st. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading if the oceans were ink. Thanks for joining our discussion of carla powers if the oceans were ink. Could we with ink the ocean fill and were the skies of parchment made, were every stalk on earth a quill, and every man a scribe by trade, to write the love of god above, would drain the ocean dry.
If the oceans were ink is carla powers eyeopening story of how she and her longtime friend sheikh mohammad akram nadwi found a way. Immediately download the if the oceans were ink summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching if the oceans were ink. Nprs linda wertheimer talks with her about her book, if oceans were ink. If the oceans were ink benedictine sisters of erie. It is an unusual book, simultaneously an exploration of faith and of islam as it is lived by those who know it most intimately. If the oceans were ink is carla powers eyeopening story of how she and her longtime. Pulitzer prize finalist national book award finalist named a best book of the year by the washington post and the denver post praised by.
An unlikely friendship and a journey to the heart of the quran. The title of this book is if all the seas were ink and it was written by ilana kurshan. An account of the friendship between a secular midwesterner and an islamic scholar as they journey through the muslim world, discussing, debating, and spreading the peace the quran insists upon. Speaking to an audience of more than 100 on sunday, january 22, at the ismaili jamatkhana, plano, power attempted to cut through prejudiced depictions of both islam and muslims in her new book if the oceans were ink. Their friendshipbetween a secular american and a madrasatrained sheikhhad always seemed unlikely, but now they. Merritt tierce, a national book foundation 5 under 35 honoree and author of love me back an inspiring story of two people from different worlds who refuse to let religious and cultural differences, prejudice, and ignorance get in the way of their friendship, if the oceans were ink is as thoughtprovoking as it is elegantly written.
Pbs newshour correspondent jeffrey brown talks with carla power about her memoir, if the oceans were ink. Ancient texts argue for an islamic feminist movement. Ancient texts argue for an islamic feminist movement journalist carla power has been studying the koran. The book was a finalist for both the national book award and the pulitzer prize for nonfiction. Extras author of if the oceans were ink carla power. An unlikely friendship and a journey to the heart, we see this very relationship unfold as carla powers shares her studies of the quran with sheikh mohammad. If the oceans were ink carla power macmillan publishers. Getting to know an imam and seeing muslims in the new light. If the oceans were ink is a welcome and nuanced look at islam and goes a long way toward combating the dehumanizing stereotypes of muslims that are all too common.
Apr 07, 2015 pulitzer prize finalist national book award finalist named a best book of the year by the washington post and the denver post praised by fareed zakaria as intelligent, compassionate, and revealing, a powerful journey to help bridge one of the greatest divides shaping our world today. Well, i chose you, first of all, because we have a history together, as work colleagues and later friends, stretching back over twenty years. This song in this post ran through my mind a good bit while we were at the ocean. We too often find ourselves immersed in communities of likeminded people. If oceans were ink by carla power is an engaging memoir about faith and friendship. But i approached you, too, because this book had a larger goal behind it. In january we read carla powers book if the oceans were ink. And if whatever trees upon the earth were pens and the sea was ink, replenished thereafter by seven more seas, the words of allah would not be exhausted. Apr 14, 2015 journalist carla power talks with her friend, actor sarita choudhury, about her new book, if the oceans were ink. An unlikely friendship and a journey to the heart of the quran kindle edition by power, carla. The following version of this book was used to create this study guide.
She has translated books of jewish interest by ruth calderon, benjamin lau, and micah goodman, as well as novels, short stories, and childrens picture books. Apr 30, 2015 it is an unusual book, simultaneously an exploration of faith and of islam as it is lived by those who know it most intimately. Say, even if the ocean were ink for writing the words of my lord, the ocean would be exhausted. This detailed literature summary also contains topics for discussion on if the oceans were ink by carla power. I first picked up if the oceans were ink because, one, the author is a journalist, and two, shes reigning supreme on my list of most inspirational women leaders of our time the book, published in april 2015 by carla power, follows powers years learning about the quran under her once coworker and muslim sheik mohammad akram nadwi. When she is twenty seven, after a painful divorce, ilana kurshan joins the worlds largest book club, learning daf yomi, the daily page of the talmud, a book of rabionic teachings, spanning a period of six hundred years. Apr 07, 2015 an awardwinning journalists account of the year she spent probing the meaning of the quran with a conservative muslim religious scholar. Martins press and has a total of 320 pages in the book. These riveting reads are perfect to discuss with your book club, make time fly by on your morning commute or keep you company on a weekend afternoon. When kurshan, who has worked in publishing as an editor, translator, and foreign rights representative, left her job and home in new york city to follow her new husband to jerusalem, she never imagined shed be divorced in a years time. The title of the book is taken from these verses from the quran itself.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. If the oceans were ink is a crucial book, serious but also mercifully humorous. If the oceans were ink should be mandatory reading for the 52 percent of americans who admit to not knowing enough about muslims. Water is the great sustainer of life whether in the vast oceans or in a glistening drop of dew. The biography genre is very popular in the muslim community, with biographies of the sahabah and famous imams counting amongst the topsellers in islamic nonfiction. In a world characterized by so much tension and polemic, power offers what might be our best hope for a better tomorrow. An unlikely friendship and a journey to the heart of the quran, which youll find excerpted. Pulitzer prize finalist national book award finalist hailed by the washington post as mandatory reading, and praised by fareed zakaria as. Now will drink some of that wine with bread and cheese. Gleaning wisdom from the talmud during a time of personal crisis. If the oceans were ink ebook by carla power rakuten kobo. Howdy my name is willie bird and im here to mention my opinions on this remarkable book written if the oceans were ink. An unlikely friendship and a journey to the heart, we see this very relationship unfold as carla powers shares her studies of. Carla power 95jrn, a halfjewish and halfquaker american, knows an awful lot about islam.
Mar, 2018 ilana kurshan is the author of if all the seas were ink, published in 2017 by st. When kurshan, who has worked in publishing as an editor, translator, and foreign rights representative, left her job and home. May 01, 2015 merritt tierce, a national book foundation 5 under 35 honoree and author of love me back an inspiring story of two people from different worlds who refuse to let religious and cultural differences, prejudice, and ignorance get in the way of their friendship, if the oceans were ink is as thoughtprovoking as it is elegantly written. If the oceans were ink an unlikely friendship and a journey to the heart of the quran by carla power. An unlikely friendship and a journey to the heart of the quran labeled as if the oceans were ink. The daughter of educated parents who embraced different cultures and ideas, power already had some basic information about the islamic faith. It is little wonder that our ancestors, men and women who found holiness in the forests and boughs, built temples to invoke rain from the divine so that the earth around them would blossom and bear fruit and be ever fresh. At the age of 27, alone in jerusalem in the wake of a painful divorce, ilana kurshan joined the worlds largest book club, learning daf yomi, hebrew for daily page of the talmud, a book of rabbinic teachings spanning about 600 years and the basis for all. Written from the viewpoint of carla power, this is a semibiography of sh. The revolution of temporary tattoo as a part of fashion statement, now everyone can wear a tattoo. Unlike other sympathetic accounts, though, her work does not look at the reformminded muslims seeking to shake up the sharia. How is it that you chose me to be your guide through the quran. Aug 15, 2015 this song in this post ran through my mind a good bit while we were at the ocean.
In the wake of her fathers murder, the author a former journalist is led to an understanding. Finalist for the national book award in nonfiction, 2015. An unlikely friendship and a journey to the heart of. A conversation with carla power and sheikh mohammad akram nadwi. An unlikely friendship and a journey to the heart of the quran each.
If the oceans were ink is carla powers eyeopening story of how she and her longtime friend sheikh mohammad akram nadwi found a way to confront ugly stereotypes and carla powers intimate portrait of the quran captures the extraordinary, living debate over the muslim holy books very essence. Join time magazine journalist and former newsweek foreign correspondent carla. Instead, power, a journalist who has covered the muslim world for 20 years and is broadly secular, describes her friendship with a traditional muslim. We provide international quality temporary tattoos with a fashionable flair at affordable price. Some of these books are love stories, others are clashes. Reading it is a completely immersive experience, an opportunity to swim away from the broiling foam of prejudice and ignorance and follow an altogether different current. If the oceans were ink overview carla powers if the oceans were ink is the story of her yearlong journey to study islam and the quran under renowned teacher, sheikh mohammad akram nadwi. If oceans were ink by carla power is an engaging memoir about faith and friendship carla power s father was murdered in mexico in1993, in a case of mistaken identity. She learns a great deal, including that the quran can be interpreted differently by different people in different situations. Could we with ink the ocean fill, and were the skies of parchment made, were every stalk on earth a quill, and every man a scribe by trade. Power chronicled her study of the quran with her friend shaikh mohammad akram nadwi and how the holy text has been misconstrued since its revelation. Nor could the scroll contain the whole, though stretched from sky to sky.
The washington post for all those who wonder what islam says about war and peace, men and women, jews and gentiles, this is the book to read. Carla powers intimate portrait of the quran captures the extraordinary, living debate over the muslim holy books very essence. An unlikely friendship and a journey to the heart of the quran online. An unlikely friendship and a journey to the heart of the quran carla power. If the oceans were ink was a critical success, with many readers praising her nuanced look at islam, though others argued that she simply parroted one interpretation of the quran rather than seeking out diverse perspectives. I first picked up if the oceans were ink because, one, the author is a journalist, and two, shes reigning supreme on my list of most inspirational. And if all the trees in the earth were pens, and the sea, with seven more seas to help it, were ink, the words of allah could not. If the oceans were ink is carla powers eyeopening story of how she and her longtime friend. Thats the question author carla power asked the 2016 pulitzer prize finalist if the oceans were ink. Journalist carla power talks with her friend, actor sarita choudhury, about her new book, if the oceans were ink. Their friendshipbetween a secular american and a madrasatrained sheikhhad always seemed unlikely, but now they were frustrated and bewildered by the battles being. Nprs linda wertheimer talks with her about her book, if.
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