On the Road to Kandahar

Oct 4, 2024 9:19 AM

Author:Jason Burke

A brilliant, fearless journalist who knows huge areas of the Islamic world intimately, Burke now turns to the wider question of how we are to get to grips with radical Islam and what it really means. Burke has travelled all over the great arc of Islamic land, from the Middle East to Southeast Asia, and he uses this in his new book to great effect to show how various and completely unmonolithic Islam really is and how the sort of standard Western generalizations about it are both stupid and dangerous.

Reviews

Those who see angels are close to being angels. In this book, Lorna beautifully and graphically describes angels and how they work

—— William Roache, MBE, author of Soul on the Street

Angels in my Hair is more than just an autobiography. It is a revelation that will open your eyes and change your life. Angels in My Hair has a message that the world needs to hear

—— Matthew E. Adams, New York Times bestselling author of Chicken Soup for the Soul of America

Lorna's wisdom and insights are breathtaking. This is a woman I have known for many years and admire enormously. She has made a big difference to my life and that of many others

—— Daniel O'Donnell

In times of universal deceit, never more so than now, the world needs guidance and hope. Angels in My Hair is an amazing book by an incredible woman, who shares her unique and fascinating experience of the guides at work with her in her own life and the messages they have for us all

—— Jim Corr, The Corrs

Nobody is going to argue with her underlying message of love and compassion and forgiveness and her hopes for "peace among nations and peace in families". Spending time with her is both challenging and inspirational

—— The Irish Times

The world has discovered a modest mystic that it might do well to listen to

—— Daily Mail

Angels In My Hair is a solid gold sensation

—— Daily Express

She is, it has to be said, an unusual person, with a calm and peaceful presence. Spending time with her is both challenging and inspirational

—— The Irish Times

Besides surmounting Ararat, the feat achieved by Westerman is aligning his style with the nature of religion

—— Scotland on Sunday

An ambitious and attractive book. Its tone is learned, thoughtful and usually intimate...a finely balanced and well-told experiment that will echo with many readers

—— Independent

This year, its moving, sly, terrified grappling with the approach of extinction overwhelmed me

—— Andro Linklater , Spectator, Books of the Year

A rather beautiful account of the birth and evolution of Islam ... Lucid and illuminating ... Fascinating

—— Metro

Aslan is an engaging writer, his strength lies ... as an observer of contemporary challenges facing Islam ... Sensitive and generous

—— FT Magazine

Enthralling. A book of tremendous clarity and generosity of spirit

—— Jim Crace

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