My Friend the Fanatic

Travels With an Indonesian Islamist

Sadanand Dhume

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English

Text Publishing Company
05 May 2008

History; Cultural studies; Islamic studies; Political ideologies

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In October 2002, Sadanand Dhume found himself in a place most foreigners were trying to flee -Bali. Powerful explosions the previous night had ripped through two tourist nightclubs, killing more than 200 people. That evening he visited all that remained of the Sari Club- piles of ash, twisted girders, blackened beer bottles and the stench of charred wood and petrol. Amidst the desultory crackle of police walkie-talkies, he wondered about the future of a country long regarded as immune to such carnage. My Friend the Fanatic is a portrait of Indonesia, a nation in the midst of a profound shift towards both Islamic orthodoxy and Islamist politics. This portrait is painted through the travels of a pair of unlikely protagonists. Dhume is a foreign correspondent, a Princeton-educated Indian atheist with a fondness for John Updike and an interest in economic development. His companion, Herry Nurdi, is a young Islamist who hero-worships Osama bin Laden.

As the most populous Islamic nation on the planet, Indonesia occupies remarkably little space on our bookshelves. My Friend the Fanatic fills this void. It is a work made timely by a deep hunger for knowledge about Muslim cultures. But it is equally the story of a sprawling land at the edge of the world captured at a defining moment. How does a society go from broad inclusiveness to shrill intolerance in the space of a generation? Will Indonesia be radicalised alongside other parts of the Islamic world? Does Herry represent the future?

By: Sadanand Dhume
Imprint: Text Publishing Company
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 388g
ISBN: 9781921351402
ISBN 10: 1921351403
Publication Date: 05 May 2008
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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My Friend the Fanatic

Travels With an Indonesian Islamist

Sadanand Dhume

$34.95

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