The Force of Reason
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The Force of Reason (Italian: La forza della ragione) is a 2004 book by Italian author Oriana Fallaci. It focuses on criticism of Islam.[1]
The book was a bestseller[2] in Europe. A legal case was initiated against the author in Italy on grounds that the book contained expressions that were "unequivocally offensive to Islam".[3]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ MacMahon, Barbara (13 June 2006). "Author's trial for defaming Islam begins". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2006/jun/13/books.italy. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ Parati, Graziella (2005). Migration Italy: the art of talking back in a destination culture. University of Toronto Press. p. 191. ISBN 0802039243.
- ^ "Trial over Italian Islam 'insult'". BBC News. 24 May 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4576663.stm. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
[edit] External links
- Lorenzo Vidino on Oriana Fallaci and The Force of Reason
- The Fallaci Code
- The Force Of Reason Critical review by Amir Taheri.
- Review by Lia of *Haramlik, comparing Fallaci's books to Michael Moore's, in Italian.
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