Arif Islam

Conflict Zones: a Novel Arif Islam

THE NOVEL IS THE STORY OF A UNIVERSITY TEACHER WHO HAPPENS TO TEACH AT VARIOUS UNIVERSITIES IN THE MUSLIM WORLD. IT EXPLAINS DIFFERENT SHADES OF CONFLICTS BETWEEN INTERESTED GROUPS AND PARTIES GOING ON IN INDIA, IRAQ, LIBYA AND EGYPT. IT SHADES LIGHT ON THE CONTROVERSY BETWEEN RATIONAL AND DOGMATIC ISLAM. DURING IRAN-IRAQ WAR THE AUTHOR HAPPENS TO TEACH AT BASRAH UNIVERSITY IRAQ. THE SAVAGERY OF THE CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY BY BOTH THE IRANIAN REVOLUTIONARY ARMY AND IRAQI INLAND SECURITY AGENCIES HAVE BEEN DESCRIBED THROUGH REAL LIFE INCIDENTS. BESIDES THE NATURE OF COL QADDAFI'S REPRESSIVE REGIME HAS BEEN EXPLAINED AS EXPERIENCED BY THE AUTHOR DURING HIS STINT AS A PROFESSOR AT BENGHAZI UNIVERSITY IN LIBYA. AS AN INDIAN , THE AUTHOR DELVES INTO THE CONTROVERSY OF THE CAUSES OF PARTITION OF THE SUBCONTINENT BETWEEN INDIA AND PAKISTAN. THE AUTHOR ALSO THROWS INSIGHT INTO THE ON GOING COMMUNAL CLASHES BETWEEN MUSLIM AND HINDU COMMUNITIES.