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| '''''The Force of Reason''''' ({{lang-it|La forza della ragione}}) is a 2004 book by ] author ]. It focuses on criticism of ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2006/jun/13/books.italy|title=Author's trial for defaming Islam begins|last=MacMahon|first=Barbara|date=13 June 2006|publisher=The Guardian|accessdate=30 July 2011}}</ref> | '''''The Force of Reason''''' ({{lang-it|La forza della ragione}}) is a 2004 book by ] author ]. It focuses on criticism of ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2006/jun/13/books.italy|title=Author's trial for defaming Islam begins|last=MacMahon|first=Barbara|date=13 June 2006|publisher=The Guardian|accessdate=30 July 2011}}</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | The book was a bestseller<ref>{{cite book|last=Parati|first=Graziella |title=Migration Italy: the art of talking back in a destination culture|year=2005|publisher=University of Toronto Press|isbn=0802039243|page=191}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4576663.stm|title=Trial over Italian Islam 'insult'|date=24 May 2005|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=31 July 2011}}</ref> | ||
| In the beginning of the book, Fallaci alludes to ], the author of a ] book who was ] during the ] in 1327 because of his beliefs. She writes that ], like ], is "in flames" and, under a Muslim ], is becoming ]. Fallaci posits that peaceful coexistence with ] is impossible.{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}} | |||
| ⚫ | The book was a bestseller<ref>{{cite book|last=Parati|first=Graziella |title=Migration Italy: the art of talking back in a destination culture|year=2005|publisher=University of Toronto Press|isbn=0802039243|page=191}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4576663.stm|title=Trial over Italian Islam 'insult'|date=24 May 2005|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=31 July 2011}}</ref> |
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The Force of Reason (Template:Lang-it) is a 2004 book by Italian author Oriana Fallaci. It focuses on criticism of Islam.
The book was a bestseller 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".
See also
References
- MacMahon, Barbara (13 June 2006). "Author's trial for defaming Islam begins". The Guardian. 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. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
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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