Book Review 

Chasing A Mirage – The Tragic Illusion of an Islamic State. 

Author: Tarek Fatah

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Canada

Reviewed By: Javed I. Chaudry

Nergis Tapal writes...

""I always find it fascinating when people comment on books without having read it. Obviously Javed Chaudhury read only the parts that he wanted to. I know a 432 page book is not the typical booklet or pamphlets so many Pakistanis are accustomed to reading, but I propose people should learn to read before they comment on a written text.""

Now, I find it more fascinating when discussion is distorted to till it becomes a leg puller.
What a lame comment Nergis Tapal has made on Javed Chaudhry's short review.
Had he agreed upon bashing Islam and help share his shoulder to let Tariq Fatah and other 911 gainers, Javed Chaudhury would been praised for.
We are not indulged into sentimental open heart surgery of the writer but we have seen his
too opportunistic slurry of commentary at so many occasions.
So what is the essence of the this book?
we should all leave Islam........?.
we should leave all religions.........?
we should come to Americas and bash what we have left behind..........?

For GOD sake some one who has read the Book , let us know, Since Javed Chaudhury has not read it.
Guys we are lucky this book was not written in URDU or Nergis Tapal would have counted 432 pages plus , zer,zabar, nuktas etc. Just like Dr. Taqi Aabdi , who is servicing URDU language by counting all the alphabets etc in Mir Anis and Mir Dabeer's poetry.

Rafi Raza

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