Allah O Akbar
1994
$386.00
CHOOSE BETWEEN A FIRST HARDBACK EDITION OR A 2001 PAPERBACK REPRINT
Specifications of the hardback
First edition of Allah O Akbar by Abbas (1994)
First impression
Large format hardback in near fine condition
Some very minor wear and toning to dust jacket, now in a removable protective sleeve
Some very slight toning to extremities of pages
Otherwise, pages are clean, binding firm
Specifications of the paperback
2001 softcover reprint
Large format in near fine condition
Some wear and toning to dust jacket
Some very slight toning to extremities of pages
About
Allah O Akbar begins the call to prayer that resonates around minarets in towns and villages from Sinkiang to Morocco, from Paris to Timbuktu. Wherever in the world you are, the message is the same: 'God is Great.' It is also, however, the cry of fundamentalists throughout the lands of the faithful.
Abbas, a member of the prestigious photo agency Magnum, has spent seven years travelling through the Islamic world to capture the diverse and striking images that make up this extraordinary personal diary. As a photojournalist he has covered major political events in the developing world including wars and revolutions, driven by a desire to understand and expose the intricacy of the internal strains pulling within Muslim societies. Abbas is undoubtedly one of the world's leading makers of the 'telling' picture, and the combined immediacy and subtlety of the photographic images create a constant visual stimulus.
