{"title":"Sergio Tulio Caldas","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"nas-fronteiras-do-isla-colecao-viagens-radicais","title":"On the Frontiers of Islam (Radical Travel Collection)","description":"\"On the Borders of Islam,\" by journalist Sérgio Túlio Caldas, portrays a reality quite different from the radicalism portrayed in the press after the September 11 attacks. Sérgio Túlio experienced the Afghan drama firsthand before it became headline news—he was on the outskirts of Kabul when the Taliban came to power. But, while witnessing the crisis and the hardships of the Muslim people, Sérgio Túlio revealed a reality unknown to much of the West. In Central Asia, he visited places where Muslim women go out at night, wear miniskirts, and drink vodka, like any Westerner. He visited countries with a zero illiteracy rate. He saw immense wealth and paradisiacal places. The author's experience begins in September 1996, before the world became concerned with what was happening in the then-forgotten Afghanistan. Sérgio Túlio was among the Afghan refugees in Peshar, Pakistan, when he learned that a group of radical Muslims, known as the Taliban, was advancing on the country's capital, Kabul. The situation in the region became tense: refugees took to the streets in pro-Taliban marches, and Pakistani military personnel and air force fighter jets were on standby against possible attacks on the country. In \"ON THE BORDERS OF ISLAM,\" Sérgio Túlio presents revealing interviews with Afghans. He discovered men living as slaves in Pakistan to escape the hardships of refugee camps and gained the trust of an arms dealer who revealed how he sold weapons to support the war in the region. A year before Central Asia became the stage for the American war on terror, in 2000, the journalist traveled through the region again. This time, to explore Soviet republics, until recently off-limits to foreigners, he discovered an Islamic world far removed from burqas, oppressed women, and Muslim guerrillas. Culturally rich places, inhabited by cultured people, where the religion of Islam—surprisingly—coexists peacefully with secular Western customs and democracy, without sacrificing its traditions. This book reveals the unknown face of a society plagued by fierce and ignorant prejudice. Sérgio Túlio shares with the reader the discovery of a vast ethnic and cultural diversity in the region and reveals unexpected aspects of Muslim societies, such as alcohol consumption, the freedom achieved by women, an extremely cultured population, and the harmonious coexistence of tradition and modernity. Illustrated with beautiful photographs, ON THE BORDERS OF ISLAM reveals a rich and diverse region that manages to maintain its roots while seeking integration with the rest of the world in the 21st century. A hardened traveler, Sérgio Túlio Caldas has traveled to the world's most remote and inhospitable places for the past 10 years—from the Falkland Islands to China, from the Latin Andes to the Himalayan Mountains, from the Amazon rainforest to the savage Sahara Desert in Africa. His main interests are the people who inhabit these places, their stories, and the environment. His work is published in Brazil's leading media outlets, most notably Terra magazine, where he was an editor. In 2001, he was recognized with the Biodiversity Reporting Award, organized by Conservation International, one of the world's most respected environmental organizations, headquartered in Washington.","brand":"Totvsrj-record-dc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159680991484,"sku":"9788501063373","price":59.9,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/9197\/5420\/files\/8a0a1e7b2f25d4d7b6da2c0dea3b67c0_19fb5133-6c7b-4437-b770-e5ced6c8eb14.jpg?v=1778318315"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.record.com.br\/en\/collections\/sergio-tulio-caldas.oembed","provider":"Editora Record","version":"1.0","type":"link"}