From MTV to Mecca - Couverture souple

Kristiane Backer

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1908129816 ISBN 13 : 9781908129819

Editeur : Claritas Books not Arcadia, 2012

Synopsis

In the early 1990s, Kristiane Backer became one of the very first presenters on MTV Europe. For years she lived and breathed the international music scene, quickly gaining a cult following amongst viewers and becoming a darling of the European press. Rubbing shoulders with the likes of Mick Jagger, Bono, Bob Geldof, Jim Kerr, Take That and Cat Stevens, Kristiane was catapulted to the forefront of popular culture.

Through a fateful meeting with the famous cricketer Imran Khan, Kristiane travelled to Pakistan, where she encountered a completely different world to the one she knew: the religion and culture of Islam. She was drawn to this way of life which was dominated by a love of God and began to read the Quran and to study books about the Faith. The more she immersed herself in the world of Islam, the more she found herself dissatisfied with her own life. With the support of friends she met through Imran Khan, Kristiane began to learn the true values of the religion and, in 1995, decided to become a Muslim.

From MTV to Mecca takes the reader on a spiritual and cultural journey across the globe from Pakistan to Bosnia, LA to London, Hamburg to Saudi Arabia that will inspire Muslims and non-Muslims alike. Encountering Islamic academics, musicians and fellow converts, Kristiane finds the spiritual path of Sufism and embarks on the ultimate journey the pilgrimage to Mecca.

We share Kristiane's highs and lows as she adopts Islam; from the difficulties of finding love, to embracing Islamic practices in day-to-day life, to dealing with prejudices, misconceptions and professional struggles, and she speaks with startling honesty of what it truly means to be a practicing Muslim in Western society.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Kristiane Backer is a TV presenter and journalist based in London with a pan-European career. At the age of 24, she became one of the leading presenters on MTV Europe, where she interviewed many major artists and musicians of her the time. She created her own youth show in Germany, Bravo TV , and presented a daily guide to culture and entertainment, 'The Ticket NBC', on NBC Europe. She later studied natural medicine, qualified as a homeopath and presented a health program on RTL. In 2009 she presented and produced the interfaith program Matters of Faith for Ebru TV and has recently presented a travel show for Travel Channel Germany. She has also been awarded Germany s most prestigious TV award, the Golden Camera, for her television work.

Today, Kristiane Backer hosts conferences and gala events throughout Europe, devoting herself to promoting dialogue and understanding between faiths and cultures. She has been nominated Global Ambassador for the Exploring Islam Foundation and was the face of the Inspired by Muhammad campaign in the UK. Kristiane s book From MTV to Meccahas been published in English, German and Dutch with Indonesian, Malaysian and Arabic editions forthcoming. Kristiane lives in London.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Claritas Books not Arcadia
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1908129816
• ISBN 13: 9781908129819
• Reliure: Paperback
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 462
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible