Postmodern Islam?

I only recently updated my "My Current Reading" Sidebar with a book that I'm actually almost haflway through: Desparately Seeking Paradise by Ziauddin Sardar. I've enjoyed his reading since I happenned across an article of his in a post-9/11 issue of the new writing magazine, Granta.

Born in Pakistan, raised in Britain, trained as an information scientist, Sardar is a thoughtful writer, highly observant and has a quick, dry wit. That someone could write so plaufully, yet incisively about their religion -- and that this would be appealing to non-Muslims, too -- is a pleasant surprise for me.