How many events are of such significance that they are 
Hussain and tHe struggle for JustiCe Chris Hewer
commemorated every year by tens of millions? What does it 
say when people are prepared to risk their lives to be able to 
venerate someone who died centuries ago? What did figures 
such as gandhi, Martin luther King, and nelson Mandela 
see in a seventh-century arabian personality? these are 
among the many questions grappled with by dr Chris Hewer 
in a work which explores the life, death, and sacrifice of 
Hussain, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. revered 
as a martyr, Hussain has inspired millions through the ages 
and across the world to live selflessly and with honour and 
dignity. Hussain and the Struggle for Justice brings to life 
the story of one of the foremost personalities of human 
history in an engaging and sensitive manner by a leading 
practitioner of Christian–Muslim dialogue. through themes 
of tyranny, bloodshed, resistance, chivalry, and heroism, 
Hussain and the Struggle for Justice is sure to promote 
reflection among modern women and men and help them 
to face age-old challenges in their own lives