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The Truth about Muhammad: Founder of the World's Most Intolerant Religion
The Truth about Muhammad: Founder of the World's Most Intolerant Religion
by Robert Spencer
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Traces the founder of Islam's rise to political and military power, focusing on controversial aspects of the prophet's beliefs and actions without adhering to political correctness.... (read more)

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Islam Unveiled: Disturbing Questions about the World's Fastest-Growing Religion
Islam Unveiled: Disturbing Questions about the World's Fastest-Growing Religion
by Robert Spencer
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In Islam Unveiled, Robert Spencer dares to face the hard questions about what the Islamic religion actually teaches — and the potentially ominous implications of those teachings for the future of both the Muslim world and the West. Going beyond the... (read more)

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The Early Caliphate
The Early Caliphate
by Maulana Muhammad Ali
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Authoritative and carefully researched history of Islam under the first four righteous Caliphs. Refutes the myth that Islam was spread by the sword. Wonderfully free of all sectarian influences.... (read more)

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Arabia and the Arabs
Arabia and the Arabs
by Robert G. Hoyland
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Knowledge of pre-Islam Arabia is essential for anyone seeking to understand how Islam arose and the shape it took. Further, knowledge of the cultures, commerce, and conflicts of the Mediterranean from the Bronze Age to Muhammed is fatally incomplete... (read more)

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The Origins of Muhammadan Jurisprudence
The Origins of Muhammadan Jurisprudence
by Joseph Schacht
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This digital edition was derived from ACLS Humanities E-Book's (http: //www.humanitiesebook.org) online version of the same title.... (read more)

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Beyond the Clash of Civilizations: A New Cultural Synthesis for Muslims in the West
Beyond the Clash of Civilizations: A New Cultural Synthesis for Muslims in the West
by Mohamed Wa Baile
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In today's ever-changing and often uncertain world, encouraging healthy dialogue between all cultures and religions is vital. In Beyond the Clash of Civilizations, Mohamed Wa Baile carefully explores how Muslims and people of other faiths can achieve a... (read more)

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Wanted Women
Wanted Women
by Deborah Scroggins
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A riveting look at militant Islam, Muslim women's rights, and the war on terror--brought into focus through two lives on opposite sides: activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali and religious extremist Aafia Siddiqui. Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a Somali-born former member of the... (read more)

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The Shia Revival: How Conflicts Within Islam Will Shape the Future
The Shia Revival: How Conflicts Within Islam Will Shape the Future
by Vali Nasr
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Muslims of Thailand (02 Edition)
Muslims of Thailand (02 Edition)
by Gilquin
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Thailand is usually closely associated with Buddhism, but since 1998 the country has been one of the observer members of the Islamic Conference Organization, and senior figures in the present and previous governments have been Muslim. Some 8 percent of... (read more)

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Islamophobia: The Challenge of Pluralism in the 21st Century
Islamophobia: The Challenge of Pluralism in the 21st Century
by John L. (edt) Esposito
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Islamophobia has been on the rise since September 11, as seen in countless cases of discrimination, racism, hate speeches, physical attacks, and anti-Muslim campaigns. The 2006 Danish cartoon crisis and the controversy surrounding Pope Benedict XVI's... (read more)

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Call for Heresy: Why Dissent Is Vital To Islam and America (07 Edition)
Call for Heresy: Why Dissent Is Vital To Islam and America (07 Edition)
by Anouar Majid
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A Call for Heresy discovers unexpected common ground in one of the most inflammatory issues of the twenty-first century: the deepening conflict between the Islamic world and the United States. Moving beyond simplistic answers, Anouar Majid argues that... (read more)

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Blue-Eyed Devil
Blue-Eyed Devil
by Michael Knight
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Michael Muhammad Knight embarks on a quest for an indigenous American Islam in a series of interstate odysseys. Traveling 20,000 miles by Greyhound in sixty days, he squats in run-down mosques, pursues Muslim romance, is detained at the U.S.-Canadian... (read more)

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Heirs of Muhammad : Islam's First Century and the Origins of the Sunni-shia Split (07 Edition)
Heirs of Muhammad : Islam's First Century and the Origins of the Sunni-shia Split (07 Edition)
by Barnaby Rogerson
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"When the prophet Muhammad died in 632, a tempest of political intrigue and deceit blew over Islam, transforming it forever. In this fast-paced and compelling tale, travel writer Rogerson (The Prophet Mohammad) conducts us on a fascinating journey back... (read more)

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Marriage, Money and Divorce in Medieval Islamic Society
Marriage, Money and Divorce in Medieval Islamic Society
by Yossef Rapoport
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The author explores gender relations, marriage and divorce in medieval Islamic society.... (read more)

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The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204-1760
The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204-1760
by Richard M. Eaton
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In all of the South Asian subcontinent, Bengal was the region most receptive to the Islamic faith. This area today is home to the world's second-largest Muslim ethnic population. How and why did such a large Muslim population emerge there? And how does... (read more)

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Sultans, Shamans, and Saints: Islam and Muslims in Southeast Asia
Sultans, Shamans, and Saints: Islam and Muslims in Southeast Asia
by Howard M. Federspiel
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By the fourteenth century the Islamic faith had spread via maritime trade routes to Southeast Asia where, over the next seven hundred years, it would have a continuing influence on political life, social customs, and the development of the arts. Sultans,... (read more)

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The Legacy of Jihad: Islamic Holy War and the Fate of Non-Muslims
The Legacy of Jihad: Islamic Holy War and the Fate of Non-Muslims
by Andrew G. Bostom
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Extensive primary and secondary source materials, many translated here for the first time, are presented, making clear that jihad conquests were brutal, imperialist advances, which spurred waves of Muslims to expropriate a vast expanse of lands and... (read more)

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Islamist Opposition in Authoritarian Regimes: The Party of Justice and Development in Morocco
Islamist Opposition in Authoritarian Regimes: The Party of Justice and Development in Morocco
by Eva Wegner
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Wegner (a researcher with the Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit at the U. of Cape Town, South Africa) examines the electoral strategies pursued by Morocco's Party of Justice and Development in the period 1992 to 2007, analyzing the... (read more)

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Brief History of Islam (2ND 10 Edition)
Brief History of Islam (2ND 10 Edition)
by Tamara Sonn
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Few subjects have gripped the Western world in the twenty-first century to the same degree as Islam, yet it remains widely misunderstood. This second edition of Islam: A Brief History is the ideal introduction, offering readers a concise yet thoroughly... (read more)

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Fear God and the Shadow of the Muslim Sword
Fear God and the Shadow of the Muslim Sword
by Pat MR Pat
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Fear God and the Shadow of the Muslim Sword" is a study of Islam and the men leading it in the twenty-first century. I am neither a preacher nor a politician. I am an author caught up in a sensitive subject most secular societies are unfamiliar with... (read more)

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