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Islam: A Short History
Islam: A Short History
by Karen Armstrong
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World renowned for her scholarly contributions to Levantine religious studies, Karen Armstrong (A History of God, Muhammad, and, more recently, The Battle for God,) offers this concise and informative look into the religion perhaps most misunderstood and... (read more)

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Very Short Introductions #07: Islam: a Very Short Introduction
Very Short Introductions #07: Islam: a Very Short Introduction
by Malise Ruthven
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Oxford's Very Short Introductions series offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects -- from Islam to Sociology, Literary Theory to History, and Archaeology to the Bible. Not simply a textbook of definitions, each volume... (read more)

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Acts of Faith: The Story of an American Muslim, the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation
Acts of Faith: The Story of an American Muslim, the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation
by Eboo Patel
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With a new afterword by the author   A renowned Muslim activist’s personal story of building a global interfaith youth movement that might just change the world   Eboo Patel is one of the most prominent faith leaders in the United States.... (read more)

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The Wisdom of the Prophet: The Sayings of Muhammad (Shambhala Classics)
The Wisdom of the Prophet: The Sayings of Muhammad (Shambhala Classics)
by Thomas Cleary
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The Wisdom of the Prophet contains a rich selection of hadith, or traditional teaching stories based on the words and deeds of Muhammad, that have brought inspiration and guidance to spiritual seekers for centuries. The passages in this collection... (read more)

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Islam (Complete Idiot's Guides)
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Islam (Complete Idiot's Guides)
by Yahiya Emerick
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An up-close and up-to-date look at an often misunderstood faith. This completely revised and updated guide explores the tenets of the Qu'ran (a.k.a. Koran), examines the history of the religion and its relationship to Christianity and Judaism, and... (read more)

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Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet
Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet
by Karen Armstrong
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The Man Who Inspired the World's Fastest-Growing Religion Muhammad presents a fascinating portrait of the founder of a religion that continues to change the course of world history. Muhammad's story is more relevant than ever because it offers crucial... (read more)

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I Speak for Myself: American Women on Being Muslim
I Speak for Myself: American Women on Being Muslim
by Maria M. Ebrahimji and Zahra T. Suratwala
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Muslim American women are the subject of endless discussions regarding their role in society, their veils as symbols of oppression or of freedom, their identity, their patriotism, their womanhood. Yet the voices and life experiences of Muslim... (read more)

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Journey Into America: The Challenge of Islam
Journey Into America: The Challenge of Islam
by Akbar Ahmed
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Nearly seven million Muslims live in the United States today, and their relations with non-Muslims are strained. Many Americans associate Islam with figures such as Osama bin Laden, and they worry about homegrown terrorists. To shed light on this... (read more)

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My Year Inside Radical Islam: A Memoir
My Year Inside Radical Islam: A Memoir
by Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
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My Year Inside Radical Islam is a memoir of first a spiritual and then a political seduction. Raised in liberal Ashland, Oregon, by parents who were Jewish by birth but dismissive of strict dogma, Daveed Gartenstein-Ross yearned for a religion that would... (read more)

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Beyond Belief
Beyond Belief
by V S Naipaul
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Fourteen years after the publication of his landmark travel narrative Among the Believers, V. S. Naipaul returned to the four non-Arab Islamic countries he reported on so vividly at the time of Ayatollah Khomeini's triumph in Iran. Beyond Belief is the... (read more)

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Allah, Liberty and Love: The Courage to Reconcile Faith and Freedom
Allah, Liberty and Love: The Courage to Reconcile Faith and Freedom
by Irshad Manji
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In Allah, Liberty and Love, Irshad Manji paves a path for Muslims and non-Muslims to transcend the fears that stop so many of us from living with honest-to- God integrity: the fear of offending others in a multicultural world as well as the fear of... (read more)

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Muhammad: A Story of the Last Prophet
Muhammad: A Story of the Last Prophet
by Deepak Chopra
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In this riveting novel, beloved international bestselling author Deepak Chopra captures the spellbinding life story of the great and often misunderstood Prophet. Islam was born in a cradle of tribal turmoil, and the arrival of one God who vanquished... (read more)

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The Koran for Dummies (For Dummies)
The Koran for Dummies (For Dummies)
by Sohaib Sultan
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Sohaib Sultan is a freelance journalist and student of the Islamic tradition who has studied the Koran and Islam extensively with Islamic scholars in the United States and Saudi Arabia.... (read more)

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The Trouble with Islam Today: A Muslim's Call for Reform in Her Faith
The Trouble with Islam Today: A Muslim's Call for Reform in Her Faith
by Irshad Manji
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"I have to be honest with you. Islam is on very thin ice with me.... Through our screaming self-pity and our conspicuous silences, we Muslims are conspiring against ourselves. We're in crisis and we're dragging the rest of the world with us. If ever... (read more)

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The Qur'an: Translation
The Qur'an: Translation
by Abdullah Yusef Ali
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This English translation of the Qur'an is a compilation of the Muslim faith's Final Revelation from God to mankind through the last Prophet Muhammad, Peace be upon Him. The Qur'an has a wealth of information--both worldly wisdom and intellectual concepts-... (read more)

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Islam: Beliefs and Observances
Islam: Beliefs and Observances
by Caesar Farah
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This concise study examines Islam as a world religious, cultural, and political force, beginning with its founding by the prophet Muhammad in the early seventh century A.D. Islam's holy scripture, the Qur'an, is explained in detail, and the core of... (read more)

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Islam
Islam
by Fazlur Rahman
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A new foreword, by John E. Woods, offers a reappraisal of Rahman's life and thought after the events of fall 2001. This incisive, surprisingly comprehensive volume is both a history and an analysis of Islam: from Mohammed's time to the late twentieth... (read more)

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Islam: A Short History
Islam: A Short History
by Karen Armstrong
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No religion in the modern world is as feared and misunderstood as Islam. It haunts the popular Western imagination as an extreme faith that promotes authoritarian government, female oppression, civil war, and terrorism. Karen Armstrong's short history... (read more)

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What You Need to Know about Islam and Muslims
What You Need to Know about Islam and Muslims
by George W Braswell
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Geared toward both the student and the interested general reader, What You Need to Know About Islam and Muslims is an all-you-need-to-know-and-more book about the Islam. Written in simple language, this book describes to Christians the story of Islam and... (read more)

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The Complete Infidel's Guide to the Koran
The Complete Infidel's Guide to the Koran
by Robert Spencer
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Written in an extremely accessible style by bestselling author Spencer, "The Complete Infidel's Guide to the Koran" takes a fact-based but light-hearted look at the key elements, values, and beliefs in the Koran.... (read more)

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