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Islam: A Short History by Karen Armstrong From Powells.com 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) List Price $19.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Hardcover
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Very Short Introductions #07: Islam: a Very Short Introduction by Malise Ruthven Publisher Comments 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) List Price $8.95 Your price: $5.95 Sale - Trade Paper
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Acts of Faith: The Story of an American Muslim, the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation by Eboo Patel Publisher Comments 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) List Price $13.00 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Wisdom of the Prophet: The Sayings of Muhammad (Shambhala Classics) by Thomas Cleary Publisher Comments 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) List Price $15.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Islam (Complete Idiot's Guides) by Yahiya Emerick Publisher Comments 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) List Price $26.50 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet by Karen Armstrong Publisher Comments 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) Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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I Speak for Myself: American Women on Being Muslim by Maria M. Ebrahimji and Zahra T. Suratwala Publisher Comments 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) Your price: $16.95 New - Trade Paper
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Journey Into America: The Challenge of Islam by Akbar Ahmed Publisher Comments 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) List Price $34.95 Your price: $21.00 Used - Hardcover
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My Year Inside Radical Islam: A Memoir by Daveed Gartenstein-Ross Publisher Comments 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) List Price $24.95 Your price: $6.50 Used - Hardcover
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Beyond Belief by V S Naipaul Publisher Comments 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) List Price $17.00 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Allah, Liberty and Love: The Courage to Reconcile Faith and Freedom by Irshad Manji Publisher Comments 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) List Price $26.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Muhammad: A Story of the Last Prophet by Deepak Chopra Publisher Comments 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) List Price $25.99 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Koran for Dummies (For Dummies) by Sohaib Sultan Publisher Comments 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) List Price $21.99 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Trouble with Islam Today: A Muslim's Call for Reform in Her Faith by Irshad Manji Publisher Comments "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) List Price $13.95 Your price: $1.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Qur'an: Translation by Abdullah Yusef Ali Synopsis 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) List Price $9.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Mass Market
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Islam: Beliefs and Observances by Caesar Farah Publisher Comments 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) List Price $18.99 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Islam by Fazlur Rahman Publisher Comments 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) List Price $26.25 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Islam: A Short History by Karen Armstrong Publisher Comments 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) List Price $15.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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What You Need to Know about Islam and Muslims by George W Braswell Publisher Comments 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) List Price $10.99 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Complete Infidel's Guide to the Koran by Robert Spencer Synopsis 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) List Price $19.95 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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