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Islamism and Islam by Bassam Tibi Publisher Comments Despite the intense media focus on Muslims and their religion since the tragedy of 9/11, few Western scholars or policymakers today have a clear idea of the distinctions between Islam and the politically based fundamentalist movement known as Islamism... (read more) Your price: $30.00 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic 
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Love, Inshallah: The Secret Love Lives of American Muslim Women by Nura Maznavi and Ayesha Mattu Synopsis In this groundbreaking collection, American Muslim women writers sweep aside stereotypes to share their real-life tales of flirting, dating, longing, and sex. Their stories show just how varied the search for love can be—from singles' events and... (read more) Your price: $15.95 New - Trade Paper
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Life As Politics (10 Edition) by Assef Bayat Publisher Comments In the popular imagination, the Muslim Middle East is frozen in its own traditions and history—a land of mosques and minarets, veiled women, despotic regimes, and desert sand. But this assumption fails to recognize that social and political change... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price: $17.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Sociology of Islam: Secularism, Economy and Politics Synopsis The contributions of Islam to world civilization are undeniable, however in the last 100 years, Muslims have been confronted with the effects and ramifications of modernity, caused by the emergence of global capitalism. What does modernity ultimately... (read more) List Price $85.50 Your price: $69.95 New - Hardcover
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Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion Across the Islamic World by Robin Wright Publisher Comments A decade after the 9/11 attacks, this groundbreaking book by a preeminent reporter takes readers deep into the struggle within the Muslim world where a growing movement defies and challenges extremism and repudiates Osama bin Laden, his deviant doctrine,... (read more) List Price $26.99 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Stoning of Soraya M.: A Story of Injustice in Iran by Freidoune Sahebjam Publisher Comments Soraya M.'s husband, Ghorban-Ali, couldn't afford to marry another woman. Rather than returning Soraya's dowry, as custom required before taking a second wife, he plotted with four friends and a counterfeit mullah to dispose of her. Together, they... (read more) Your price: $12.95 New - Trade Paper
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Islam Through Western Eyes: From the Crusades to the War on Terrorism by Jonathan Lyons Publisher Comments Despite the West's growing involvement in Muslim societies, conflicts, and cultures, its inability to understand or analyze the Islamic world threatens any prospect for East--West rapprochement. Impelled by one thousand years of anti-Muslim ideas and... (read more) Your price: $32.50 New - Hardcover
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A History of the Nation of Islam: Race, Islam, and the Quest for Freedom by Dawn-marie Gibson Publisher Comments The release of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's extensive archive of surveillance files, interviews, and firsthand accounts has made it possible to reveal the truth behind the myths and misperceptions about the Nation of Islam. This comprehensive... (read more) Your price: $56.75 New - Hardcover
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The Bookseller of Kabul by Asne Seierstad Staff Pick In this remarkable portrait, Norwegian journalist Åsne Seierstad recounts with brutal honesty the day to day lives of one Afghani family persevering through life in a country beset by chaos. With the assent of the Khan family with whom she lives... (read more) List Price $18.75 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Unique Necklace: Al-'Iqd Al-Farid, Volume I Synopsis Al-Iqd al-Farid (The Unique Necklace), translated into English and now in paperback, is one of the classics of Arabic literature. Compiled in several volumes by an Andalusian scholar and poet named Ibn Abd Rabbih (246-328 H. / 860-940 C.E.), The Unique... (read more) List Price $44.50 Your price: $34.95 New - Trade Paper
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Life of the Prophet Muhammad - Volume 3 by Ibn Kathir Synopsis Compiled in the fourteenth century by a prominent Syrian scholar, this 4 Volume Set, translated in English, is a full examination, in chronological order, of the background, life and mission of the Prophet Muhammad.... (read more) List Price $44.50 Your price: $34.95 New - Trade Paper
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Heavy Metal Islam: Rock, Resistance, and the Struggle for the Soul of Islam by Mark Levine Publisher Comments “We play heavy metal because our lives are heavy metal.” —Reda Zine, one of the founders of the Moroccan heavy-metal scene “Music is the weapon of the future.” —Fela Kuti An eighteen-year-old Moroccan who loves... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Life of the Prophet Muhammad: Al-Sira Al-Nabawiyya by Ibn Kathir Publisher Comments Compiled in the fourteenth century AD by a prominent Syrian scholar, al-Sira al-Nabawiyya by Ibn Kathir is a full examination, in chronological order, of the background, life and mission of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. Drawn from the earliest... (read more) Your price: $34.95 New - Trade Paper
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What Everyone Needs to Know about Islam (What Everyone Needs to Know) by John L. Esposito Publisher Comments Since the terrorist attacks of September 11th, there has been an overwhelming demand for information about Islam, and recent events - the war in Iraq, terrorist attacks both failed and successful, debates throughout Europe over Islamic dress, and many... (read more) Your price: $21.95 New - Hardcover
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Studies in Islamic Law and Society #34: God in the Courtroom: The Transformation of Courtroom Oath and Perjury Between Islamic and Franco-Egyptian Law by Guy Bechor Book News Annotation Almost nothing has been written about the religious oath in Franco-Egyptian or Islamic courtrooms, but this should come as little surprise, says Bechor (Middle Eastern studies, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, Israel), because almost nothing has... (read more) Your price: $196.00 New - Hardcover
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Becoming American?: Forging of Arab and Muslim Identity in Pluralist America (11 Edition) by Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad Publisher Comments Who is Arab? What is Islam? And who decides?... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $15.50 Used - Hardcover
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Life of the Prophet Muhammad - Volume 4 by Ibn Kathir Synopsis Compiled in the fourteenth century by a prominent Syrian scholar, this 4 Volume Set, translated in English, is a full examination, in chronological order, of the background, life and mission of the Prophet Muhammad.... (read more) List Price $44.50 Your price: $34.95 New - Trade Paper
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Secret of Secrets by Tosun (trn) Bayrak Publisher Comments An interpretative translation by Shaykh Tosun Bayrak of Sirr al-Asrar by Hadrat Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani (1077-1166AD), considered by many to be one of the greatest saints of Islam and the eponymous founder of the Qadiriyya order. This book, appearing in... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Trade Paper
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Bazaar Politics: Power and Pottery in an Afghan Market Town (Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and I) by Noah Coburn Publisher Comments After the fall of the Taliban, instability reigned across Afghanistan. However, in the small town of Istalif, located a little over an hour north of Kabul and not far from Bagram on the Shomali Plain, local politics remained relatively violence-free... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $21.50 New - Trade Paper
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Blaming Islam (Boston Review Books) by John R. Bowen Publisher Comments In the United States and in Europe, politicians, activists, and even some scholars argue that Islam is incompatible with Western values and that we put ourselves at risk if we believe that Muslim immigrants can integrate into our society. Norway's Anders... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Hardcover
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