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The War for Muslim Minds: Islam and the West
by Gilles Kepel  Publisher Comments The events of September 11, 2001, forever changed the world as we knew it. In their wake, the quest for international order has prompted a reshuffling of global aims and priorities. In a fresh approach, Gilles Kepel focuses on the Middle East as a nexus...
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Muhammad: Prophet for Our Time (07 Edition)
by Armstrong Publisher Comments The "New York Times" bestselling author of "A History of God" and "The Battle for God" presents a fascinating portrait of the founder of a religion that has changed the course of world history....
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Al-Mutanabbi: Voice of the 'Abbasid Poetic Ideal (Makers of the Muslim World)
by Margaret Larkin Publisher Comments This exhaustive and yet enthralling study considers the life and work of al-Mutanabbi (915-965), often regarded as the greatest of the classical Arab poets. A revolutionary at heart and often imprisoned or forced into exile throughout his tumultuous life,...
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The Search for Beauty in Islam: A Conference of the Books
by Khaled Abou El Fadl Publisher Comments In this updated and expanded edition of The Search for Beauty in Islam, Abou El Fadl offers eye-opening and enlightening insights into the contemporary realities of the current state of Islam and the West. Through a conference of the books, an imagined...
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The Face Behind the Veil: Teh Extraordinary Lives of Muslim Women in America
by Donna Gehrke White Publisher Comments Ahead of its time and ideal for Women's History Month promotions, The Face Behind the Veil opens a window on a culture as diverse as it is misunderstood. Here are Muslim-American women, in all their diversity--doctors, soccer moms rebels, reformers...
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Even Angels Ask (97 Edition)
by Jeffrey Lang Publisher Comments Drawing on his personal experiences as a Muslim, Professor Lang discusses conflicts between faith and reason, obstacles in converting to Islam, extremism within some Muslim communities and future outlook for American Muslims....
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The Shiites
by David Pinault Publisher Comments This book describes what Shiism means to those who actually practice it and serves as both an excellent introduction to the subject and an original work of scholarship....
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In the Shadow of the Prophet: The Struggle for the Soul of Islam
by Milton Viorst Publisher Comments The Middle East has long been a volatile yet vital region in world politics. In his captivating new book, In the Shadow of the Prophet, journalist Milton Viorst illuminates the complex struggle to reconcile the Muslim community's fierce determination to...
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The 10 Things You Need to Know about Islam
by Ron Rhodes Publisher Comments reasoning. This is a must?have resource for individuals and churches trying to discern today's news stories....
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Partisans of Allah: Jihad in South Asia
by Ayesha Jalal Publisher Comments The idea of jihadis central to Islamic faith and ethics, and yet its meanings have been highly contested over time. They have ranged from the philosophical struggle to live an ethical life to the political injunction to wage war against enemies of Islam....
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The Early Muslim Tradition of Dream Interpretation (Suny Series in Islam)
by John C Lamoreaux Book News Annotation There is a rich tradition of dream interpretation manuals in the early history of Islam in which dream was seen as one of only paths to revelations from God after the death of the Prophet. Lamoreaux (religious studies, Southern Methodist U.) explores...
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Quest for Divinity: A Critical Examination of the Thought of Mahmud Muhammad Taha
by Mohamed A Mahmoud Book News Annotation Taha stood between mystical Islam and the tradition of modernity, and as a result was publicly executed for apostasy in 1985, in part for his interpretations of the Qur'an and his radical theory of Islamic prayer. Mahmoud (religion, Tufts U.) not only...
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Desperately Seeking Paradise: Journeys of a Sceptical Muslim
by Ziauddin Sardar Publisher Comments Raised in Pakistan, Ziauddin Sardar learned the Koran at his mother's knee. As a young student in London, he embarked on a quest to grasp the meaning and contemporary relevance of his religion and, hopefully, to find "paradise." After experimenting with...
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The Inner Journey: Views from the Islamic Tradition (Parabola Anthology)
by William C. (edt) Chittick Publisher Comments This book of essays, poems, and interviews by Islamic and Sufi poets, scholars, and storytellers is a much-needed compendium of works from a complex tradition that holds timeless messages for contemporary readers. Contributors range from Rumi to Seyyed...
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Symbols of Islam
by Ta Al Harari Wendel Publisher Comments A fresh introduction to Islamic culture uses the visual arts to explain the religion’s unique way of living life and viewing reality. Careful, clear analysis of these images accompany illuminations of the Koran, details of prayer rugs, domestic...
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Standing Alone in Mecca: An American Woman's Struggle for the Soul of Islam
by Asra Nomani Publisher Comments As President Bush is preparing to invade Iraq, Wall Street Journal correspondent Asra Nomani embarks on a dangerous journey from Middle America to the Middle East to join more than two million fellow Muslims on the hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca required...
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Muhammad and Origs Islam (Suny Series, Near Eastern Studies)
by F E Peters Publisher Comments 'Peters writes very well. The scholarship is excellent, and the book fills a gap in the available material. There are several lives of the Prophet, but none that does what this one does. Most are written to prove a particular thesis about the nature of...
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Contemporary Muslim Apocalyptic Literature (Religion and Politics)
by David Cook Publisher Comments Although apocalyptic visions and predictions have long been part of classical and contemporary Islam, this book is the first scholarly work to cover this disparate but influential body of writing. David Cook puts the literature in context by examining...
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The Letters
by Bediuzzaman Said Nursi Publisher Comments Written by a celebrated Islamic scholar to his students in Turkey after his political exile in 1925, these letters follow the long-established traditions of correspondence between spiritual masters and their students in remote lands. Both...
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A Heart Turned East: Among the Muslims of Europe and America (US)
by Adam Lebor Publisher Comments It began in Bosnia, where Islamic nationalism was reborn as Serb shells rained down on Europe's ancient Muslim heartland. It was the start of a three-year odyssey into the hearts and minds of Muslim Europe and America, a journey by which Adam LeBor set...
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