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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 A young Muslim activist explains our critical need to counter the recruitment of youth by religious fundamentalists Acts of Faith is Eboo Patel's remarkable account of coming of age and coming to understand what led him toward religious pluralism rather...
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Islam: A Short History
by Karen Armstrong 
Publisher Comments From one of the world's foremost historians and thinkers on religious affairs comes the bestselling history of Islam, "a small gem, bristling with insight and sensitive historical analysis of a misunderstood and much maligned faith" ("The Washington Post"...
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Islamization and Native Religion in the Golden Horde: Baba Tukles and Conversion to Islam in Historical and Epic Tradition
by Devin Deweese Publisher Comments This book is the first substantial study of Islamization in any part of Inner Asia from any perspective and the first to emphasize conversion narratives as important sources for understanding the dynamics of Islamization. Challenging the prevailing...
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Struggling to Surrender: Some Impressions of an American Convert to Islam
by Jeffery B. Lang Publisher Comments In this book Professor Lang gives a very personal account of his search for God when he found out that his inherited religious beliefs could no longer answer his questions. A chance encounter led him to Islam. But now, how does he adapt to his new...
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The Essential Koran: Heart of Islam, the
by Thomas F Cleary Publisher Comments Finally the riches of Islam are offered to the West in this accessible, annotated translation of the heart of the Koran's spiritual wisdom. Cleary's translation reveals the depths of Islamic spirituality....
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Why I Am Not a Muslim
by Ibn Warraq Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-389) and index....
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The Legacy of Jihad: Islamic Holy War and the Fate of Non-Muslims
by Andrew G. Bostom Publisher Comments Writing in 1991, the late French theologian and philosopher Jacques Ellul observed, In a major encyclopedia, one reads phrases such as: 'Islam expanded in the eighth or ninth centuries...'; 'This or that country passed into Muslim hands...' But care is...
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Introducing Islam
by Ziauddin Sardar Publisher Comments This informative guide recounts the history of Islam from the birth of the Prophet Muhammad to its status as a global culture and political force today, explaining the message of the Qur'ran and the features of Islamis law....
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The Mantle of the Prophet
by Roy Mottahedeh Publisher Comments Drawn from the firsthand accounts of eye-witnesses, Roy Mottahedeh's grippingaccount of Islam and politics in revolutionary Iran is widely regarded as oneof the best records of that turbulent time ever written....
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Koran ((Rev)03 Edition)
by N. J. Dawood Synopsis The Koran is universally accepted by Muslims to be the infallible word of God as first revealed to the Prophet Muhammad by the Angel Gabriel 1400 years ago. This translation is the result of N.J. Dawood's life-long study of the Koran's language and style....
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Islam
by Matthew Gordon Publisher Comments From angry street demonstrations in the Middle East to the terrorism of Osama bin Laden, the news is filled with images of Islam as a militant and rabidly anti-American religion. Now, in this lavishly illustrated volume, Mathew Gordon offers a different...
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Al-ghazali's Path To Sufism (00 Edition)
by R.j. (translator) Mccarthy Publisher Comments This text has long been recognized as not only an Islamic classic, but also as a great spiritual autobiography of one of the world's greatest religious thinkers. It is the narrative of how one dedicated seeker of true knowledge and salvation, having...
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The Just Ruler in Shi'ite Islam: The Comprehensive Authority of the Jurist in Imamite Jurisprudence
by Abdulaziz Sachedina Publisher Comments Did the Islamic regime that came to power after the 1978-79 Iranian revolution justify the rule of the Ayatollah Khomeini on the basis of the doctrine? Arguing that this concept has no apparent parallel in Sunni Islam, this study explores its origins in...
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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...
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The Islamic Threat: Myth or Reality?
by John L Esposito Publisher Comments Thoroughly updated and featuring new material on current affairs in Turkey, Afghanistan, Palestine, and Southeast Asia, this new edition of Esposito's highly regarded book covers the many challenges for the West posed by the Islamic revival....
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Legacy of Islamic Antisemitism: From Sacred Texts to Solemn History
by Andrew G. Bostom Publisher Comments This comprehensive, meticulously documented collection of scholarly articles presents indisputable evidence that a readily discernible, uniquely Islamic antisemitisma specific Muslim hatred of Jewshas been expressed continuously since the advent of Islam....
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My Mercy Encompasses All: The Koran's Teachings on Compassion, Peace and Love
by Reza (com) Shah-kazemi Publisher Comments If the concept of divine unity dominates the mind, it is the principle of divine compassion that rules the heart in Islam. Contrary to the harsh stereotypes of Islam-fostered both by fanatics within the religion itself, and by biased critics-the culture...
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Koran
by J Rodwell Publisher Comments The Koran, the holy scripture of Islam, is the record of Muhammad's oral teaching delivered between the years immediately preceding the Hegira in AD 622 and the Prophet's death in AD 632. It has exerted untold influence upon the history of mankind. Apart...
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Politics of Piety: The Islamic Revival and the Feminist Subject
by Saba Mahmood Publisher Comments Politics of Piety is a groundbreaking analysis of Islamist cultural politics through the ethnography of a thriving, grassroots women's piety movement in the mosques of Cairo, Egypt. Unlike those organized Islamist activities that seek to seize or...
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Islam Today: A Short Introduction to the Muslim World
by Akbar S Ahmed Publisher Comments Although there are over one billion Muslims in the world, and over ten million in the West, most discussions of Islam are based on cliches or outright prejudice. This lively and compelling book sets out to bridge the gulf of misunderstanding. Islam...
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