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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... (read more)  List Price $24.95 Your price $9.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies 
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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... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price $4.50 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Abdul Wahid Radhu Publisher Comments This first-hand account of Tibetan life within a sacred society prior to the Chinese invasion is the most complete and definitive work to date on the subject of Islam in Tibet. It reveals fascinating interplay between the traditional cultures of Islam... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price $16.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Anthony Shadid Publisher Comments The World Trade Center bombing, suicide attacks in Israel, the slaughter of tourists in Egypt and innocents in Algeria. One of the world’s great religions, Islam has become identified today with senseless bloodshed, its followers branded as... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price $5.25 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Shabbir Akhtar Publisher Comments "An intelligent, erudite argument in which Mr. Akhtar (whose writings won the praise of Graham Greene and other British authors) challenges his fellow Muslims to bring their faith into the modern world. In the process he offers a clear and concise... (read more) List Price $16.90 Your price $6.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Ergun Mehmet Caner Publisher Comments As sons of a Muslim muazzein (Islamic cleric), the Caner brothers have first-hand knowledge of the major beliefs and daily practices of Islamic life. Now Christians, the Caners are in a unique position to present an insider's look at Muslim beliefs. In a... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price $8.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Patricia Crone Publisher Comments "God's Rule" is a fundamental reconstruction and analysis of Islamic political thought focusing on its intellectual development during the six centuries from the rise of Islam to the Mongol invasions.... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price $18.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Michael Cook Publisher Comments Just over one-sixth of the world's population subscribes to the Muslim belief that 'there is no god but God, and Muhammad is his Messenger.' Now, in this highly intriguing work, Michael Cook offers a discerning account of the man who inspired this faith,... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price $3.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Amin Wadud Publisher Comments Fourteen centuries of Islamic thought have produced a legacy of interpretive readings of the Qu'ran written almost entirely by men. Now, with Qu'ran and Woman, Amina Wadud provides a first interpretive reading by a woman, a reading which validates the... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price $9.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Robert Van De Weyer Synopsis The globalization of our world has brought with it a growing interest in different religious traditions. This series offers a glimpse into traditions, beliefs, and perspectives of religions from around the world. Based on modern translations and... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price $11.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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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... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price $15.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Sadegh Angha Publisher Comments This wise, gentle Sufi classic speaks in powerful parables of the journey of the soul. The three parts of THE MYSTERY OF HUMANITY-Nirvana, Message from the Soul, and Psalm of the Gods-unfold the essence of Sufism. They reveal that true knowledge of God... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price $8.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Anouar Majid Publisher Comments A Call for Heresy discovers unexpected common ground in one of the most inflammatory issues of the twenty-first century: the deepening conflict between the Islamic world and the United States. Moving beyond simplistic answers, Anouar Majid argues that... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price $13.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Abdelwahab Meddeb Publisher Comments In this impassioned, erudite, and deeply moving book, Abdelwahab Meddeb, born and raised in Tunis and now living in Paris, details the breadth and scope of the Arab intellectual tradition and dismantles common preconceptions held by the Islamic and... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price $7.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by F E Peters Publisher Comments Among the duties God imposes upon every Muslim capable of doing so is a pilgrimage to the holy places in and around Mecca in Arabia. Not only is it a religious ritual filled with blessings for the millions who make the journey annually, but it is also a... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price $14.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Majid Fakhry Publisher Comments "The dual column format allows readers to make careful verse-by-verse comparisons between languages." —Islamic Horizons "[This translation] succeeds in expressing the meaning of the original Arabic in simple, readable English." —Publishers... (read more) List Price $22.00 Your price $15.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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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... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price $12.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Ali Kose Publisher Comments This study focuses on the conversion experiences of seventy native British converts to Islam. KAse addresses the following questions: Why do people covert to Islam? What are the backgrounds of the converts? What are the patterns over time? And how far... (read more) Your price $25.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Kevin J Ryan Publisher Comments Combining the debunking zeal of Thomas Paine's Age of Reason with Mad magazine's wacky view of history and politics, Ryan has written the most politically incorrect -- and funniest -- book on radical Islam that you're ever likely to read.... (read more) List Price $24.00 Your price $18.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Teach Yourself Publisher Comments Given recent political developments, many want to know more about Islam. This accessible and informative guide covers not only Islamic history, theology, and the life of Muhammad, but also the role of the religion in shaping world politics. With this... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price $8.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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