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Islam in the modern world: challenged by the West, threatened by fundamentalism, keeping faith with tradition
"As Muslims grow in numbers, and as Islam's role in world affairs becomes larger, we've begun to see the breakdown in a united fellowship among believers. Certainly the misunderstandings and friction between Islamic civilization and the modern West…
Islam, Arabs, and the Intelligent World of the Jinn
"Examining closely a wide range of sources, from the fields of law, theology, literature, comparative religion, and folklore, Amira El-Zein clearly places the status of the jinn in the metaphysical and cosmological economy of Islam. The author also…
Islam: A Guide for Jews and Christians
The Quran is a sacred book with profound, and familiar, Old and New Testament resonances. And the message it promulgated, Islam, came of age during an extraordinarily rich era of interaction among monotheists. Jews, Christians, and Muslims not only…
Islam: A Short History
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. The author's short history…
Islam: Art and Architecture
This book traces the historical development of Islamic regions and dynasties, highlighting their diversity of artistic expression from the inception of the faith until the present day. Its pages unveil the rich creativity of Islamic art and…
