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Journey into Europe: Islam, immigration, and identity
Par Akbar Ahmed. 2018
Professor of Islamic studies examines the experiences of Muslims in Europe, particularly those in immigrant communities. Discusses the role of…
politics, places Muslim experiences in context with those of Jewish and other communities facing discrimination, and presents lessons learned with policy suggestions for the future. 2018Accretion
Par Irfan Ali. 2020
An extraordinary debut set in Toronto, unfurling against the backdrop of an ancient Persian love story. The story of Layla…
and Majnun, made immortal by the Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi in the 12th century, has been retold thousands of times, in thousands of different ways, throughout literature. Against the backdrop of this story, to the sound-track of modern hip-hop, and amid the struggle of an immigrant family to instill an old faith under new conditions, Irfan Ali's Accretion hurtles towards an unsustainable, "greater madness." Majnun, one of the foundational literary characters who haunt Accretion, is also an Arabic epithet for "possessed." In this tradition, Ali has written a book from the places where the self is no longer the self; places where, in order not to shut down forever, the debris must be cleared, and the soul must inch towards love and hope, "on memory's dusty beams." Accretion is written in a contemporary lyricism that honours ancient poetic traditions. It is a familiar story, imbued with a particularity and honesty that only Irfan Ali could bring to the table. "Irfan Ali delves fearlessly into the beauty and cruelty of a utilitarian city and the chasms between people. The struggle between head and heart binds these poems. In fact, Accretion might be considered a roadmap for finding love in everything--ourselves, family, soul mates, urban life, and faith." --Emily Pohl-Weary, author of Ghost SickMuhammad: prophet of peace amid the clash of empires
Par Juan Cole, Juan Ricardo Cole. 2018
Historian presents an analysis of the Middle East in the seventh century, when the prophet Muhammad developed the religion of…
Islam. Discusses the region's warring empires and the emphasis of peace in Muhammad's teachings. 2018Sufism: a new history of Islamic mysticism
Par Alexander D. Knysh. 2019
History of the Islamic sect that was defined in its early days by ascetic mysticism. Topics covered include why Sufism…
diverged from the main branch of Islam, divisions over definitions, discourses between major thought leaders, influences from other cultures, Sufism's practices, and its history in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. 2017Dinosaurs: a very short introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Par David Norman. 2005
Cambridge University paleobiologist summarizes what the fossil record tells us about the dinosaurs that roamed the planet more than sixty-five…
million years ago. Recounts nineteenth-century discoveries that provided a foundation for study, and recent developments that have challenged the traditional view of dinosaurs. 2005The Islamic enlightenment: the struggle between faith and reason : 1798 to modern times
Par Christopher De Bellaigue. 2017
A journalist examines the political and social reformations that overtook the Islamic world in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The…
author discusses the intellectual centers of Cairo, Istanbul, and Tehran, the clash of religion with secular culture, nation-building, and counter reformation. 2017De-extinction: the science of bringing lost species back to life
Par Rebecca E. Hirsch. 2017
Describes the causes of the last five mass-extinction events and maintains that human activity is causing the sixth. Explores the…
pros and cons of using technology to resurrect extinct plants and discusses the new science that makes it possible. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2017Curators: behind the scenes of natural history museums
Par Lance Grande. 2017
Curator at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago shares in depth his experiences in his career. Discusses what…
led him to becoming a curator in a natural history museum, the education necessary, and his day-to-day work. Addresses challenges faced by those in the field, now and in the future. 2017One Islam, many Muslim worlds: spirituality, identity, and resistance across Islamic lands (Religion and global politics)
Par Raymond William Baker. 2015
Examination of the varieties of Muslim experience in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Discusses religious, cultural, and political differences, focusing…
on mainstream Muslims. Analyzes the role of historical events in shaping the relationship of the Islamic and Western worlds. 2015A None's story: searching for meaning inside Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, & Islam
Par Corinna Nicolaou. 2016
Nicolaou, who was raised without a religious tradition, discusses her experiences exploring Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, and Judaism in the Pacific…
Northwest, California, Texas, and Washington, D. C. Discusses the people she meets, what she learns about various sects, and what it means for her to continue to identify as a "none."2016Magic in Islam
Par Michael Muhammad Knight. 2016
An examination of the role of magic in the development and continued practice of Islam. Discusses magic as it is…
defined, practiced, condemned, and defended within various Muslim traditions. Also analyzes magic as a part of organized religion in general. 2016Thomas Jefferson's Qur'an: Islam and the founders
Par Denise A. Spellberg. 2013
Recounts Thomas Jefferson's 1765 purchase of a Qur'an, beginning a lifelong interest in Islam despite his personal disdain for it.…
Examines Jefferson's thoughts on Muslims as future citizens of America and their potential role in a country with true religious pluralism. 2013Islamic history: a very short introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Par Adam J. Silverstein. 2010
Explores Islam's rise and development from the seventh century to the present. Explains how camels, caravans, conquests, and colonialism helped…
spread the new religion; the ways it was shaped by Arabs, Persians, and Turks; and the institutions common to Muslim societies. 2010Islam: a very short introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Par Malise Ruthven. 2012
Overview of Islam as a faith, political ideology, and cultural identity for one-fifth of the world's population. Topics include the…
Koran; the life of Muhammad; the differences between Sunni, Shia, and Sufi Muslims; Sharia law; the role of women in Islamic life; and jihad. 2012The Koran, a very short introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Par Michael Cook. 2000
Examines Muslim scripture sacred to followers of Islam, nearly one-fifth of the world's population. Analyzes strain caused by global culture's…
secular and scientific orientation on commentators' interpretations regarding science, non-Muslims, and women's status. Discusses fundamentalism, translation variations, prayer and recitation rituals, and textual obscurities. Includes notes about Arabic language. 2000Fossils: a very short introduction (Very Short Introductions #Vol. 138)
Par Keith Stewart Thomson. 2005
Past director of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History explains the study of fossils and the ways they help…
us understand the Earth's past. Considers the public's fascination with fossils--especially the remains of dinosaurs--and recounts famous hoaxes such as Piltdown man. 2005Prey: immigration, Islam, and the erosion of women's rights
Par Ayaan Hirsi Ali. 2021
Ali analyzes the regressive gender politics inherent in Islamic extremism and explains the systemic causes of sexual violence in the…
Muslim world. Taking on the issue of immigration, she exposes the ways Europe is failing to successfully integrate refugees, particularly for gender issuesThe bad-ass librarians of Timbuktu: and their race to save the world's most precious manuscripts
Par Joshua Hammer. 2016
A journalist recounts the efforts of a small group of librarians and archivists in Mali to rescue thousands of rare…
manuscripts before they fell into the hands of the jihadists attacking the city of Timbuktu. Some strong language. 2016Scaly spotted feathered frilled: how do we know what dinosaurs really looked like?
Par Catherine Thimmesh. 2013
The forgotten queens of Islam
Par Fatima Mernissi. 1997
Sociologist examines the history of female leaders of Islamic states, from the founding of Islam in AD 622 until 1988,…
when Benazir Bhutto (1953-2007) was elected president of Pakistan. Examines the role of religion in the political sphere. Translated from the original 1990 French edition. 1993