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Angry wind: through Muslim black Africa by truck, bus, boat, and camel
Par Jeffrey Tayler. 2005
Journalist recounts his four-thousand-mile journey across western and central Africa taken between the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and the…
2003 invasion of Iraq. Traveling through countries beset by poverty, civil war, corruption, and religious antagonism, Tayler encountered generous and patient people as well as desperation and anti-Westernism. 2005Jihad: the trail of political Islam
Par Gilles Kepel, Anthony Roberts. 2002
Professor of Middle East Studies from France theorizes that the 2001 attack on the World Trade Center in New York…
was a consequence of the failure of Islamic fundamentalism to achieve its goals over the past forty years. Analyzes Islamism in Egypt, Algeria, Sudan, Bosnia, and elsewhere. 2002Muhammad
Par Demi. 2003
A short biography of the prophet Muhammad (who died in A.D. 632)--a major figure in the Islamic religion. Discusses Muhammad's…
role as a messenger of God, his revelations from the angel Gabriel that became the Koran, and the observances faithful Muslims should practice in their daily routine. For grades 3-6. 2003Islam (Religions of the World Ser.Religions of the World)
Par Charles Clark. 2002
A concise introduction to one of the world's major religions. Discusses the history, beliefs, acceptance, practices, and politics of Islam…
and looks at the challenges it faces. Explains some of the misunderstandings between Christians and Muslims. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2002The end of days: fundamentalism and the struggle for the Temple Mount
Par Gershom Gorenberg. 2000
Israeli journalist examines how faith and apocalyptic beliefs fuel strife over Jerusalem. Discusses conflicting Christian, Islamic, and Jewish prophecies regarding…
the Temple Mount; explores the volatile link between nationalism and religion, particularly lore relating to a holy war and its global impact. 2000The essential Koran: the heart of Islam : an introductory selection of readings from the Qurʼan
Par Thomas Cleary. 1995
Modern English translation of extracts from the Qur'an including hymns of praise, prayers, exhortations, and recitations illuminating the essence of…
Islam for the non-Muslim reader. Translation, introduction, and notes by Thomas Cleary. 1993Approaching the Qurʼan: the early revelations
Par Michael A. Sells, Michael Anthony Sells. 1999
A religious scholar introduces the non-Arabic speaker to the beauty and wisdom of the Muslim holy text while explaining its…
cultural and historical context. Sells renders the earliest Suras (chapters of the Qur'an) into modern English, and explores their subtleties and meanings in subsequent commentaries. 1999Passion for Islam: shaping the modern Middle East : the Egyptian experience
Par Caryle Murphy. 2002
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist examines the historical roots of Middle East unrest, exemplified in the development of modern Egypt. Explores issues…
of tradition and change in politics and culture. Discusses social, political, and economic factors in the resurgence of Islam, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the dilemmas of regional governments. 2002West of Kabul, east of New York: an Afghan American story
Par Tamim Ansary, Mir Tamim Ansary. 2002
Memoir exploring the author's bicultural heritage and his feelings about Islam. The son of an Afghan father and American mother,…
Ansary describes his childhood in Afghanistan, moving to the United States at sixteen, and subsequent identity crisis. Discusses his travels through the Muslim Middle East as an adult. Some strong language. 2002Desenmascaremos el Islam: un estudio profundo de las costumbres y creencias Musulmanas
Par Ergun Mehmet Caner, Emir Fethi Caner, Caner Y Caner. 2002
Presenta un estudio objectivo de las creencias, ética, práctica, y costumbres del Islam. Los autores, hermanos criados como musulmanes sunnis…
y ahora profesores cristianos de teología, están en una posición única para comparar ambas religiones y ofrecer un base de conocimientos para poder abrir un diálogo productivo entre cristianos y musulmanesCelebrating Ramadan: Ramaḍān al-muʻaẓẓam
Par Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith, Lawrence Migdale. 2001
Introduces Islamic beliefs and practices. Follows fourth-grader Ibraheem and his Muslim family in New Jersey through Ramadan, the month of…
praying and fasting that ends with the feast of Eid al-Fitr. For grades 3-6. 2001The battle for God
Par Karen Armstrong. 2000
Armstrong from A History of God (DB 38536) looks into how and why religious fundamentalist groups have come into existence.…
She concentrates on Protestants in the United States, Jews in Israel, and Muslims in Egypt, and concludes that fear of modernity has stimulated the growth of fundamentalism. 2000Islam (World Religions Ser.World Religions)
Par Matthew Gordon, Matthew S. Gordon. 2001
Overview of Islam, the world's second largest religion. Discusses the history of Islam, its branches, the Koran, and various practices…
and customs. Traces the religion's origin from the Middle East to its spread through southern Asia, northern Africa, and around the globe. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2001Taliban: militant Islam, oil, and fundamentalism in Central Asia
Par Ahmed Rashid. 2000
Journalist with twenty years' experience covering Afghanistan discusses the origin and rise of the Taliban and its fundamentalist concepts of…
Islam regarding gender and drugs. Explains the importance of Afghanistan's energy resources for the region and the country's problems with smuggling, civil war, and lack of social services. 2000Osama bin Laden: a war against the West (Single Titles Ser.)
Par Elaine Landau. 2002
Biography of the "world's most dangerous terrorist" and his radical Islamic view of the world. Traces the early life of…
the millionaire from Saudi Arabia and his gradual involvement with Muslim organizations that led to a jihad against the west. For junior and senior high readers. 2002American Muslims: the new generation
Par Asma Gull Hasan. 2000
A twenty-five-year-old Muslim woman, born, raised, and educated in the United States, examines Islam in America. She discusses beliefs, practices,…
values, stereotypes, militancy, women's issues, and politics. Includes personal anecdotes to support her points. 2000The Taliban: war, religion and the new order in Afghanistan (Politics In Contemporary Asia Ser.)
Par Peter Marsden. 1998
Examines the beliefs and policies of the Taliban and their rise to power. Traces the history of other radical movements…
in the area. Discusses the gender issue and how it affects the interactions of the Taliban with the international community. Considers foreign support and opposition to the groupBeyond belief: Islamic excursions among the converted peoples
Par V. S Naipaul, V. S. Naipaul. 1998
Personal accounts of people encountered by Naipaul during his travels in four non-Arab Muslim countries--Indonesia, Iran, Pakistan, and Malaysia--for five…
months in 1995. He contends that these stories reveal the effects of Islamic conversion on the national culture. Companion to Among the Believers (RC 17364)The meaning of the glorious Koran: Introduction by W. Montgomery Wyatt (Everyman's Library Classics Series)
Par Everyman'S Library, Everyman'S Library, Marmaduke Pickthal. 1992
Muhammad (Past masters)
Par M. A Cook. 1983
Life of the Arab merchant turned prophet and politician who established a religious state in western Arabia in the 620s.…
Cook discusses the history of monotheism; Koranic law; the concepts of the hijra, the jihad, and the umma; the importance of Mecca; and the origins of Islam. 1983.