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No religion in the modern world is as feared and misunderstood as Islam. It haunts the popular imagination as an extreme faith that promotes terrorism, authoritarian government, female oppression, and civil war. In a vital revision of this narrow view of Islam and a distillation of years of thinking and writing about the subject, Karen Armstrong's short history demonstrates that the world's fastest-growing faith is a much more complex phenomenon than...
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In "No god but God," internationally acclaimed scholar Aslan explains Islam--the origins and evolution of the faith--in all its beauty and complexity. This updated edition addresses the events of the past decade, analyzing how they have influenced Islam's position in modern culture.
8) Islam
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72 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
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Discover the faith, culture, and history that have shaped the modern Islamic world.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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"In order to love someone, you need to first get to know them. That's what sparks the beginning of a lifetime of admiration, learning, and emulation of the most beloved person in humankind. The children's book entitled My Prophet Muhammad captures his character and story in a way that captivates your child's mind and nourishes their soul. This book spans the entire story of the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad (salla Llahu 'alayhi sallam) covering...
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1 videodisc (163 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Documents the rise and growth of Islam throughout the world, from the birth of Prophet Muhammad in the 6th century through the peak of the Ottoman Empire 1000 years later. Discusses the impact of Islamic civilization on world history and culture.
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On February 14, 1989, Salman Rushdie received a call from a journalist informing him that he had been "sentenced to death" by the Ayatollah Khomeini. It was the first time Rushdie heard the word fatwa. His crime? Writing a novel, The Satanic Verses, which was accused of being "against Islam, the Prophet, and the Quran." So begins the extraordinary story of how a writer was forced underground for more than nine years, moving from house to house, with...
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187 pages : map ; 23 cm
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In "No god but God," internationally acclaimed scholar Aslan explains Islam--the origins and evolution of the faith--in all its beauty and complexity. This updated edition addresses the events of the past decade, analyzing how they have influenced Islam's position in modern culture.
"Vivimos en tiempos en los que las noticias permanentemente hablan del Islam. Sus distintas facciones y, sobre todo sus versiones radicales extremistas, muestran una...
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220 pages : illustrations, maps ; 19 cm
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Little is known about Arabia in the sixth century CE. Yet from this distant time and place emerged a faith and an empire that stretched from the Iberian peninsula to India. Today, Muslims account for nearly a quarter of the global population. G. W. Bowersock seeks to illuminate this most obscure and yet most dynamic period in the history of Islam -- from the mid-sixth to mid-seventh century -- exploring why arid Arabia proved to be such fertile ground...
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xxiv, 478 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, facsimiles ; 24 cm
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"In 1187, Saladin marched triumphantly into Jerusalem, ending decades of struggle against the Christians and reclaiming the holy city for Islam. Four years later he fought off the armies of the Third Crusade, which were commanded by Europe's leading monarchs. A fierce warrior and savvy diplomat, Saladin's unparalleled courtesy, justice, generosity, and mercy were revered by both his fellow Muslims and his Christian rivals such as Richard the Lionheart....
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xviii, 632 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
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Encompasses the entire history of the catastrophic encounter between the Global North--China, Russia, Europe, Britain, and America--and Muslim societies from Central Asia to West Africa, explaining the deep hostilities between them and how they grew over the centuries. --Adapted from publisher description.
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