Islam: A Mosaic, Not A Monolith
In this succinct, powerful survey of Islam, Vartan Gregorian focuses on Muslim diversity and division, portraying the faith and its people as a mosaic, not a monolith.
The Crescent And The Couch: Cross-Currents Between Islam And Psychoanalysis
Attempting to advance knowledge about Islam and to create the possibility of a dialogue between Islam and psychoanalysis, The Crescent and the Couch brings together a distinguished panel of Muslim and...
Allah Transcendent: Studies In The Structure And Semiotics Of Islamic Philosophy, Theology And Cosmology
Examines the role of God in medieval Islamic philosophy and theology in a new and exciting way. Renouncing the traditional chronological method of considering Islamic philosophy, Netton uses modern li...
What Everyone Needs To Know About Islam
In this brief and readable book, "one of America's foremost authorities and interpreters of Islam" ("The Wall Street Journal") presents in question-and-answer format the information about Islam that W...
Islam And The Search For African-American Nationhood: Elijah Muhammad, Louis Farrakhan And The Nation Of Islam
The presence of Islam in America is as long-standing as the arrival of the first captive Muslims from Africa, making Islam one of America's formative religions. But the long-suppressed indigenous Isla...
Human Rights And Religion: The Islamic Headscarf Debate In Europe
The debate on multiculturalism and human rights in Europe was reignited in 2004 by the Islamic headscarf ban in France. The legal and political tensions thrown up by this debate are now being witnesse...
Are Muslims Distinctive?: A Look At The Evidence
Are Muslims Distinctive? represents the first major scientific effort to assess how Muslims and non-Muslims differ--and do not differ--in the contemporary world. Using rigorous methods and data drawn ...
Fasting In Islam & The Month Of Ramadan: A Comprehensive Guide
Exploring the divine institution of fasting in Islam, this guide provides comprehensive information on its place in the Islamic doctrine and on the month of Ramadan, in which fasting is observed.
A Religion, Not A State: Ali 'Abd Al-Raziq's Islamic Justification Of Political Secularism
In this notable work, Souad T. Ali examines the seminal writings of Egyptian reformist scholar Ali `Abd al-Raziq, often regarded as the intellectual father of Islamic secularism, and his controversial...
Women's Rights, The Quran & Islam
Written for Western readers by an American Muslim who gives a perceptive and personal look at women's rights in Islam. She relates her own struggles with inequity and their resolution. Includes storie...
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