Empires of Islam in Renaissance Historical Thought
Product Description Renaissance humanists believed that the origins of peoples could reveal crucial facts about their modern political character. Margaret Meserve explores what happened when European historians turned to study the political history of a faith other than their own….
The Book of Contemplation: Islam and the Crusades
Product DescriptionThe Crusades as seen through the eyes of Muslims A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION to the understanding of the medieval holy wars between Christians and Muslims, this volume brings together the best and most complete eyewitness account of the Crusades from…
Islam, the West and the Challenges of Modernity
Product Description Tariq Ramadan attempts to demonstrate, using sources which draw upon Islamic thought and civilization, that Muslims can respond to contemporary challenges of modernity without betraying their identity. The book argues that Muslims, nurished by their own points of…
Islam, the West and the Challenges of Modernity
Product Description Tariq Ramadan attempts to demonstrate, using sources which draw upon Islamic thought and civilization, that Muslims can respond to contemporary challenges of modernity without betraying their identity. The book argues that Muslims, nurished by their own points of…
An Introduction to Islam
Product DescriptionThis revised and updated second edition features a new section tackling the issues arising from Islam’s changing role in the volatile world order of the new millennium. Appearing at the end of a book which explores the ideas and…
A Manual for American Servicemen in the Arab Middle East: Using Cultural Understanding to Defeat Adversaries and Win the Peace
Product DescriptionAn American officer presents an invaluable handbook for dealing with cultural issues in the Middle East during military operations. The Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) has sent U.S. diplomats and troops around the world. In the current security environment,…
Arguing the Just War in Islam
Product Description Jihad, with its many terrifying associations, is a term widely used today, though its meaning is poorly grasped. Few people understand the circumstances requiring a jihad, or “holy” war, or how Islamic militants justify their violent actions within…
The Place of Tolerance in Islam
Product DescriptionWe suddenly find ourselves with very little knowledge of a religion and culture that continues to have an enormous impact on our world. Through a close reading of the Qur’an, Khaled Abou El Fadl shows that injunctions to violence…
Best of Dubai
Product DescriptionBest of Dubai, Volume 1, showcases the very best of the best in travel, lifestyle products and business for this vibrant city. Presented in hard bound, coffee-table format, Best of Dubai is an essential guide to Dubai’s luxury brands….
Christianity at the Religious Roundtable: Evangelicalism in Conversation with Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam
Product Description Can evangelicals learn from world religions? While evangelicals have extensive experience with other religions through missionary endeavors, in today’s postmodern, pluralistic context, the nature of this experience is changing. Christ’s uniqueness and the truth of the gospel are…
Egypt after Mubarak: Liberalism, Islam, and Democracy in the Arab World
Product Description Egypt’s autocratic regime is being weakened by economic crises, growing political opposition, and the pressures of globalization. Observers now wonder which way Egypt will go when the country’s aging president, Husni Mubarak, passes from the scene: will it…
Slavery, Terrorism & Islam: The Historical Roots and Contemporary Threat
Product DescriptionA fascinating, well illustrated and thoroughly documented response to the relentless anti-Christian propaganda that has been generated by Muslim and marxist groups and by Hollywood film makers. As Karl Marx declared: “The first battlefield is the re-writing of history!”…
What’s Right with Islam: A New Vision for Muslims and the West
Product DescriptionOne of the most pressing questions of our time is what went wrong in the relationship between Muslims and the West. Continuing global violence in the name of Islam reflects the deepest fears by certain Muslim factions of Western…
The Family Structure in Islam
Product DescriptionFamily Structure in Islam by Hammudah Abd al Ati is a comprehensive and scholarly look at the family unit in Islam, from its conception via marriage, to children s rights, to rights and roles of the partners that make…
Nonviolent Soldier of Islam: Badshah Khan: A Man to Match His Mountains
Product DescriptionThe triumphant story of Badshah Khan, nonviolent Muslim freedom fighter inspired by the example of Mahatma Gandhi. Khan raised the world’s first nonviolent army from the fierce Pathans of North India during India’s struggle for independence from Britain. His…
