Muslim Extremism from the Arab Conquests to the Attack on America
Presenting an account of global Islamic terrorism, this book aims to answer the question that has been on the minds of Americans since September 11: Why do they hate us? It also tells that as the chief backer of Israel, the United States is seen by extremists as the evil power behind the hated 'Zionist enemy'.
A Modern History of the Islamic World provides a clear overview of the ways in which twentieth century modernism affected the societies of the Islamic world and how modernism was developed from an Islamic perspective.
This text tells the story of how the enslavement of Africans by Berbers, Arabs and other Africans became institutionalized and legitimized throughout Muslim Africa. It provides a portrait of domestic slavery from the 10th to 19th-centuries in a wider religious, social and economic context.
Sufi Responses to the Russian Advance in the North Caucasus
After the first war in Chechnya in 1994 the world discovered the warlike Muslim peoples intent on liberating themselves from domination by a distant Russian government. This work focuses on the impact of the Sufi brotherhoods to analyze the formation of resistance in Chechnya and Daghestan.
Beneath the battle cries of the jihad and an Islamic politics that draws attention to a religion of rigid rules and obsessive devotion, lies the mystical Islam, known as Sufism. This work offers a critical, secular perspective on Sufism and concludes that mystical experience is not a trustworthy validation of religion.
Explores the relation between Malcolm, the Nation of Islam, and Christianity. After revealing the religious roots of the Nation of Islam in relation to Christianity, this title examines Malcolm's development and contributions as an activist, journalist, orator, and revolutionist against the backdrop of his familial religious heritage.
Provides an overview of Islam. To place Islam in perspective, the author discusses the problems raised by Western perceptions of Islam and provides a brief account of Islamic history down to the present. He also explains major topics in Islamic worship to help readers understand it as a living faith.
The Courageous Life and Death of an Islamic Dissident
On 21 February 1994, a woman entered a crowded public square in Tehran and lit herself on fire. The media reported that the martyr was Dr Homa Darabi, an advocate of civil rights. This book attempts to recreate her childhood in Iran in the '50s and '60s - a time of limited resources, tensions, and religiously sanctioned child abuse.
Explores the relation between Malcolm, the Nation of Islam, and Christianity. This title reveals the religious roots of the Nation of Islam in relation to Christianity. It also examines Malcolm's development and contributions as an activist, journalist, orator, and revolutionist against the backdrop of his familial religious heritage.
