Middle East Religions category: 3324 books
Cities in the Pre-Modern Islamic World
The Urban Impact of Religion, State and Society
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2007
This volume is an inter-disciplinary endeavour which brings together recent research on aspects of urban life and structure by architectural and textual historians and archaeologists, engendering exciting new perspectives on urban life in the pre-modern Islamic world. Its objective is to move beyond...
The Moral Economy of the Madrasa
Islam and Education Today
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2011
The revival of madrasas in the 1980s coincided with the rise of political Islam and soon became associated with the "clash of civilizations" between Islam and the West. This volume examines the rapid expansion of madrasas across Asia and the Middle East and analyses their role in society...
by John L. Esposito, Tamara Sonn, John O. Voll
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
The landscape of the Middle East has changed dramatically since 2011, as have the political arena and the discourse around democracy. In Islam and Democracy after the Arab Spring, John L. Esposito, John Voll, and Tamara Sonn examine the state of democracy in Muslim-majority societies today. Applying...
The ISIS Crisis
What You Really Need to Know
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2015
With ISIS on the rise, what do we need to know?
ISIS—a name that inspires fear, a group that is gaining momentum. Horrors unheard of are plaguing the Middle East, and ISIS may be responsible for the worst among them. And yet there is so much we don’t know about ISIS:
Where did ISIS...
The Islam/West Debate
Documents from a Global Debate on Terrorism, U.S. Policy, and the Middle East
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2005
In 2002, sixty prominent American intellectuals released an open letter defending the use of military force against al-Qa'ida. The letter sparked an impassioned international debate unlike any other, in which jihadists, journalists, liberal Muslims, and German pacifists engaged one another on the...
New Directions in Islamic Thought
Exploring Reform and Muslim Tradition
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2011
How are Muslims to reconcile their beliefs with the imperatives and pressures of the modern world? How should they handle the tension between their roles as private citizens and their religious affiliations and identities? This groundbreaking volume shows in what ways prominent Muslim intellectuals...
by M.A. Draz, Abdel Haleem
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
A BRILLIANT SURVEY OF THE QUR'AN BY A TOWERING MUSLIM AUTHORITY, AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN PAPERBACK.
What is new in the Qur'an? What was the nature of the Qur'anic revelation? Was the Qur'an the product of the mind of Muhammad or the influence of Jewish or Christian teachings? Was it...
by Kathrin Nina Wiedl
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2006
Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject Orientalism / Sinology - Islamic Studies, grade: 1,3, Ben Gurion University (Middle East Institute), course: Religious and Ethnic Minorities/ Communities in the Modern Middle East, 19 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: During the...
Eastern Rome and the Rise of Islam
History and Prophecy
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2015
The emergence of Islam in the seventh century AD still polarises scholars who seek to separate religious truth from the historical reality with which it is associated. However, history and prophecy are not solely defined by positive evidence or apocalyptic truth, but by human subjects, who consider...
The Islamic banking system - Not conductive to the start-up of young, innovative business firms
Not conductive to the start-up of young, innovative business firms
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2006
Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject Orientalism / Sinology - Islamic Studies, grade: 1,3, Ben Gurion University (Middle East Institute), course: Middle East Economics, 81 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: The Islamic banking system is a relatively young institution...
by Carolyn Han
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2011
In 2004, Carolyn Han left her comfortable life and position as a lecturer in English at Hawaii Community College and went to live in one of the most remote and mysterious places in the Middle East—Yemen, known in the West primarily for providing a haven for terrorists affiliated with al Qaeda. The...
Inviting Muslims To Christ
Including Quotations and Commentary from the Bible and Quran
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2017
The purpose of this book is to provide a clear presentation of the Plan of Salvation for both Christianity and Islam. The statements of faith that were the foundation of he early Christian Church are presented so the reader can understand the founding of the early Christian Church.
The Great Arab Conquests
How the Spread of Islam Changed the World We Live In
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2010
A popular history of the Arab invasions that carved out an empire from Spain to China
Today's Arab world was created at breathtaking speed. Whereas the Roman Empire took over 200 years to reach its fullest extent, the Arab armies overran the whole Middle East, North Africa and Spain within...
Islamism and Intelligence in South Asia
Militancy, Politics and Security
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2018
State sponsorship of terrorism is a complex and important topic in today's international affairs - and especially pertinent in the regional politics of the Middle East and South Asia, where Pakistan has long been a flashpoint of Islamist politics and terrorism. In Islamism and Intelligence in South...