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A Medieval Muslim Scholar at Work : Ibn Tawus and His Library
Etan Kohlberg
Hardcover - $484.95
Ra?? al-D? Ibn ??w's (d. 664/1266 in Bagdad) was a major figure in the history of Sh?'? thought. He published works on subjects ranging from tradition "(?ad?th) and polemics to history and astrology. Ibn ??w's was an avid bibliophile, and his various ...
Heavy Metal Islam : Rock, Resistance, and the Struggle for the Soul of Islam
Mark Levine
Paperback - $23.95
To Be an Arab in Israel
Laurence Louer
Hardcover - $65.95
"To Be an Arab in Israel" fills a long-neglected gap in the study of Israel and the contemporary Arab world. Whether for ideological reasons or otherwise, both Israeli and Arab writers have yet to seriously consider Israel's significant minority of n ...
Identity and Religion in Palestine : The Struggle Between Islamism and Secularism in the Occupied Territories
Loren D. Lybarger
Hardcover - $90.95
"Lybarger explores the processes by which individuals change and adopt identities as they live through sharply disturbing events. He asks how people have responded to the actions of Fatah, Hamas, and other organizations seeking to position themselves ...
A Call for Heresy : Why Dissent Is Vital to Islam and America
Anouar Majid
Hardcover - $39.95
A Call for Heresy" discovers unexpected common ground in one of the most inflammatory issues of the twenty-first century: the deepening conflict between the Islamic world and the United States. Moving beyond simplistic answers, Anouar Majid argues th ...
Women's Voices in Middle East Museums : Case Studies in Jordan
Carol Malt
Hardcover - $41.95
Written with verve and style, this book begins with an historical overview of the museums of Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and the West Bank of Palestine and then focuses on the museums of Jordan and the women who work in them. Carol Malt inte ...
Becoming Muslim : Western Women's Conversions to Islam
Anna Mansson McGinty
Hardcover - $147.95
While Islam has become a controversial topic in the West, a growing number of Westerners find powerful meaning in Islam. Becoming Muslim is an ethnographic study based on in-depth interviews with Swedish and American women who have converted to Islam ...
Sexual Culture Among Young Migrant Muslims in Bangkok
Amporn Marddent
Paperback - $31.95
Examines the dynamics of Islamic discourse on sexuality and young Thai Muslims' interactions with modern urban Thai culture.