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Approaching the Qurʼan: the early revelations
By Michael A. Sells, Michael Anthony Sells. 1999
A religious scholar introduces the non-Arabic speaker to the beauty and wisdom of the Muslim holy text while explaining its…
cultural and historical context. Sells renders the earliest Suras (chapters of the Qur'an) into modern English, and explores their subtleties and meanings in subsequent commentaries. 1999Passion for Islam: shaping the modern Middle East : the Egyptian experience
By Caryle Murphy. 2002
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist examines the historical roots of Middle East unrest, exemplified in the development of modern Egypt. Explores issues…
of tradition and change in politics and culture. Discusses social, political, and economic factors in the resurgence of Islam, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the dilemmas of regional governments. 2002West of Kabul, east of New York: an Afghan American story
By Tamim Ansary, Mir Tamim Ansary. 2002
Memoir exploring the author's bicultural heritage and his feelings about Islam. The son of an Afghan father and American mother,…
Ansary describes his childhood in Afghanistan, moving to the United States at sixteen, and subsequent identity crisis. Discusses his travels through the Muslim Middle East as an adult. Some strong language. 2002Desenmascaremos el Islam: un estudio profundo de las costumbres y creencias Musulmanas
By Ergun Mehmet Caner, Emir Fethi Caner, Caner Y Caner. 2002
Presenta un estudio objectivo de las creencias, ética, práctica, y costumbres del Islam. Los autores, hermanos criados como musulmanes sunnis…
y ahora profesores cristianos de teología, están en una posición única para comparar ambas religiones y ofrecer un base de conocimientos para poder abrir un diálogo productivo entre cristianos y musulmanesCelebrating Ramadan: Ramaḍān al-muʻaẓẓam
By Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith, Lawrence Migdale. 2001
Introduces Islamic beliefs and practices. Follows fourth-grader Ibraheem and his Muslim family in New Jersey through Ramadan, the month of…
praying and fasting that ends with the feast of Eid al-Fitr. For grades 3-6. 2001The battle for God
By Karen Armstrong. 2000
Armstrong from A History of God (DB 38536) looks into how and why religious fundamentalist groups have come into existence.…
She concentrates on Protestants in the United States, Jews in Israel, and Muslims in Egypt, and concludes that fear of modernity has stimulated the growth of fundamentalism. 2000Islam (World Religions Ser.World Religions)
By Matthew Gordon, Matthew S. Gordon. 2001
Overview of Islam, the world's second largest religion. Discusses the history of Islam, its branches, the Koran, and various practices…
and customs. Traces the religion's origin from the Middle East to its spread through southern Asia, northern Africa, and around the globe. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2001Taliban: militant Islam, oil, and fundamentalism in Central Asia
By Ahmed Rashid. 2000
Journalist with twenty years' experience covering Afghanistan discusses the origin and rise of the Taliban and its fundamentalist concepts of…
Islam regarding gender and drugs. Explains the importance of Afghanistan's energy resources for the region and the country's problems with smuggling, civil war, and lack of social services. 2000Osama bin Laden: a war against the West (Single Titles Ser.)
By Elaine Landau. 2002
Biography of the "world's most dangerous terrorist" and his radical Islamic view of the world. Traces the early life of…
the millionaire from Saudi Arabia and his gradual involvement with Muslim organizations that led to a jihad against the west. For junior and senior high readers. 2002American Muslims: the new generation
By Asma Gull Hasan. 2000
A twenty-five-year-old Muslim woman, born, raised, and educated in the United States, examines Islam in America. She discusses beliefs, practices,…
values, stereotypes, militancy, women's issues, and politics. Includes personal anecdotes to support her points. 2000Examines the beliefs and policies of the Taliban and their rise to power. Traces the history of other radical movements…
in the area. Discusses the gender issue and how it affects the interactions of the Taliban with the international community. Considers foreign support and opposition to the groupSweet invisible body: reflections on life with diabetes
By Lisa Roney. 1999
Now a graduate student, the author describes her life from the age of twelve when she was diagnosed with diabetes.…
She details the frustrations revolving around food, insulin shots, and being chronically ill while appearing well to the outside world. Some strong languageBeyond belief: Islamic excursions among the converted peoples
By V. S Naipaul, V. S. Naipaul. 1998
Personal accounts of people encountered by Naipaul during his travels in four non-Arab Muslim countries--Indonesia, Iran, Pakistan, and Malaysia--for five…
months in 1995. He contends that these stories reveal the effects of Islamic conversion on the national culture. Companion to Among the Believers (RC 17364)How to eat away arthritis: Gain Relief from the Pain and Discomfort of Arthritis Through Nature's Remedies
By Lauri M Aesoph, Laurie M. Aesoph. 1996
The author offers traditional and alternative ways to ease the pain of arthritis. She lists restorative and "stressor" foods and…
provides hints for better health, citing anecdotes of numerous sufferers who have improved their ability to cope with the conditionThe meaning of the glorious Koran: Introduction by W. Montgomery Wyatt (Everyman's Library Classics Series)
By Everyman'S Library, Everyman'S Library, Marmaduke Pickthal. 1992
Muhammad (Past masters)
By M. A Cook. 1983
Life of the Arab merchant turned prophet and politician who established a religious state in western Arabia in the 620s.…
Cook discusses the history of monotheism; Koranic law; the concepts of the hijra, the jihad, and the umma; the importance of Mecca; and the origins of Islam. 1983.Diabetes (Diseases and people)
By Alvin Silverstein, Virginia B Silverstein, Robert A Silverstein. 1994
Discusses the two types of diabetes -- type I, which is found mostly in children, teens, and young adults, and…
type II, which is found mainly in obese middle-aged and older adults. The authors provide a brief history and discuss causes, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of this metabolic disorder. Includes glossary and bibliography. Junior and Senior High. c1994.Flannery O'Connor: literary prophet of the south (Great Achievers Ser.Great Achievers)
By Susan Balée, Susan Balee. 1994
The author of Wise Blood and The Violent Bear It Away, available in Three by Flannery O'Connor (DB 32752), died…
at thirty-nine of lupus. After being diagnosed at twenty-five, O'Connor spent her adult years on her mother's southern dairy farm, writing and raising peacocks. Many of her short stories deal with racial or religious issues. For junior and senior high and older readersExtended essay by a French scholar examines a growing reaffirmation of faith among Islamic, Christian (Protestant and Catholic), and Judaic…
radicals. The author is convinced that such movements reflect a rejection of modernity and secularism. Kepel also suggests that there is a renewal of respect for sacred texts as a source of guidance for personal and political conduct