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  • Islam and Politics in Afghanistan

    by Asta Olesen ...
    The years 1978 and 1979 were dramatic throughout south and western Asia. In Iran, the Pahlavi dynasty was toppled by an Islamic revolution. In Pakistan, Zulfigar Ali Bhutto was hanged by the military regime that toppled him and which then proceeded to implement an Islamization programme. Between the two lay Afghanistan whose "Saur Revolution" of April 1978 soon developed into a full scale civil ... Read more

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  • Sayyid Qutb and the Origins of Radical Islamism

    by John Calvert ...
    Sayyid Qutb (1906-1966) was an influential Egyptian ideologue credited with establishing the theoretical basis for radical Islamism in the post colonial Sunni Muslim world. Lacking a pure understanding of the leader's life and work, the popular media has conflated Qutb's moral purpose with the aims of bin Laden and al-Qaeda. He is often portrayed as a terrorist, Islamo-Fascist, and advocate of ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • The Penguin Dictionary of Islam

    by Azim Nanji ...
    Islam today is a truly global faith, yet it remains somewhat of an enigma to many of us. Each and every day our newspapers are saturated with references to Islam; Quran, Taliban, Hijab, Fatwa, Allah, Sunni, Jihad, Shia, the list goes on. But how much do we really understand? Are we, in fact, misunderstanding? The Penguin Dictionary of Islam provides complete, impartial answers. It includes ... Read more

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  • Palestinian Identity

    The Construction of Modern National Consciousness

    by Rashid Khalidi ...
    This foundational text now features a new introduction by Rashid Khalidi reflecting on the significance of his work over the past decade and its relationship to the struggle for Palestinian nationhood. Khalidi also casts an eye to the future, noting the strength of Palestinian identity and social solidarity yet wondering whether current trends will lead to Palestinian statehood and independence. ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD

  • The Arab Winter

    A Tragedy

    by Noah Feldman ...
    A New York Times Book Review Editors’ ChoiceWhy the conventional wisdom about the Arab Spring is wrongThe Arab Spring promised to end dictatorship and bring self-government to people across the Middle East. Yet everywhere except Tunisia it led to either renewed dictatorship, civil war, extremist terror, or all three. In The Arab Winter, Noah Feldman argues that the Arab Spring was neverthel... ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

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  • Palestinian Village Histories

    Geographies of the Displaced

    by Rochelle Davis ...
    Series series Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures
    Throughout modern-day Israel, over four hundred Palestinian villages were depopulated in the 1947-1949 war. With houses mostly destroyed, mosques and churches put to other uses, and cemeteries plowed under, Palestinian communities were left geographically dispossessed. Palestinians have since carried their village names, memories, and possessions with them into the diaspora, transforming their ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD

  • Women and Gender in Islam

    Historical Roots of a Modern Debate

    by Leila Ahmed ...
    Series series Veritas Paperbacks
    A classic, pioneering account of the lives of women in Islamic history, republished for a new generationThis pioneering study of the social and political lives of Muslim women has shaped a whole generation of scholarship. In it, Leila Ahmed explores the historical roots of contemporary debates, ambitiously surveying Islamic discourse on women from Arabia during the period in which Islam was ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • A Social History of Education in the Muslim World

    From the Prophetic Era to Ottoman Times

    by Amjad M. Hussain ...
    A Social History of Education in the Muslim World: From the Prophetic Era to Ottoman Times provides a comprehensive view of education and society in the Muslim world throughout the five key historic periods. The book asks intriguing questions such as, how has the Muslim quest for knowledge defined education, how have a range of Muslim educational institutions evolved through out the various ... Read more

    $9.34 CAD

  • The Ibn Khaldun Handbook - Everything You Need To Know About Ibn Khaldun

    by Scarlett Clark ...
    This book is your ultimate Ibn Khaldun resource. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, facts, quotes and much more.In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Ibn Khaldun's whole picture right away. Get countless Ibn Khaldun facts right at your fingertips with this essential resource.The Ibn Khaldun Handbook is the ... Read more

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  • Ottoman Ulema, Turkish Republic

    Agents of Change and Guardians of Tradition

    by Amit Bein ...
    To better understand the diverse inheritance of Islamic movements in present-day Turkey, we must take a closer look at the religious establishment, the ulema, during the first half of the twentieth century. During the closing years of the Ottoman Empire and the early decades of the Republic of Turkey, the spread of secularist and anti-religious ideas had a major impact on the views and political ... Read more

    $73.99 CAD

  • Debunking the Myths of Colonization

    The Arabs and Europe

    by Samar Attar ...
    Debunking the Myths of Colonization. examines Salman Rushdie's thesis on the paradoxical nature of colonialism and its horrific impact on the psyche of the colonized. It probes Frantz Fanon's theories concerning the relationship between colonizers and colonized, and attempts to apply these theories to modern Arabic literature. Like Rushdi and Fanon, many Arab writers have embarked on a journey to ... Read more

    $71.99 CAD

  • The Political Philosophy of Muhammad Iqbal

    Islam and Nationalism in Late Colonial India

    by Iqbal Singh Sevea ...
    This book reflects upon the political philosophy of Muhammad Iqbal, a towering intellectual figure in South Asian history, revered by many for his poetry and his thought. He lived in India in the twilight years of the British Empire and, apart from a short but significant period studying in the West, he remained in Punjab until his death in 1938. The book studies Iqbal's critique of nationalist ... Read more

    $46.99 CAD