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  • A Great English Muslim

    The Life and Times of Marmaduke Pickthall

    by Jamie Gilham ...
    Since his death in 1936, Marmaduke Pickthall's reputation has rested on his popular English translation of the Qur'an. Drawing on a wide range of original sources, including unpublished letters and newly discovered archives, Jamie Gilham unpacks Pickthall's eventful life and significant contributions as a British Muslim writer, scholar and campaigner. A Great English Muslim traces Pickthall's ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD

  • Loyal Enemies

    British Converts to Islam 1850-1950

    by Jamie Gilham ...
    Loyal Enemies uncovers the history of the earliest British converts to Islam who lived their lives freely as Muslims on British soil, from the 1850s to the 1950s. Drawing on original archival research, it reveals that people from across the range of social classes defied convention by choosing Islam in this period. Through a series of case studies of influential converts and pioneering Muslim ... Read more

    $25.99 CAD

  • The British Muslim Convert Lord Headley, 1855-1935

    by Jamie Gilham ...
    Series series Islam of the Global West
    This is the first biography of Lord Headley, who made international headlines in 1913 when he defied convention by publicly converting to Islam. Drawing on previously unpublished archival sources, this book focuses on Headley's religious beliefs, conversion to Islam, and work as a Muslim leader during and after the First World War.Lord Headley slipped into obscurity following his death in 1935, ... Read more

    $45.99 CAD

  • Muslim Women in Britain, 1850-1950

    100 Years of Hidden History

    Edited by Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor, Jamie Gilham ...
    The history of British Islam and British Muslims is a growing area of interest among historians and the general public. But, whilst Muslim women have featured in some research, their lives and experiences prior to the present day have remained obscure, if not "hidden," in both academic and popular discussion. Uncovering Muslim women's experiences and contributions to society in past generations is ... Read more

    $40.99 CAD

  • Islam and Muslims in Victorian Britain

    New Perspectives

    Edited by Jamie Gilham ...
    Series series Islam of the Global West
    Jamie Gilham collates the work of leading and emerging scholars of Islam in Britain, Christian-Muslim relations and Victorian Studies to offer fresh perspectives on Islam and Muslims in Victorian Britain.The contributors reveal 19th-century attitudes and beliefs about Islam and Muslims to demonstrate the plurality of approaches and representations of Islam in Britain's past. Also bringing to life ... Read more

    $42.99 CAD

  • Victorian Muslim

    Abdullah Quilliam and Islam in the West

    Edited by Jamie Gilham, Ron Geaves ...
    After formally announcing his conversion to Islam in the late 1880s, the Liverpool lawyer William Henry Abdullah Quilliam publicly propagated his new faith and established the first community of Muslim converts in Victorian Britain. Despite decades of relative obscurity following his death, with the resurgence of interest in Muslim heritage in the West since 9/11 Quilliam has achieved iconic ... Read more

    $37.99 CAD

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  • Islamic History

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Adam J. Silverstein ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Does history matter? This book argues not that history matters, but that Islamic history does. This Very Short Introduction introduces the story of Islamic history; the controversies surrounding its study; and the significance that it holds - for Muslims and for non-Muslims alike. Opening with a lucid overview of the rise and spread of Islam, from the seventh to twenty first century, the book ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

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  • The Fate of Abraham

    Why the West is Wrong about Islam

    by Peter Oborne ...
    As the Cold War faded into history, it appeared to have been replaced by a new conflict - between Islam and the West. Or so we are told. After the events of 9/11 and the advent of the 'war on terror', this narrative seemed prophetic. But, as Peter Oborne reveals in this masterful new analysis, the concept of an existential clash between the two is a dangerous and destructive fantasy.Based on ... Read more

    $42.73 CAD

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  • Among the Mosques

    A Journey Across Muslim Britain

    by Ed Husain ...
    'Timely and important' THE TIMES'Considered and nuanced ... A must-read' The Rt Hon. Sajid Javid MP'Compelling and moving' Tom Holland, author of Dominion__________________Islam is the fastest-growing faith community in Britain. Domes and minarets are redefining the skylines of towns and cities as mosques become an increasingly prominent feature. Yet while Britain has prided itself on being a ... ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

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  • Islam in Victorian Britain

    The Life and Times of Abdullah Quilliam

    by Ron Geaves ...
    This is the first full biography of Abdullah Quilliam (18561932), the most significant Muslim personality in nineteenth century Britain. Uniquely ennobled as the Sheikh of Islam of the British Isles by the Ottoman caliph Sultan Abdul Hamid II in 1893, Quilliam created a remarkable Muslim community in Victorian Liverpool, which included a substantial number of converts. Ron Geaves examines Quilliam ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • The House of Islam

    A Global History

    by Ed Husain ...
    “Ed Husain has become one of the most vital Muslim voices in the world. The House of Islam could very well be his magnum opus.” -Reza Aslan, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Zealot“This should be compulsory reading.” -Peter Frankopan, author of the international bestseller The Silk RoadsToday, Islam is to many in the West an alien force, with Muslims held in suspicion. Failure to grasp the ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

  • The Love of Strangers

    What Six Muslim Students Learned in Jane Austen's London

    by Nile Green ...
    How a group of Iranian students sought love and learning in Jane Austen's LondonIn July 1815, six Iranian students arrived in London under the escort of their chaperone, Captain Joseph D'Arcy. Their mission was to master the modern sciences behind the rapid rise of Europe. Over the next four years, they lived both the low life and high life of Regency London, from being down and out after their ... Read more

    $37.99 CAD