Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Moorish Spain Moorish Spain R. A. Fletcher Beginning in the year 711 and continuing for nearly a thousand years, the Islamic presence survived in Spain, at times flourishing, and at other times dwindling into warring fiefdoms. But the culture… OL106467W
Money Has No Smell Money Has No Smell Paul Stoller Blending ethnographic description with social analysis, Stoller shows how West African entrepreneurs have built cohesive and effective multinational trading networks in New York. Their stories illumi… OL13372974W
In the name of God In the name of God Paula Jolin Determined to follow the laws set down in the Qur'an, seventeen-year-old Nadia becomes involved in a violent revolutionary movement aimed at supporting Muslim rule in Syria and opposing the Western p… OL15843440W
Un homme très recherché Un homme très recherché John le Carré À Hambourg, un jeune réfugié tchétchène est pris sous son aile par une avocate des droits de l'homme alors que les services secrets allemands, américains et britanniques s'intéressent de près aux lie… OL24433657W
The myth of the Muslim tide The myth of the Muslim tide Doug Saunders "From the author of prize-winning Arrival City, a controversial and long-overdue rejoinder to the overblown fears of an Islamic threat that have spread throughout America and Europe and threaten our … OL24843632W
Islam in Russia Islam in Russia Shireen Hunter Traces the shared history of Russia and Islam in expanding compass; from the Tatar civilization within the Russian heartland, to the conquered territories of the Caucasus and Central Asia, to the lar… OL2755690W
Beneath a shooting star Beneath a shooting star Susan Harrison Rashid In 1971, as a civil war rages in Pakistan, two girls are born in the city of Lahore; Nadira to a Sunni family, and Hameeda to a Shia family. At age six, an outspoken, lively Nadira and her beautiful,… OL28596729W
Islam and the search for social order in modern Egypt Islam and the search for social order in modern Egypt Charles D. Smith PhD 1. List item OL2939445W
Indonesian Sea Nomads Indonesian Sea Nomads Cynthia Chou "The Orang Suku Laut consider themselves indigenous Malays. Yet their interaction with others who call themselves Malays is characterised on both sides by fear of harmful magic and witchcraft. The no… OL5961657W
Self and Sovereignty Self and Sovereignty Ayesha Jalal Self and Sovereignty surveys the role of individual Muslim men and women within India and Pakistan from 1850 through to decolonisation and the partition period.Commencing in colonial times, this book… OL85853W
Muslim Child Muslim Child Rukhsana Khan A collection of stories and poems about Muslim children from a variety of backgrounds, focusing on the celebration of holidays and practices of Islam. OL859255W