Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Religion, national identity, and confessional politics in Lebanon Religion, national identity, and confessional politics in Lebanon Robert G. Rabil "Tracing the rise of Islamism in Lebanon and its attempt to Islamize society and state by the reverse integration of society and state into the project of Islamism, this book looks at Lebanon against… OL16175600W
Moroccan monarchy and the Islamist challenge Moroccan monarchy and the Islamist challenge Mohamed Daadaoui "An examination of the Moroccan monarchy's religious authority and its use of rituals of power, this book look at how the monarchy limits the ability of Islamist and non-Islamist opposition groups to… OL16183738W
Law and tradition in classical Islamic thought Law and tradition in classical Islamic thought Michael Cook "Bringing together essays on topics related to Islamic law, this book is composed of articles by prominent legal scholars and historians of Islam. The authors cover a wide swath of issues, ranging fr… OL16474899W
Islam in the modern world Islam in the modern world Seyyed Hossein Nasr "As Muslims grow in numbers, and as Islam's role in world affairs becomes larger, we've begun to see the breakdown in a united fellowship among believers. Certainly the misunderstandings and friction… OL16516829W
The bargain from the bazaar The bargain from the bazaar Haroon K. Ullah "The story of one struggling middle-class Pakistani family, compellingly narrated by a young scholar and diplomat who has observed the traumas of the region firsthand. As a young boy, Awais Reza's fa… OL19708340W
Temptations of power Temptations of power Shadi Hamid "In 1989, Francis Fukuyama famously declared that we had reached "the end of history," and that liberal democracy would be the reigning ideology from now on. But Fukuyama failed to reckon with the id… OL19975767W
The handy Islam answer book The handy Islam answer book John Renard "Provides detailed descriptions of the history, beliefs, symbols, rituals, observations, customs, leaders, and organization of the world's second largest religion, [explaining] the significance of th… OL19999035W
The upstairs wife The upstairs wife Rafia Zakaria,Rafia Zakaria "A memoir of Karachi through the eyes of its women. Rafia Zakaria's Muslim-Indian family immigrated to Pakistan from Bombay in 1962, feeling the situation for Muslims in India was precarious and that… OL19999062W
Islam Islam Michael Ashkar 1 online resource OL20215017W
Sojourner in Islamic lands Sojourner in Islamic lands Russell A. Fraser "Sojourner in Islamic Lands takes us on a journey from Kazakhstan in the far north of Central Asia, across the mountains to the former Soviet Union, then south to Iran just below the Caspian Sea. Rus… OL23303439W