Crossroads to Islam: The Origins of the Arab Religion and the Arab...

Middle East Quarterly;  September 22, 2006 ;     540 words ...Crossroads to Islam: The Origins of...radically reinterprets early Islamic history. For the...scholars of early Islam--even Patricia...by scholars of Islam: archeology and...thereof) of the early Islamic period, the authors...what we now call early Islamic ...

The Kitab al-kasb attributed to al-Shaybani: poverty, surplus, and the...

The Journal of the American Oriental Society;  July 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ......of capital in the early Islamic world cite a Kitab...contrasts sharply with early Islamic thinking in the tradition...Middle-Eastern Bourgeoisie in Early Islamic Times, which provided...third century of Islam came to be expressed...the beginning of Islam. (7) But here ...

Changing Social Identity with the Spread of Islam: Archaeological...

The Journal of the American Oriental Society;  July 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......with the Spread of Islam: Archaeological Perspectives...about the spread of Islam? In particular, is...remains dating to the early Islamic period, at different...May, 2003. Since Islam spread to different...modular units of the early Islamic period consist of...about Ascalon ...

Donald Whitcomb. (ed.). Changing social identify with the spread of Islam:...

Antiquity;  March 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......ed.). Changing social identify with the spread of Islam: archaeological perspectives (Oriental Institute Seminars...problems of using archaeology to investigate conversion to Islam. The second part of the introduction contains brief...have been little difference between late Byzantine and early ...

The Real Islam Is Not About Extremist Politics

International Herald Tribune;  February 8, 2002 ;     700+ words ...00-00-0000 Islam is a religion of peace and moderation. If it does...be so today, this is not due to the teachings of Islam but to interpretations made by those who are apparently learned in Islam to suit their patrons or their own vested interest...

Discovering Islam.

The Economist (US);  June 18, 1988 ;     700+ words ...Disccovering Islam. By Akbar S. Ahmed. RKP; 251 pages; 25 [British pounds] and $55 ISLAM has a bad reputation. The Koran urges tolerance...attributes such as truth, justice and mercy. Yet Islam is not at bay; it seems to be enjoying a big revival...

Film about Islam presents distortions

Washington Jewish Week;  July 13, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Film about Islam presents distortions Movie Review If the message of Islam: What the West Needs to Know is true, it is an alarming...interviews with a number of authors who have written about Islam and who have all come to the same basic conclusion...

The United States government: Islam's patron?

Middle East Quarterly;  January 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Islam has dominated American public life on two occasions, once...unprovoked violence against American civilians. Each time, Islam became one of the most discussed topics in American public...debate, limiting itself to policy pronouncements on Iran. Islam was mentioned hardly if ever, in keeping with the ...

Choose: Islam Scary, Lite or Dry? Three new books on Islam make three...

The Independent Weekly;  January 8, 2003 ;     700+ words ......been exponential growth in interest in Islam after the Sept. 11 tragedies. Academics...witness to other agendas. The images of Islam they produce are by turns overly simplistic...fact, we forget that representations of Islam these days are highly politicized. The...

Islam: The Next American Religion?

The Arab American News;  June 15, 2001 ;     700+ words ...ISLAM: THE NEXT AMERICAN RELIGION? BY MICHAEL WOLFE The U.S. began...what religion fits our current zeitgeist? The answer may be Islam. Americans tend to think of their country as, at the very...block now, one that fits the current zeitgeist nicely. It's Islam. Islam is the third-largest and fastest ...

Why critical scrutiny of Islam is an utmost necessity: Can reason blunt...

Free Inquiry;  March 22, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Islam faces unprecedented scrutiny worldwide. This is appropriate--indeed, an utmost necessity. Westerners demand...contained that could incite such murderous zealotry. Muslims could benefit even more from critical scrutiny of Islam. Yet many react violently when Islam is criticized, whether by Muslim or ...

Islam in Malaysia: Between Rhetoric and Reality

NIAS Nytt;  December 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Islam in Malaysia is more than an enigma. Sometimes it appears...something very complex. The rhetoric that is often attached to Islam invariably blurs or impairs its image unless one is really...peculiar contexts within which it evolves. Probably because Islam in Malaysia is so closely intertwined with a ...

India: Street Smart! Salaam Islam

Women's Feature Service;  June 21, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Kolkata, (WFS) - Ashikul Islam is barely 11 and has already had an eventful life. Islam's father died before he was born. He begged on...Communication and Development (CCD), who accompanied Islam to Athens. It was Islam's first trip, not just...

India in teachings of Islam

The Hindustan Times;  February 3, 2006 ;     332 words ......Prophet Muhammad. Also, some books on early Islamic history record anecdotes of how India reacted to the emergence of Islam in its neighborhood. The paramount...for creating a deeper goodwill for Islam in our country, especially today. The...

The consequences of uninformed reporting.(Islam)

Nieman Reports;  June 22, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Have you read any books about Islam? No. Do you have any Muslim friends? No. Have you taken any other course on Islam? No. Tell me what you think you know about Islam. The responses are immediate: Islam is a violent religion that oppresses women...