BOOK REVIEW: Illuminating Islam accurately

University Wire;  November 16, 2001 ;     688 words ......presentation of Islam. The book's preface contends...divine in it. In Islam, Muslims have looked...in history." The book emphasizes Islam's aspiration to...understanding. The book includes a chronology...of key figures of Islam, maps and suggestions...

A book on Islam for American Jews provokes an interfaith furor: "Children...

Washington Informer;  May 16, 2001 ;     700+ words ......Washington Informer 05-16-2001 A book on Islam for American Jews provokes an...committee who commissioned the book, says 14 experts on Islam already reviewed the manuscript...bland treatment of Judaism with a book on Islam that he finds full of "stereotyping...

Historical Atlas of Islam. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)

International Bulletin of Missionary Research;  July 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......For example, the book concludes with a reflection...representative of Islam, that the religion...explains much of the book's highly wrought...treatment of the world of Islam. With sand in its...important feature of the book is the extent to which...highlights how the world of Islam ...

A Timely Subject -- and a Sore One; UNC Draws Fire, Lawsuit for Assigning...

The Washington Post;  August 7, 2002 ;     700+ words ......incoming freshmen to read a book about the lingering effects...last year when it assigned a book about a Hmong immigrant's struggle...incoming freshmen to read a book about Islam and finds itself besieged in...trying to put a good face on Islam,' " Glover said. "If he said...the one with a ...

Book on Islam paints an incomplete portrait

The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  January 23, 2003 ;     489 words ...00-00-0000 Book on Islam paints an incomplete portrait...to be expanding. Still, the book is proof that there is diversity in Islam and could be considered part...profiled in Michael Wolfe' s book. Keywords: ISLAM, BOOK

Islam: A Mosaic, Not a Monolith.(Book Review)

Journal of Church and State;  June 22, 2004 ;     700+ words ......index at the end of the book, Vartan Gregorian, the...1. A Brief Survey of Islam; 2. Clash of Modernists...his understandings of Islam in this short book should be applauded. He...hinted by the title of the book, Islam: A Mosaic, Not A Monolith...

Islam for Jews book draws criticism from some Muslims

Cleveland Jewish News;  May 11, 2001 ;     627 words ......Jewish News 05-11-2001 Islam for Jews book draws criticism from some Muslims A book about Islam written to introduce the...Harris points out that both Islam and Judaism descend from Abraham. The book discusses the "striking...

Peace Offering Opens New Wounds; Md. Author's Book on Islam Intended to...

The Washington Post;  July 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ......idea: publish a book on Islam for Jewish readers and a book on Judaism for...of the guide to Islam and criticized...of author. The book was written by...Children of Abraham" book on Judaism, written...and scholar of Islam at Hebrew Union...

Islam in Context: Past, Present, and Future.(Book Review)

International Bulletin of Missionary Research;  January 1, 2004 ;     446 words ......Christianity and Islam. Peter Riddellis...Bible College. The book is divided into three...repeat throughout the book is that for a meaningful...dialogue to take place, Islam needs to free itself...know the facts. This book is too brief to bring...in that direction. Islam in Context ...

The Trouble With Irshad Manji; Book Review: The Trouble With Islam: A...

The Hunter Envoy;  May 19, 2004 ;     700+ words ...At a recent book signing for Irshad Manji's "The Trouble With Islam: A Muslim's Call for...asking why "only in Islam is literalism (reading...Manji considers her book to be an intellectual...t have titled her book "The Trouble With Islam," since Islam wasn...

BOOK REVIEW: Sheep's clothing covers 'Wolves of Islam'

University Wire;  July 18, 2005 ;     700+ words ......MADISON, Wis. -- In the book's introduction," The Wolves of Islam" author Paul Murphy...human cruelty in this book will disturb the...figures with whom the book is chiefly concerned...point, The Wolves of Islam notes of Mr. Maskhadov...to translate the book into a language where...of ...

French Anti-racists Seeking Ban of Scribe's Islam Book

Forward;  October 4, 2002 ;     700+ words ......anti-racist groups that the book be banned. A French...case October 9. The book claims that Islam has a natural tendency...natural development of Islam, and she uses her...the banning of the book, or at least that...But "this is a war book and she sees herself...denouncing the ...

Unholy War: Terror in the Name of Islam.(Book Review)

Journal of Church and State;  March 22, 2003 ;     700+ words ......or Reality?, and Islam and Politics. His recent book, Unholy War: Terror in the Name of Islam, follows the pattern...Esposito concludes the book on a hopeful note...progressive forms of Islam in the culturally...spectrum of political Islam offers obvious encouragement...this section ...

Arguing the Just War in Islam.(Book review)

Middle East Policy;  September 22, 2008 ;     700+ words ......proposition of a good Islam. While there are...opening statement--that Islam is a contested notion...projects in this book. First, it is a well-writt...Overall, Kelsay's book presents a linear intellectual history of Islam, explaining the Muslim...The core of this book is the three ...

Messianic Hopes and Mystical Visions: The Nurbakhshiya between Medieval...

The Journal of the American Oriental Society;  April 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......between Medieval and Modern Islam. By SHAHZAD BASHIR. Columbia...studies as this magnificent book by Shahzad Bashir. It is not...that matter, daughters) of Islam. Here we have no Russians...details, one can read this book. Chapter three is entitled...serious questions raised by the book ...