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Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
The author outlines his belief in "the driving forces behind the jihadists operating now in the US: their beliefs, their associations, and the international jihad network that is working for the same goals around the globe--including in the Arab spring uprisings"--Amazon.com.
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
Award-winning investigative journalist and poet, Eliza Griswold has spent the past seven years traveling between the equator and the tenth parallel: in Nigeria, the Sudan, and Somalia, and in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. The stories she tells in "The Tenth Parallel" show us that religious conflicts are also conflicts about land, water, oil, and other natural resources, and that local and tribal issues are often shaped by religious ideas....
44) Islam
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Provides an introduction to Islam, explaining what Muslims believe, the origins of the faith, how Muslims worship and celebrate, and modern day challenges to Islamic values.
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
Qureshi describes his dramatic journey from Islam to Christianity, and shares how he developed a passion for Islam before discovering, almost against his will, evidence that Jesus rose from the dead and claimed to be God-- and of the peace he eventually found in Jesus.
Author
Description
"Inside Al Qaeda examines the leadership, ideology, structure, strategies, and tactics of the most violent politico-religious organization the world has ever seen. Although founded in 1988, Al Qaeda merged with, and still works with, several other extremist groups. Hence Al Qaeda rank and file draw on nearly three decades of terrorist expertise. Moreover, it inherited a full-fledged training and operational infrastructure funded by the American, European,...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
"Beginning with a sweetly funny, moving account of an arranged marriage in Pakistan that would become a love match lasting forty years, Sabeeha Rehman's Threading My Prayer Rug is the story of many journeys: from Pakistan to America, from which her husband-to-be returned to wed and collect her while he completed his medical residency; from masters candidate to young bride and mother; from secular Muslim in an Islamic society to devout Muslim in a...
48) The Muslim world
Series
The Reference shelf volume 75, no. 1
Pub. Date
2003
Description
Twenty-four articles examine the world of Islam, covering the religion's beliefs and practices, law, treatment of women, politics, and relationship with the other Abrahamic religions, as well as the practice of Islam in the West.
50) Ramadan
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Explains what Ramadan is and how it is celebrated.
51) Muslim
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This book introduces Islam, the religion of Muslims, by presenting some of its teachings and historical development. Craft activities are included.
53) Ramadan
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Developed by literacy experts and educators for students in PreK through grade two, this book introduces beginning readers to Ramadan through simple, predictable text and related photos"--Provided by publisher.
54) Early Islam
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Description
An account of the history, people, scientific and artistic achievements, religion, politics and culture of early Islam.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
With breathtaking illustrations and informative text, Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns magnificently captures the world of Islam, celebrating its beauty and traditions for even the youngest readers. Sure to inspire questions and observations about world religions and cultures, this entrancing volume is equally at home in the classroom as it is being read to a child on a parent's lap.
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
The Complete Infidel's Guide to the Koran exposes how the Koran incites hatred and violence and is anti-democratic, anti-freedom, and intolerant of any other ideology. Stripping out the obsolete debate, The Complete Infidel's Guide to the Koran focuses on the decrees toward Jews and Christians, how they were viewed by Muhammad, what "the infidels" have done wrong and what the Koran has in store for them.
The Complete Infidel's Guide to the Koran...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
"From the barbarians of ISIS to the terror tactics of Al-Qaeda and its offshoots, to the impending threat of a nuclear Iran, those motivated by extreme fundamentalist Islamic faith have the power to endanger and kill millions. The conflict with them will not end until we face the truth about those who find their inspiration and justification in the religion itself. Drawing on quotes from the Koran and the hadith, as well as from leaders of ISIS, Al...
Author
Pub. Date
c2011
Description
The threat of terrorism in America, the Obama administration assures us, is contained and controlled. Recent attempted attacks were all isolated plots that failed anyway. In the words of Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano, "The system worked." Don't believe it. Here, investigative reporter Erick Stakelbeck exposes the truth about our national security: the administration is whitewashing the terrorist threat growing within America's borders....
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©2004.
Description
F.E. Peters, a scholar in the comparative study of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, revisits his pioneering work after twenty-five years. Peters has rethought and thoroughly rewritten his classic The Children of Abraham for a new generation of readers - at a time when the understanding of these three religious traditions has taken on a new and critical urgency.
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