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Geographies Of Muslim Women: Gender, Religion, And Space

Awake In The World: Teachings From Yoga And Buddhism For Living An Engaged Life

How can we live a balanced life in unbalanced times? How can the practices of meditation and yoga support our relationships, our work lives, and the greater good? Author, teacher, and psychotherapist Michael Stone presents the essential insights of min  read more

Rumi: In The Arms Of The Beloved

Islam And The Orientalist World-System

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The Complete Idiot's Guide To The Koran

Islam - An Introduction: Teach Yourself

Islam, Politics, Anthropology (Journal Of The Royal Anthropological Institute Special Issue)

The Event Of The Quran

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Event of the Qu'ran

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Renowned author Kenneth Cragg examines the questions What happens in the Qur'an? in this uniquely comprehensive, scholarly, and historical study.

Qur'an Liberation and Pluralism

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The demise of apartheid in South Africa in the 1980s followed an unprecedented unity in struggle against oppression from members of different faith traditions. Determined as South African Muslims were to participate with the  read more

The Mantle Of The Prophet

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The Mantle of the Prophet

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Drawn from the first-hand accounts of eye-witnesses, Roy Mottahedeh's gripping account of Islam and politics in revolutionary Iran is widely rega  read more

Faith And Reason In Islam

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Available for the first time in the English language, this is a complete and annotated translation of a key work by the twelfth-century Muslim philosopher, Averroes (Ibn Rushd). Acknowledged as the leading transmitter of Ari  read more

Lessons in Islamic Jurisprudence

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Lessons in Islamic Jurisprudence

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This classic text is rendered directly from the original Arabic by one of America's leading Islamic scholars. This paperback edition has b  read more

God's Unruly Friends: Dervish Groups in the Islamic Later Middle Period, 1200-1550

Inside The Gender Jihad

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In this engaging study, Dr Amina Wadud, an Afro-American Muslim herself, introduces the feminist movement in Islam and delves into its challenges, its textual foundations in the Qur'an and its achievements. Beginning with he  read more

Feminism In Islam: Secular And Religious Convergences

While many in the West regard feminism and Islam as incompatible, many Muslims in the East have perceived Western feminist forces as an assault upon their culture. In this career-spanning collection of influential essays, Margot Badran presents the fem  read more

Islamic Philosophy: A Beginner's Guide (Oneworld Beginner's Guides)

From the introduction of Greek Philosophy into the Muslim world in the eighth century right through to modern times, this book charts the evolution and interaction of philosophy, theology, and mysticism in the Islamic context. Highlighting key individu  read more

The Crucifixion And The Qur'an: A Study In The History Of Muslim Thought

The Enlightenment Quran

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Charting the history of Qur'anic translations in Europe during the 18th and early 19th Centuries, Elmarsafy shows that a number of key Enlightenment figures - including Voltaire, Rousseau, Goethe, and Napoleon - drew both  read more

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