Islam and Violence

She explains why so many young Muslim men who arrive in Europe engage in sexual harassment and violence, tracing the roots of sexual violence in th...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Olivier RoyHow has Islamic State been able to muster support far beyond its initial constituency in the Arab world and attr...

This book examines how violent acts were assessed by Muslim intellectuals, analysing both changes and continuity within Islamic thought over time.

Reducere. Nigerian society has long been perceived as divided along religious lines, between Muslims and Christians, but alongside this there is an equally i...

DescriptionHow did the medieval Middle East transform from a majority-Christian world to a majority-Muslim world, and what role did violence play i...

Reducere. Whether the issue is violence, terrorism, women's rights, or slavery, Muslims today are expected to provide answers and to justify what Islam is-or...

This book is a comprehensive overview of why Islam becomes politicized in some places and not in others. It is designed for all students and schola...

The context is Crete in the late nineteenth century, the epic struggle between Greeks and Turks, between Christianity and Islam. A new uprising tak...

The New York Times bestselling author of Infidel, Nomad, and Heretic argues that waves of Muslim immigration are transforming sexual politics in Eu...

Shortlisted for the 2017 Lionel Gelber PrizeIn Islamic Exceptionalism, Brookings Institution scholar and acclaimed author Shadi Hamid offers a nove...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

"Most approaches to violence or its opposite in Islam try to establish that the religion of the Prophet is one or the other, and thus get nowhere. ...

Reducere. Descriptionlslam is currently the most spoken about religion in the Western world, and yet it is also the most misunderstood and misinterpreted. De...

DescriptionJakarta based Andreas Harsono is one of the most knowledgeable, experienced, high-profile and courageous of reporters and commentators o...

Reducere. The September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon left us stunned, angry, and uncomprehending. As it became clear that these horr...

Reducere. "Neither as Christians or Jews, nor simply as intellectually responsible individuals, " says Hixon, "have members of Western civilization been sens...

Reducere. This book contains the 20th century's most common translation of the Koran, re-arranged into the chronological order accepted by Western scholars a...

How do Muslims who grew up after September 11 balance their love for hip-hop with their devotion to Islam? How do they live the piety and modesty c...

Shortlisted for the orwell prize 2016. In The New Threat renowned expert and prize-winning reporter Jason Burke provides the clearest and most comp...

Reducere. In August 1965 the predominantly black neighborhood of Watts in Los Angeles erupted in flames and violence following an incident of police brutalit...

At a time when hostilities and violence in the Middle East and Persian Gulf continually threaten the world with war, anyone seeking to understand t...

Reducere. The first book in English to synthesize the remarkable work of Henry Corbin, the great French philosopher, Christian theologian, and scholar of Isl...

The tribal unrest-stirred up by fanatical Islamic religious leaders calling for Jihad against the British-that erupted along the North West Frontie...

Fourteen centuries of Islamic thought have produced a legacy of interpretive readings of the Qu'ran written almost entirely by men. Now, with Qu'ra...

Reducere. In today's world, the lines between Europe and the Middle East, between Christian Europeans and Muslim immigrants in their midst, seem to be harden...

The area of Los Angeles known as South Central is often overshadowed by dismal stereotypes, problematic racial stigmas, and its status as the home ...

DescriptionIn the book of Genesis, God bestows a new name upon Abram--Abraham, a father of many nations. With this name and his Covenant, Abraham w...

For curious readers young and old, a rich and colorful history of religion from humanity's earliest days to our own contentious times In an era of ...

Reducere. DescriptionTolerance is generally regarded as an unqualified achievement of the modern West. Emerging in early modern Europe to defuse violent reli...

*Includes pictures *Discusses the political and religious history of both main branches of Islam *Includes footnotes and a bibliography for further...

Reducere. In the midst of the dramatic seventh-century war between two empires, Muhammad was a spiritual seeker in search of community and sanctuary. Many ob...

The first English-language biography of the de facto ruler of the late Ottoman Empire and architect of the Armenian GenocideTalaat Pasha (1874-1921...

Publisher: Stanford University PressAuthor(s): Rebecca L. SteinNumber of pages: 248Collection: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Socie...

Returning to Turkey from exile in the West, the secular poet Ka is driven by curiosity to investigate a surprising wave of suicides among religious...

Reducere. Walker's 22 new essays cover the spectrum, from "The Islamic Holocaust" being perpetrated against women to the dizziness of crystal-gazers in "Enco...

The relationship between religion and human rights is both complex and inextricable. While most of the world's religions have supported violence, r...

Reducere. Often likened to Rigoberta Menchu and Nadine Gordimer, Nawal El Saadawi is one of the world's leading feminist authors. Director of Health and Educ...

Reducere. Prior to the original publication of Africa in History, the history and development of Africa had been measured by the European concept of "civiliz...

Evil: A Guide for the Perplexed is a lively examination of the philosophical and theological problems raised by the existence of widespread evil. I...

Reducere. The first installment in a wide and deep constructive theology for our time In Christ and Reconciliation Veli-Matti Karkkainen develops a construct...

This important reference offers readers a thorough understanding of the nature of the various conflicts that have erupted in the Middle East and No...

Contributor(s): Author: Douglas A. HowardCovering the full history of the Ottoman Empire, from its genesis in post-Mongol Eurasia to its dissolutio...

Reducere. The current revival of antisemitism in Europe and the demonization of Jews in parts of the Muslim world give special importance to the exposure of ...

Reducere. For all the Christians facing conflict between Jesus' words and their own lives, for all the non-Christians who feel they rarely see Jesus' command...

Reducere. In this provocative work, seasoned journalist Gershom Gorenberg portrays a deadly mix of religious extremism, violence, and Mideast politics, as ex...

DescriptionSometime in April 1285, five Muslim horsemen crossed from the Islamic kingdom of Granada into the realms of the Christian Crown of Arago...

Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa with an internal market of 150 million people and an economy growing at around 8 percent a year, is po...

Reducere. Crosscultural communication and interconnection have never been greater in the history of the world. Yet the potential for intercultural conflict a...

With the seeming defeat of ISIS, has jihadism disappeared from world politics? In this startling new book, Stephen Chan uncovers the ideological fo...

Reducere. DescriptionBattle, victory and death in the world of tradition.These essays, originally written by Evola during the 1930s and '40s, deal with war f...

Reducere. This study analyzes the commentaries of four Muslim intellectuals who have turned to scripture as a liberating text to confront an array of problem...

Reducere. This biographical memoir takes an in-depth look into the life of Mutah Beale, formerly known as Napoleon of the legendary Outlawz rap group who was...

Reducere. This biographical memoir takes an in-depth look into the life of Mutah Beale, formerly known as Napoleon of the legendary Outlawz rap group who was...

The 1998 attaThe 1998 attacks against US embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam attest to al-Qaeda's durable presence in Africa, yet Islamist-inspi...

Reducere. When Methodist minister Harley Camden loses his wife and daughter in a European terrorist attack, he spirals downward into grief and anger. The bis...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Albert HouraniAfterword by: Malise RuthvenUpon its publication in 1991, Albert Hourani's masterwork was hailed as the defin...

Reducere. Karen Armstrong, bestselling author of A History of God, skillfully narrates this history of the Crusades with a view toward their profound and con...

Reducere. DescriptionPoems of love and battle by Arabia's legendary warrior From the sixth-century highlands of Najd in the Arabian peninsula, on the eve of ...

DescriptionTunisia became one of the largest sources of foreign fighters for the Islamic State--even though the country stands out as a democratic ...

Reducere. 2020 L.A. Times Book Prize Finalist, History A provocative examination of how the U.S. military has shaped our entire world, from today's costly, e...