Book Review - What Everyone Needs to Know About Islam, by John L. Esposito
slam, for the West, is commonly regarded as a perpetual 'Other' - so very familiar but also so very strange and different. A lot of misunderstandings are created by prejudice and ignorance; people tend to rely more on stereotypes than on reality. But...(Continue Reading)
Understanding Islam
Recently Received: Oxford Dictionary of Islam, by John L. Esposito. John L. Esposito is a frequent writer on Islam and the Islamic world; here he presents a new dictionary of Islamic faith and thought that is designed for general......(Continue Reading)
Book Review - The Oxford Dictionary of Islam, edited by John L. Esposito
Islam is the second largest religion in the world; in some regions, it is the fastest growing religious faith. Everywhere that Islamic regions intersect with areas dominated by other religions, there is conflict and strife - sometimes violent conflic...(Continue Reading)
Understanding Islam
Book of the Day: What Everyone Needs to Know About Islam, by John L. Esposito. Islam, for the West, is commonly regarded as a perpetual "Other" - so very familiar but also so very strange and different. A lot......(Continue Reading)
Review - Unholy War: Terror in the Name of Islam
Book Review: 'Unholy War: Terror in the Name of Islam,' by John L. Esposito. Published by Oxford University Press...(Continue Reading)
Understanding Islam
Book of the Day: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam, edited by John L. Esposito. Publisher: Oxford University Press. Islam is the second largest religion in the world; in some regions, it is the fastest growing religious faith. Everywhere that......(Continue Reading)
Book Review - What Everyone Needs to Know About Islam: Sanitization of Islam
An example of the sanitization of Islam can be found in the section about Muhammads many wives. Esposito portrays Muhammads polygamy as being motivated at least in part to protect women who had recently become widowed. While that may be a fair as...(Continue Reading)
Summary - Unholy War: Terror in the Name of Islam
Book Review: 'Unholy War: Terror in the Name of Islam,' by John L. Esposito. Published by Oxford University Press...(Continue Reading)
Dictionary of Islam
Book of the Day: The Oxford Dictionary of Islam, edited by John L. Esposito. Publisher: Oxford University Press. Islam is the second largest religion in the world; in some regions, it is the fastest growing religious faith. Everywhere that......(Continue Reading)
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