israel Bulldozes Ancient Muslim Cemetery in Jerusalem
|
|
The Iranians: Persia, Islam and the Soul of a Nation $1.22 The Iranians explores Iran in the context of its old and complex culture, for throughout its history Iran has struggled with two warring identities-one evolving from the values, social organization, and arts of ancient Persia, the other from Islam. By examining the relationship between these two identities, The Iranians explains how the revolution of 1979 came about, why the Islamic Republic has f… |
|
|
A Portrait of Egypt: A Journey Through the World of Militant Islam $4.96 For centuries Egypt has been a citadel of Islamic learning and thought, and since the signing of the Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty in 1979, it has been of immense strategic importance to American interests in the Middle East. But Egypt is also a country in crisis, torn between the old and the new, between unsettled religious revival and secular politics. President Hosni Mubarak favors a secular so… |
|
|
From Secularism to Jihad: Sayyid Qutb and the Foundations of Radical Islamism $21.44 The modern political idea of jihadâa violent struggle against corrupt or anti-Islamic regimesâis essentially the brainchild of one man who turned traditional Islamic precepts inside out and created the modern radical political Islamist movement. Using the evolution of Sayyid Qutb’s life and writings, Musallam traces and analyzes Qutb’s alienation and subsequent emergence as an independen… |
Tags: ancient islam government