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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 24 hours As the Arab Spring threatens to give way to authoritarianism in Egypt and reports from Afghanistan detail widespread violence against U.S. troops and women, news from the Muslim world raises the question: Is Islam incompatible with freedom? In Islam without Extremes, Turkish columnist Mustafa Akyol answers this question by revealing the little-understood roots of political Islam, which originally included both rationalist, flexible strains and more dogmatic, rigid ones. Though the rigid traditionalists won out, Akyol points to a flourishing of liberalism in the nineteenth-century Ottoman Empire and the unique "Islamo-liberal synthesis" in present-day Turkey. As he powerfully asserts, only by accepting a secular state can Islamic societies thrive. Islam without Extremes offers a desperately needed intellectual basis for the reconcilability of Islam and liberty. Features Summary "A delightfully original take on...the prospects for liberal democracy in the broader Islamic Middle East."-Matthew Kaminski, Wall Street Journal Author Mustafa Akyol Publisher W W Norton & Co Inc Release date 20131125 Pages 364 ISBN 0-393-34724-9 ISBN 13 978-0-393-34724-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days Western civilization tends to view secularism as a positive achievement. From this perspective, benefits of secularizing trends include the separation of church and state, the rule of law, and freedom from organized religion. In the Arab Middle East, however, Islamist intellectuals increasingly cite Western-inspired secularism as the source of the region's social dislocation and political instability. While secularism in the West led to the spread of democratic values, in the Muslim world it has been associated with dictatorship, the violation of human rights, and the abrogation of civil liberties. Islam and Secularism in the Middle East examines the origins and growth of the movement to abolish the secularizing reforms of the past century by creating a political order guided by Shariah law. Contributors explain the Islamic rejection of secularism as a failed Western Christian ideal and also discuss how secularization was pioneered by those who thought Muslims could only advance politically by emulating Western practices, including the renunciation of religion. Features Summary An examination of the origins and growth of the Middle East movement to abolish the secularizing reforms of the 20th century by creating a political order guided by Shariah law... Author John L. Esposito (Editor), Azzam Tamimi (Editor) Publisher New York University Press Release date 20000531 Pages 295 ISBN 0-8147-8261-2 ISBN 13 978-0-8147-8261-3

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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days 'Not just timely but important too. Ed Husain does not just set out the fundamentals of Islam as a religion but explains how and why understanding it properly matter. This should be compulsory reading' Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads A fascinating and revelatory exploration of the intricacies of Islam and the inner psyche of the Muslim world from the bestselling author of The Islamist `Islam began as a stranger,' said the Prophet Mohammed, `and one day, it will again return to being a stranger.' The gulf between Islam and the West is widening. A faith rich with strong values and traditions, observed by nearly two billion people across the world, is seen by the West as something to be feared rather than understood. Sensational headlines and hard-line policies spark enmity, while ignoring the feelings, narratives and perceptions that preoccupy Muslims today. Wise and authoritative, The House of Islam seeks to provide entry to the minds and hearts of Muslims the world over. It introduces us to the fairness, kindness and mercy of Mohammed; the aims of sharia law, through commentary on scripture, to provide an ethical basis to life; the beauty of Islamic art and the permeation of the divine in public spaces; and the tension between mysticism and literalism that still threatens the House of Islam. The decline of the Muslim world and the current crises of leadership mean that a glorious past, full of intellectual nobility and purpose, is now exploited by extremists and channelled into acts of terror. How can Muslims confront the issues that are destroying Islam from within, and what can the West do to help work towards that end? Ed Husain expertly and compassionately guides us through the nuances of Islam and its people, contending that the Muslim world need not be a stranger to the West, nor its enemy, but a peaceable ally. Features Summary 'Not just timely but important too. Ed Husain does not just set out the fundamentals of Islam as a religion but explains how and why understanding it properly matter... Author Ed Husain Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Release date 20180517 Pages 336 ISBN 1-4088-7226-9 ISBN 13 978-1-4088-7226-0

(This title is available on demand: expected date of dispatch will be 4-7 working days once ordered) An updated and expanded edition of the bestselling and award-winning book Raised as Sunni Muslims, brothers Ergun and Emir Caner converted from Islam to Christianity as teenagers. Now respected evangelical scholars and theologians, the Caner brothers are able to present an inside view of the Muslim life from a Christian perspective. In this updated edition of their bestselling book, the authors provide a sympathetic and realistic analysis of Islam's practices, ethics, and beliefs, and outline the principle differences between Islam and Christianity. Format:Paperback / softback Pages:283

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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days In this critical examination of the famous South Asian thinker Nirad C. Chaudhuri (1897-1999), a notorious Anglophile and defender of Empire, Ian Almond analyses the factors that played a role in the evolution of his thought. Almond explores how Empire creates 'native informants', enabling local subjects to alienate themselves from and even abhor their own cultures. Through analysis of Chaudhuri's views on Islam, his use of the archive, moments of melancholy and loss in his writing, and his opinions on empire, Almond dissects the constitution of an Indian writer and locates the precise ways in which Chaudhuri was able to produce the kind of discourses he did, exploring how conservative, pro-Western intellectuals are formed in postcolonial environments. A strong comparative element places Chaudhuri's views in the context of conservative intellectuals from Latin America, the Middle East and South Asia, concluding with a consideration of present-day 'native informants' from these regions. Features Summary A critical examination of the famous South Asian writer Nirad C. Chaudhuri (1897-1999), a notorious Anglophile and defender of empire. Ian Almond analyses Chaudhuri from the perspectives of Islam... Author Ian Almond Publisher Cambridge UniversityPress Release date 20150903 Pages 196 ISBN 1-107-09443-7 ISBN 13 978-1-107-09443-7

Mosques and Miracles Revealing Islam and God’s grace by Stuart Robinson A wake-up call by the author who exhorts the Church, Western Christian leaders and Western society to wake up and recognise the dangers of the Islamic movement City Harvest Publications, 2004, 410p.  Condition:   Soft cover, very good condition. Packaging and Postage R55 (in S.A.)   POSTING WILL ONLY BE DONE ON MONDAYS IN ORDER TO CUT OVERHEAD COSTS SUCH A S TRAVELLING (FUEL), PARKING FEES, PACKAGING AND POSTAGE, IN ORDER TO KEEP MY PRICES LOW AND REASONABLE. Should you wish to make other arrangements or need a book(s)/item(s) urgently, please let me know. N.B.: It is cheaper to purchase more than one book at a time, as postage for the first 1 kg remains R55 and R8 per extra book after 1 kg. So do browse through my PoggioBooks BOB page.

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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Runa Islam's films are replete with vivid images that enthrall the viewer with their poetry. Using and reflecting on the medium of film is a pivotal part of her work. In detailed interviews with the artist, this book sheds light on her work during the last five years. Runa Islam was born in Bangladesh in 1970 and today lives in London. She deconstructs linear narrative patterns and time sequences, making the act of seeing--both watching and recognizing what is seen--the central focus of her films. In 2008, Islam was nominated for the Turner Prize for visual art. Features Summary Turner Prize nominee Runa Islam discusses her work over the past five years in a collection of illuminating interviews. Includes images of her work, exploring the illusions of film and perception.. Author Runa Islam Publisher Kehrer Verlag Release date 20090611 Pages 168 ISBN 3-86828-047-2 ISBN 13 978-3-86828-047-0

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days How has ISIS been able to muster support far beyond its initial constituency in the Arab world and attract tens of thousands of foreign volunteers, including converts to Islam, and seemingly countless supporters online? In this compelling intervention into the debate about ISIS' origins and future prospects, the renowned French sociologist, Olivier Roy, argues that while terrorism and jihadism are familiar phenomena, the deliberate pursuit of death has produced a new kind of radical violence. In other words, we're facing not a radicalization of Islam, but the Islamization of radicalism.Jihad and Death is a concise dissection of the highly sophisticated narrative mobilised by ISIS: the myth of the Caliphate recast into a modern story of heroism and nihilism. According to Roy, this very contemporary aesthetic of violence is less rooted in the history of Islamic thought than it is entrenched in a youth culture that has turned global and violent. Features Summary Everything you need to know about how Islamic State attracts new followers, by a world-renowned sociologist of Islam. Author Olivier Roy Publisher C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd Release date 20170321 Pages 160 ISBN 1-84904-698-0 ISBN 13 978-1-84904-698-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days This new collection of essays by the author of Life at the Bottom bears the unmistakable stamp of Theodore Dalrymple's bracingly clearsighted view of the human condition. In these pieces, Dr. Dalrymple ranges over literature and ideas, from Shakespeare to Marx, from the breakdown of Islam to the legalization of drugs. Here is a book that restores our faith in the central importance of literature and criticism to our civilization. "Theodore Dalrymple is the best doctor-writer since William Carlos Williams." Peggy Noonan. Includes "When Islam Breaks Down," named the best journal article of 2004 by David Brooks of the New York Times. Features Summary Presents a collection of essays that ranges over literature and ideas, from Shakespeare to Marx, from the breakdown of Islam to the legalization of drugs... Author Theodore Dalrymple Publisher Ivan R. Dee Release date 20070301 Pages 341 ISBN 1-56663-721-X ISBN 13 978-1-56663-721-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days This Student Book has been approved by AQA. This Student Book has been granted an Imprimatur, which is a declaration from within the Catholic Church that the parts of this publication concerned with Catholic doctrine and morals are free from error. This textbook offers a tried and trusted approach from a team of experienced authors to cover the study of Catholic Christianity, Islam, Judaism and thematic studies. Each chapter sets clear objectives and topic summaries, helping students understand what they need to know. The book includes a range of activity types and study tips to develop understanding. Assessment guidance runs throughout the book, offering revision checklists, practice questions and sample answer activities to support the new question types. Features Summary This AQA-approved textbook offers a tried and trusted approach from a team of experienced authors to cover the study of Catholic Christianity, Islam, Judaism and thematic studies... Author Cynthia Bartlett (Series editor), Peter Wallace (Author), Marianne Fleming (Author), Peter Smith (Author), David Worden (Author) Publisher Oxford UniversityPress Release date 20160507 Pages 352 ISBN 0-19-837038-5 ISBN 13 978-0-19-837038-3

Paperback. English. Penguin. 2014. In good condition. The Koran, the holy scripture of Islam, is the record of Muhammad's oral teaching delivered between the years immediately preceding the Hegira in AD 622 and the Prophet's death in AD 632. It has exerted untold influence upon the history of mankind. Apart from it's specifically religious content, inspiring the triumphant arms of Islam throughout vast areas of Asia, Africa and southern Europe, it was the starting point of a new literary and philosophical movement which powerfully affected the most cultivated minds among both Christian and Jews in the Middle Ages; and the movement inaugurated has resulted in some of the finest products of genius and learning. Alan Jones has restored the traditional ordering of the Sutras, enabling the reader to trace the development of the Prophet's mind from the early flush of inspiration to his roles of warrior, politician and founder of an empire.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days Stories and journal notes by an extraordinary young woman--adventurer and traveler, Arabic scholar, Sufi mystic and adept of the Djillala cult. Isabelle Eberhardt (1877-1904) was an explorer who lived and traveled extensively throughout North Africa. She wrote of her travels in numerous books and French newspapers, including Nouvelles Algeriennes [Algerian News] (1905), Dans l'Ombre Chaude de l'Islam [In the Hot Shade of Islam] (1906), and Les journaliers [The Day Laborers] (1922). Paul Bowles has taped and translated numerous strange legends and lively stories recounted by Mrabet: Love with a Few Hairs (novel), The Lemon (novel), The Boy Who Set Fire (stories), Harmless Poisons, Blameless Sins (stories), The Beach Cafe & Look & Move On (autobiography), and The Big Mirror (novella). Features Summary Stories and journal notes by an extraordinary young woman--adventurer and traveler, Arabic scholar, Sufi mystic and adept of the Djillala cult. Isabelle Eberhardt (1877-1904) was an explorer who lived and traveled extensively throughout North Africa... Author Isabelle Eberhardt (Author), P. Bowles (Translator) Publisher City Lights Books Release date 19860930 Pages 88 ISBN 0-87286-082-5 ISBN 13 978-0-87286-082-7

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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE Selected as a book of the year 2017 by the Times Literary Supplement and the Sunday Times ('At a time when the gulf between Islam and the West yawns distressingly wide, De Bellaigue's book is a welcome and surprising corrective' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times) 'The best sort of book for our disordered days: timely, urgent and illuminating' Pankaj Mishra 'It strikes a blow... for common humanity.' Sunday Times The Islamic Enlightenment: a contradiction in terms? The Muslim world has often been accused of a failure to modernise, reform and adapt. But, from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the present day, Islamic society in its Middle Eastern heartlands has in fact been transformed by modern ideals and practices, including the adoption of modern medicine, the emergence of women from purdah and the development of democracy. Who were the scholars and scientists, writers and politicians that brought about these remarkable changes? And why is their legacy now under threat? Beginning with the dramatic collision of East and West following Napoleon's arrival in Egypt, and taking us through 200 tumultuous years of Middle Eastern history, Christopher de Bellaigue introduces us to key figures and reformers; from Egypt's visionary ruler Muhammad Ali to brave radicals like Iran's first feminist Qurrat al-Ayn and the writer Ibrahim Sinasi, who transformed Ottoman Turkey's language and literature. This book tells the forgotten story of the Islamic Enlightenment. It shows us how to look beyond sensationalist headlines to foster a genuine understanding of modern Islam and Muslim culture, and is essential reading for anyone engaged with the state of the world today. Features Summary The Islamic Enlightenment: a contradiction in terms? The Muslim world has often been accused of a failure to modernise, reform and adapt. Beginning with the collision of East and West following Napoleon's arrival in Egypt... Author Christopher de Bellaigue Publisher The Bodley Head Ltd Release date 20170223 Pages 432 ISBN 1-84792-241-4 ISBN 13 978-1-84792-241-0

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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days In the twenty-first century, religion remains the single greatest influencein the world. But, argues religion scholar Stephen Prothero, persistentattempts to portray all religions as different paths to the same God overlookthe distinct human problem that each seeks to solve. For example: Islam: the problem is pride / the solution is submission Christianity: the problem is sin / the solution is salvation Buddhism: the problem is suffering / the solution is awakening Judaism: the problem is exile / the solution is to return to God God Is Not One is an indispensable guide to the questions human beingshave asked for millennia--and to the disparate paths we are taking toanswer them today. Features Summary Religion scholar Prothero asserts that it is time to replace nave hopes of interreligious unity with deeper knowledge of religious differences. A bold polemical response to a generation of misguided scholarship... Author Stephen Prothero Publisher HarperCollinsPublishers Release date 20110430 Pages 388 ISBN 0-06-157128-8 ISBN 13 978-0-06-157128-2