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1	The Truth about Muhammad: Founder of the World's Most Intolerant Religion more books like this by Robert Spencer add to wishlist New York Times" bestselling author and Islam expert Spencer offers an honest and telling portrait of the founder of Islam--a portrait that is unbounded by fear and political correctness, unflinching, and willing to face the hard facts about Muhammads life that continue to affect the world today. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.55! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time more books like this by Karen Armstrong add to wishlist The "New York Times" bestselling author of "A History of God" and "The Battle for God" presents a fascinating portrait of the founder of a religion that has changed the course of world history. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.59! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Crisis of Islam: Holy War and Unholy Terror more books like this by Bernard W Lewis (Read by) add to wishlist Based on Lewis's George Polk Award-winning article for "The New Yorker, Crisis of Islam" is a spectacular primer on the historical roots of anti-Americanism in the Islamic world. It is essential reading for anyone who wants to know where 9/11 came from, and how Americans can fight back. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.40! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Islam: A Short History more books like this by Karen Armstrong add to wishlist In ISLAM: A SHORT HISTORY, the always erudite and engaging religion writer Karen Armstrong meets the needs of those who feel they are, for whatever reason, poorly informed or are just curious about one of the major world religions. As she did in her bestselling A HISTORY OF GOD, Armstrong presents Islam's basic history, key figures, and major ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.56! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Great Theft: Wrestling Islam from the Extremists more books like this by Khaledm Abou El Fadl add to wishlist This is a passionate defense of Islam against the encroaching tide of fundamentalists corrupting the true faith. In "The Great Theft", Khaled Abou El Fadl, one of the world's preeminent Islamic scholars argues that Islam is currently passing through a transformative moment no less dramatic than the movements that swept through Europe during the ... see all copies from $2.73! new only from $5.29! \| first editions
6	How to Win a Cosmic War: God, Globalization, and the End of the War on Terror more books like this by Reza Aslan add to wishlist How does America win a Cosmic War--the war against Jihadism? By refusing to fight in one, according to Aslan, who maintains that the Jihadists have no earthly agenda because they are fighting a theological war. see all copies from $11.46! new only from $12.92! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Islamic Imperialism: A History more books like this by Professor Efraim Karsh add to wishlist From the first Arab-Islamic Empire of the mid-seventh century to the Ottomans, the last great Muslim empire, the story of the Middle East has been the story of the rise and fall of universal empires and, no less important, of imperialist dreams. So argues Efraim Karsh in this highly provocative book. Rejecting the conventional Western ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Siege of Mecca: The Forgotten Uprising in Islam's Holiest Shrine and the Birth of Al Qaeda more books like this by Yaroslav Trofimov add to wishlist On November 20, 1979, hundreds of gunmen stunned the world by seizing Islams holiest shrine, the Grand Mosque in Mecca. Trofimov interviews for the first time scores of direct participants in the siege, including former terrorists, and draws on hundreds of once-classified documents. see all copies from $3.85! new only from $6.27! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Mother of the Believers: A Novel of the Birth of Islam more books like this by Kamran Pasha, Anthony McCarten add to wishlist From a Hollywood screenwriter comes a stunning debut novel illustrating the birth of Islam from the perspective of the prophet Muhammad's young wife Aisha. see all copies from $3.29! new only from $3.29! \| SVS
10	Tamerlane: Sword of Islam, Conqueror of the World more books like this by Justin Marozzi add to wishlist A powerful account of the life of Tamerlane the Great (1336-1405), the last master nomadic power, one of history's most extreme tyrants ever, and subject of Marlowe's play. Marozzi travelled in the footsteps of the great Mogul Emperor of Samarkland to write this wonderful book which is part history, part travelogue. The name of the last great ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Islam-An Introduction: An Introduction more books like this by Professor Annemarie Schimmel add to wishlist For the general reader there are many profound insights of great consequence, for example, the passages on women, marriage, and inheritance, or the section on jihad, nearly always completely misunderstood in the press. see all copies from $3.38! new only from $11.87! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	God's Continent: Christianity, Islam, and Europe's Religious Crisis more books like this by Professor Philip Jenkins add to wishlist Is the Christian church in Europe doomed to collapse under the weight of globalization, Western secularism, and a flood of Muslim immigrants? Is Europe on the brink of becoming "Eurabia"? Though many pundits are predicting just such a scenario, God's Continent reveals the flaws in these arguments and offers a much more measured assessment of ... see all copies from $6.25! new only from $10.23! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Two Faces of Islam: The House of Sa'ud from Tradition to Terror more books like this by Stephen Schwartz add to wishlist A severely critical assessment of the form of Islam known as Wahhabism, and its role in present-day politics, especially via its "sponsor" the House of Saud. Schwartz sees Wahhabism as intolerant and totalitarian, and says it is a source of terror whose adherents present a threat both to those inside Saudi Arabia and to the world. He also cites ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
14 view cover	Mohammedanism more books like this by Hamilton A Gibb add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $35.50!
15 view cover	Sacred Rage: The Wrath of Militant Islam more books like this by Robin Wright add to wishlist For a generation, Muslim extremists have targeted Americans in an escalation of terror that culminated in the September 11 attacks. Our shared confusion -- Who are the attackers? Why are we targets? -- is cleared away in a book as dramatic as it is authoritative. Updated with new chapters on Afghanistan and the the broader Islamic movement, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	God's Terrorists: The Wahhabi Cult and the Hidden Roots of Modern Jihad more books like this by Charles Allen add to wishlist What are the roots of todays militant fundamentalism in the Muslim world? In this insightful and wide-ranging history, Charles Allen finds an answer in an eighteenth-century reform movement of Muhammed ibn Abd al-Wahhab and his followers-the Wahhabi-who sought the restoration of Islamic purity and declared violent jihad on all who opposed them. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The Crusaders more books like this by Regine Pernoud add to wishlist see all copies from $7.07! new only from $10.17! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	The Shade of Swords: Jihad and the Conflict Between Islam and Christianity more books like this by M J Akbar add to wishlist An Indian journalist, Akbar examines the concept of jihad in Islam and argues that much of the violence between Muslims and Christians throughout history has been instigated by the latter. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.08! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Islam in History: Ideas, People, and Events in the Middle East more books like this by Bernard W Lewis add to wishlist From the first expansion of Islam to the exploits of Saddam Hussein, Middle Eastern society has been fatefully involved with the West. This revised and updated collection of essays by a leading Western expert on Islam and the Middle East gives essential background to the present Middle Eastern conflicts and their interaction, through mutual ... see all copies from $2.93! new only from $4.98! \| SVS
20 view cover	Jihad in Islamic History: Doctrines and Practice more books like this by Michael Bonner add to wishlist What is jihad? Does it mean violence, as many non-Muslims assume? Or does it mean peace, as some Muslims insist? Because jihad is closely associated with the early spread of Islam, today's debate about the origin and meaning of jihad is nothing less than a struggle over Islam itself. In "Jihad in Islamic History", Michael Bonner provides the first ... see all copies from $9.90! new only from $17.52! \| SVS
21 view cover	Science & Civilization in Islam more books like this by Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr add to wishlist Science and Civilization in Islam has remained unsurpassed as the authoritative statement on this subject. With his characteristic breadth of learning, clarity of exposition and insight, Seyyed Hossein Nasr presents here for the first time a full picture of Islamic science, not as a chapter in the history of Western science, but as an integral ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.64! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	What Every American Needs to Know about the Qur'an: A History of Islam & the United States more books like this by William J Federer add to wishlist WHAT EVERY AMERICAN NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT THE QUR'AN - A HISTORY OF ISLAM & THE UNITED STATES You will be fascinated by this fast-paced, objective history of the world from a perspective you have never imagined. Current events will come into focus in the back drop of 1,400 years of inconceivable yet true events and conflicts. Thousands of books, ... see all copies from $12.74! new only from $12.74! \| SVS
23 view cover	Understanding Jihad more books like this by David Cook add to wishlist Jihad is one of the most loaded and misunderstood terms in the news today. Contrary to popular understanding, the term does not mean 'holy war'. Nor does it simply refer to the inner spiritual struggle. This book, judiciously balanced, accessibly written, and highly relevant to today's events, unravels the tangled historical, intellectual, and ... see all copies from $5.95! new only from $18.00!
24 view cover	Assassins: The Story of Medieval Islam's Secret Sect more books like this by W B Bartlett add to wishlist The so-called 'Assassins' are one of most spectacular legends of medieval history. In the popular imagination they are drug-crazed fanatics who launched murderous attacks on their enemies, terrorising the medieval world. Since the tales of Marco Polo and others, the myths surrounding them have been fantastically embellished and the truth has ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $12.28! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Heirs of Muhammad: Islam's First Century and the Origins of the Sunni-Shia Split more books like this by Barnaby Rogerson add to wishlist see all copies from $2.70! new only from $5.42! \| first editions \| SVS

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	Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet by Karen Armstrong see all from $2.53! new only from $6.99!
	What Went Wrong?: The Clash Between Islam and Modernity in the Middle East by Bernard W Lewis see all from $1.99! new only from $2.99!
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