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1	The Al Qaeda Reader more books like this by Raymond Ibrahim (Translator), Victor Davis Hanson (Introduction by) add to wishlist Westerners from across the political spectrum will be fascinated and enlightened by this volume's insights into the nature of Islamic texts and the ways in which al Qaeda has used these texts to manufacture hatred against America's civilization and way of life. see all copies from $5.83! new only from $7.66! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Secret War with Iran: The 30-Year Clandestine Struggle Against the World's Most Dangerous Terrorist Power more books like this by Ronen Bergman add to wishlist Israel's top investigative reporter reveals the clandestine counter-jihad that the CIA and Mossad have been fighting for 29 years against Iran and its terrorist proxy, Hizbollah. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Mantle of the Prophet: Religion and Politics in Iran more books like this by Roy Mottahedeh add to wishlist Drawn from the first-hand accounts of eyewitnesses, Roy Mottahedeh's account of Islam and politics in revolutionary Iran is widely regarded as one the best records ofd that turbulent time ever written. The true story of a young mullah, hi life in the sacred shrine city of Qom, and the dramatic events of the 1979 Revolution, this account paints a ... see all copies from $4.50! new only from $20.52! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Islamic Activism: A Social Movement Theory Approach more books like this by Mark Tessler (Editor), Quintan Wiktorowicz (Editor), Charles Tilly, Ph.D. (Foreword by) add to wishlist This volume represents the first comprehensive attempt to incorporate the study of Islamic activism into social movement theory. It argues that the dynamics, processes, and organization of Islamic activism can be understood as important elements of contention that transcend the specificity of "Islam" as a system of meaning and identity and a basis ... see all copies from $16.77! new only from $31.14! \| SVS
5	Morocco: The Islamist Awakening and Other Challenges more books like this by Marvine Howe add to wishlist In Morocco, Marvine Howe, a former correspondent for The New York Times presents an incisive and comprehensive review of the Moroccan kingdom and its people, past and present. It addresses emerging issues and problems - equal rights for women, elimination of corruption and correction of glaring economic and social disparities - and asks the ... see all copies from $4.39! new only from $4.39! \| SVS
6	The Modern Middle East: A History more books like this by James L Gelvin add to wishlist In the wake of 11 September 2001, there has been much talk about the inevitable clash between 'East' and 'West.' This book presents an alternative approach to understanding the genealogy of contemporary events. By taking students and the general reader on a guided tour of the past five hundred years of Middle Eastern history, this book examines ... see all copies from $3.99! new only from $25.44!
7	Formations of the Secular: Christianity, Islam, Modernity more books like this by Professor Talal Asad add to wishlist Opening with the provocative query "what might an anthropology of the secular look like?" this work explores the concepts, practices, and political formations of secularism, with emphasis on the major historical shifts that have shaped secular sensibilities in the modern West and Middle East. It proceeds to dismantle commonly held assumptions ... see all copies from $14.92! new only from $16.95! \| SVS
8	Between Memory and Desire: The Middle East in a Troubled Age more books like this by R Stephen Humphreys add to wishlist Middle Easterners today are caught between memories of the past and frustrated hopes for the future. They struggle to find solutions to crises of economic stagnation, political gridlock, and cultural identity. In recent decades Islam has become central to this struggle, and almost every issue involves fierce, sometimes violent debates over the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Islam After Communism: Religion and Politics in Central Asia more books like this by Adeeb Khalid add to wishlist Adeeb Khalid combines insights from the study of both Islam and Soviet history in this sophisticated analysis of the ways that Muslim societies in Central Asia have been transformed by the Soviet presence in the region. Arguing that the utopian Bolshevik project of remaking the world featured a sustained assault on Islam that destroyed patterns of ... see all copies from $10.50! new only from $24.38! \| SVS
10	The Many Faces of Political Islam: Religion and Politics in the Muslim World more books like this by Mohammed Ayoob add to wishlist Analysts and pundits from across the American political spectrum describe Islamic fundamentalism as one of the greatest threats to modern, Western-style democracy. Yet very few non-Muslims would be able to venture an accurate definition of political Islam. Mohammed Ayoob's "The Many Faces of Political Islam" is the first work to thoroughly ... see all copies from $23.95! new only from $23.95! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Reaping the Whirlwind: The Taliban Movement in Afghanistan more books like this by Michael Griffin add to wishlist This study of the Taliban, the Islamic movement that assumed power in Afghanistan after the war with Russia, examines its beliefs, its leaders, and its rule--as well as its relations with the West and its controversial links to the terrorist network of Osama bin Laden. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.67! \| first editions
12 view cover	My Hope for Peace more books like this by Jehan Sadat add to wishlist From the former First Lady of Egypt, best-selling author, crusader for women's rights, and widow of the slain Nobel Peace Prize winner Anwar Sadat, comes a timely, clear-eyed examination of the defining issues of the Middle East. Drawing on their life together and her first-hand knowledge of the recent history the Middle East - history she played ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Apocalypse of Ahmadinejad: The Revelation of Iran's Nuclear Prophet more books like this by Mark Hitchcock add to wishlist In his follow up to "Iran: The Coming Crisis," Hitchcock presents compelling evidence for readers as they relate to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, his threat to the world, and Bible prophecy. Hitchcock digs deep into Ahmadinejads life, Iranian history, and current events to reveal end times prophecy in a Christian and Islamic context. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
14 view cover	Mobilizing Islam: Religion, Activism and Political Change in Egypt more books like this by Professor Carrie Rosefsky Wickham add to wishlist -- L. Carl Brown, Foreign Affairs see all copies from $15.50! new only from $35.28! \| SVS
15 view cover	Islamist Networks: The Afghan-Pakistan Connection more books like this by Professor Mariam Abou Zahab, Professor Olivier Roy add to wishlist Al Qaida was unable to realize its lethal potential until it found sanctuary in Afghanistan, where Osama bin Laden fled after being expelled from Sudan. But why was the network's sanctuary not attacked before September 2001, especially after the bombing of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998? Abou Zahab and Roy argue that the Taliban ... see all copies from $14.00! new only from $19.95!
16 view cover	God Has Ninety Nine Names: Reporting from a Militant Middle East more books like this by Judith Miller add to wishlist Miller, a journalist who covered the Middle East for twenty years, explores the different Islamic fundamentalist movements that exist in ten Middle Eastern countries and concludes, after presenting the various interpretations of the Koran and Islamic law, that there are as many Islams as there are Islamic nations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Allah's Bomb: The Islamic Quest for Nuclear Weapons more books like this by Al J Venter add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	My Year Inside Radical Islam more books like this by Daveed Gartenstein-Ross add to wishlist Raised by parents who were Jewish by birth but dismissive of strict dogma, the author reveals his experience of converting to Islam and recounts a story of how a good faith can be distorted and a decent soul can be seduced away from its principles. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| first editions
19 view cover	Islam in the World more books like this by Malise Ruthven add to wishlist This work is an introduction to the Islamic world - past and present -and to the challenges it presents to western society. Fully revised for this second edition, it includes chapters on the spiritual richness of the religion, the law and how it reflects attitudes to society and to women in particular, as well as an incisive analysis of various ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| first editions
20 view cover	Arguing the Just War in Islam more books like this by John Kelsay add to wishlist Jihad, with its many terrifying associations, is a term widely used today, though its meaning is poorly grasped. Few people understand the circumstances requiring a jihad, or "holy" war, or how Islamic militants justify their violent actions within the framework of the religious tradition of Islam. How Islam, with more than one billion followers, ... see all copies from $9.00! new only from $11.89! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	The history of Islamic political thought : from the prophet to the present more books like this by Antony Black add to wishlist A comprehensive overview of Islamic political thought, stretching from Early Islam (c.622-661) to the Age of Fundamentalism (c.1920-2000). The book encompasses religion, law, ethics and statecraft as expressed in systematic treatises, occasional writings, official rhetoric, and popular slogans. The chapters cover a broad range of subjects ... see all copies from $32.68! new only from $46.89!
22 view cover	Failure of political Islam more books like this by Olivier Roy add to wishlist For many Westerners, the 1990s may seem the era of Islamic fundamentalism with radical Muslims everywhere on the march, remaking societies and altering the landscape of contemporary politics. Offering a corrective to such a view, the French political philosopher Olivier Roy depicts an entirely different spectacle - political Islam is a failure. ... see all copies from $6.49! new only from $17.35! \| SVS
23 view cover	Islam and Resistance in Afghanistan more books like this by Professor Olivier Roy add to wishlist In this book, Olivier Roy examines the history, ideology and structures of the Afghan resistance. He argues that the forces opposing Marxist rule of the country, though advocating a return to the basic tenets of Islam, are far from reactionary or backward-looking. Indeed he sees an Islamic revolution, advocating a modernisation of Afghan society, ... see all copies from $23.60! new only from $40.20! \| SVS
24 view cover	War Without End more books like this by Dilip Hiro add to wishlist 'The first war of the twenty-first century.' That is how President George W. Bush described the start of the war against terror signaled by the catastrophic terrorist attacks on New York and Washington DC on September 11th 2001. In reality, though, the war against terror began during the Presidency of Bill Clinton in August 1998 when the US ... see all copies from $7.82! new only from $41.34!
25 view cover	The Future of Political Islam more books like this by Graham E Fuller add to wishlist A sweeping examination of political Islam's sources, diverse forms, and implications for politics in the Muslim world and its relations with the West see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.60! \| first editions \| SVS

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