The Bible: What Everyone Needs to Know ®
Michael Coogan
The Bible is the most influential book in Western history. As the foundational text of Judaism and Christianity, the Bible has been interpreted and reinterpreted over millennia, utilized ...
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Jihad: What Everyone Needs to Know©
Asma Afsaruddin
The word “jihad” is everywhere in the global media. It generally appears in the context of violence waged against the West by militants in or from Muslim-majority societies. This usage ...
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The Qur'an: What Everyone Needs to Know®
Jane McAuliffe
Millions of non-Muslims know the name of the Muslim scripture, whether it is written as “Qur’an” or “Quran” or “Koran.” But for most, that is all they know. Many have fallen victim to the ...
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Shariah: What Everyone Needs to Know®
John L. Esposito and Natana J. DeLong-Bas
Sharia is by now a term that most Americans and Europeans recognize, though few really understand what it means. Often portrayed as a medieval system used by religious zealots to oppress ...
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What Everyone Needs to Know about Islam (2 ed.)
John L. Esposito
Since the terrorist attacks of September 11th, there has been an overwhelming demand
for information about Islam, and recent events - the war in Iraq, terrorist attacks
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