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Writing in the tradition of the great Arab historian, Ibn Khaldun, Akbar S. Ahmed provides an explanation of Muslim history and society which will be of interest to Muslims and non-Muslims alike. Islam is popularly seen, especially in the West, as aggressive and fanatic. This readable and accessible account, by an internationally known social scientist, balances that image, combining an astute understanding of Islamic history with sociological analysis of contemporary Muslim societies. An objective picture emerges of the main features of Muslim history and the compulsions of Muslim society.
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Sociology, Nonfiction, Islam, Essence, genius, nature, History, Islam, history, Histoire, RELIGIONTimes
20th centuryShowing 6 featured editions. View all 6 editions?
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Discovering Islam
2004, Taylor & Francis Inc
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0203714547 9780203714546
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Discovering Islam: Making Sense of Muslim History and Society
March 29, 2002, Routledge
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0415285259 9780415285254
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Discovering Islam: Making Sense of Muslim Heritage
December 1996, Kazi Publications
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Discovering Islam: making sense of Muslim history and society
1988, Routledge & K. Paul
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"The images of Islam in the world are of brutality, fanaticism, hatred and disorder: Libyans killing policewomen in London, Palestinians hijacking passenger planes, Iranians seizing foreign embassies and Indonesians blowing up the Borobudur temple in Java."
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