The term Shariah, often translated as ‘Islamic law’, is among the most hotly debated and contested of Islamic ideas – both among Muslims and more recently as part of a political discourse in the We...
From Publishers Weekly
Nasr, a professor at George Washington University and a living legend in Islamic studies, was commissioned by Harper San Francisco to write this book after the attacks of Se...
Many people fail to associate the violence committed by Muslims with Islam itself. They steadfastly seek alternative explanations, such as colonialism, tribal tensions, racism, and poverty. They re...