Book Review

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Book Review May 1, 2008

Ibn al-Haytham: First Scientist

Bradley Steffens is the author of twenty-seven nonfiction books for children and young adults. Ibn al-Haytham: First Scientist…

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Book Review Jan 1, 2008

The Qur’an: A Biography

The Qur’an: A Biography. Such a title would normally suggest a book that deals with the history of…

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Book Review Jan 1, 2006

On the Messenger of God

This introduction by me as a professor of Oriental studies might be seen as an incentive to attract…

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Book Review Jan 1, 2004

Pearls of Wisdom

This book is a compilation of some of the wise sayings of M. Fethullah Gulen, each of which…

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Book Review Oct 1, 2003

Islam at the Crossroads

On the Life and Thought of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi (Ibrahim Abu-Rabi) During the nineteenth century, Turkey underwent an…

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Book Review Jul 1, 2003

Living in the Shade of Islam

Ismail BuyukcelebiThe Fountain, 2003, Paper Back, 422 pages, ISBN 1-932099-21-2 At a time when there is a vast…

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Book Review Apr 1, 2003

Interfaith Dialog and Peacebuilding

David R. Smock (Editor). Interfaith Dialogue and Peacebuilding.(United States Institute of Peace Press: 2002)150 pages, ISBN 1-929223-35-8.  In…

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Book Review Jan 1, 2003

A New Religious America

Diana L. Eck. Diana Eck, leader of Harvard University’s Pluralism Project, introduces readers to America’s new religious landscape…

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