Product Description: In light of recent concern over Shari’ah, such as proposed laws to prohibit it in the United States and conflict over the role it should play in the new Egyptian constitution, many people are confused about the meaning of Shari‘ah in Islam and its role in the world today...read more

Conservative Islam: A Cultural Anthropology by Erich Kolig analyzes the salient characteristics of Islam and contemporary Muslim society from the perspective of traditional cultural anthropology. Gender issues, the headscarf and veiling, alcohol and pork prohibition, the taboo on satirizing religious contents, violence and jihad, attitudes toward rationalism and modernity, and other important issues that emanate from Islamic doctrine are discursively highlighted as to their origins, symbolic meanings, and importance in the modern world. By highlighting socio-cultural configurations, the universals they represent, the circumstances of their creation, and their semiotic meaning, Kolig helps the reader gain understanding of Islam in the modern world.

Product Description: This book is essentially a comprehensive survey of principles and criteria derived from the main sources of knowledge in Islam, the Qur'an and the way of Prophet, for the Muslim youth today. Covering topics from how to increase your knowledge of God to the ways to improve and increase the sense of worship, it attempts to help better understand reasoning behind Islamic rules and morality...read more

Product Description: This book is a valuable resource for families that want to teach kids about wudu and salah in an entertaining way. It provides fundamentals of ablution and daily prayers and can be used as conversation starters. Short surahs and prayers typically recited during the daily prayers are also included with Arabic original and English translation...read more

Product Description: The How to Live as a Muslim series is an essential guide for anyone who seeks to acquire an accurate knowledge of Islam, as it elucidates all the facets of Islam with precise brevity in three volumes: An Introduction to Islamic Faith and Thought, Living in the Shade of Islam, and Living the Ethics and Morality of Islam...read more

Product Description: The word Muslim is commonly used like a brand name: One is either Muslim or not. In this book, Tatari expounds on the literal meaning of being a Muslim, which is the verbal noun submitter. She explains that we are a submitter (Muslim) if and when we submit our mind, heart, and actions to God’s Will...read more

Product Description: Never before in the history of the United States has the religion of Islam come under such scrutiny and hatred. Is Islam really a "terrorist religion?" Is Islam compatible with democracy? Are there different sects of Islam; and if so, how do they differ from one another in their theologies, rituals and practice of their faith?This book provides objective answers to these questions...read more

Product Description: Islam, Europe and Emerging Legal Issues brings together vital analysis of the challenges that Europe poses for an expanding Islam and that Islam poses for Europe, within their ever-evolving religious, legal, and social environments...read more

Product Description: Blickkulturen im Islam, das Wechselspiel von Sehen, Inszenieren und Verbergen im islamisch gepragten Kulturraum, stehen im Zentrum des Interesses. Das Sehen wird nicht nur innerhalb theologischer Diskurse um das Gottesbild und die Darstellung von Lebewesen reflektiert, es ist auch im Alltag durch komplexe Regelwerke gepragt, die die Perspektiven bestimmen und die Emotionen steuern...read more

Product Description: Addressing 100 key issues relevant to contemporary Muslims, this collection of Islamic legal opinions seeks to concentrate on the most controversial and divisive issues within Islamic life. Providing invaluable insight into the Islamic tradition, the Grand Mufti answers thousands of questions that have been posed to him over the years...read more

Introduces Muhammad and the basic tenets of the Islamic faith.

Continuing the innovation of the widely adopted first edition, the new edition excels in comprehensive coverage of world theatre from the Greeks to the present, adding as well a new unit on classical Japanese theatre and additional plays from medieval England, Jacobean theatre, the Golden Age Spanish theatre, and plays from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Diverse thematic materials and essential critical and learning apparatus are expanded also with "Aside" boxes on interesting topics. The 46 plays include strong representation of women and African-American playwrights and an exceptional collection of contemporary plays from around the world. "Critical Contexts" at the end of each unit provide unparalleled support material exploring the literary, cultural, and social contexts of the plays.