Proof is everywhere for the existence of a mighty creator. Who is active in the universe and even in each person's life. Modern science proves that chance evolution is impossible. Mathematically, it is impossible for even a single species to happen accidentally. Scientists now say the universe and creation require a vital force. Describes notable passages from the Quran, learn solid scientific facts, which describe the true origins of creation as ...

In the richly evocative tradition of the bestselling "Reading Lolita in Tehran," this is a story of a family that had the courage to dream impossible dreams and to make them come true against impossible odds. ...

Looks at the continuing political significance of religious rituals commemorating the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE. ...

Bowman Dodd documents changes in Turkey, encouraged by the "embrace" of modernity. She considers Turkish women's rights, harems and marriage, the management of the household, education, slavery, the Sultan's reign, and nationalist movements in the Ottoman Empire. ...

In a time of unprecedented danger for the West, it's crucial that Americans understand the true nature of the adversaries we face and how we are making them bolder each day. Join Aaron Klein, award-winning journalist and radio commentator, as he schmoozes
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A journalist who covered the civil war in Afghanistan for 20 years and interviewed leaders of the Taliban organization brings into sharp focus this most radical of fundamentalist Islamic movements, which is creating instability in the East and taking an increasing role in the development of oil and gas pipelines from Central Asia to Western and Asian markets. ...

Powerful and timely, this dual citizen chronicles his angst and personal journey through two cultures in the wake of 9/11. ...

Gaiduk offers a comparative approach to the long and complex history of relations between Europe and Islam, from the early seventh century to the present day. ...

Murray S. Fradin, B.A., M.A., an historian and Middle East Specialist, has drawn upon his research to bring out a new edition of "Jihad: The Madhi Rebllion in the Sudan."In it he hopes to show uncanny parallels between this century-old war and the events occurring today in the Middle East -- including the rise of radical Islamic movements and the Iraqi crisis.It is Mr. Fradin's thesis that long-standing differences in the Middle East can ...

Illustrated with photographs, drawings, and cartoons gathered from popular culture, this provocative book demonstrates that the veil, the garment known in Islamic cultures as the hijab, holds within its folds a semantic versatility that goes far beyond current cliches and homogenous representations. Whether seen as erotic or romantic, a symbol of oppression or a sign of piety, modesty, or purity, the veil carries thousands of years of religious, ...