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London: Thorsons / HarperCollins, 1995. Paperback trade, good condition only, top edge & base title page little foxed, pages toned as usual, minor edgewear. 126 pp. Titus Burckhardt provides a basic introduction to Sufism, the mystical or esoteric dimension of Islam that includes meditation, contemplation, yoga and dance. He also compares Sufismto Christian and Hindu mysticism.

Cambridge: Polity Press, 2016. 1st p//b ed.. Paperback small trade, very good condition, minimal laminate lifting fore-edge rear cover, minor edgewear. 137 pp. In this essay, Tamara Sonn argues that whilst the West has many enemies among Muslims, it is politics not religion that informs their grievances. The author concludes that Islam is not the problem, and war is… Read more about this item

Melbourne: Melbourne University Press (MUP), 2006. 1st, reprint ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, bottom corner tip rear cover little creased, minor edgewear. 340 pp. Antony Loewenstein, a young Australian Jew, asks how much Zionism - the ideology of Jewish nationalism - is to blame for the intractable Israel-Palestine conflict. He looks at ways in which the Jewish… Read more about this item

Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2001. 1st ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor rubbing bottom edge, faint foxing edges, minor edgewear. 355 pp. Milton Viorst explores the complex struggle to reconcile the Muslim community's fierce determination to live by traditional Islamic law and beliefs with the desire for economic and political power in the modern world.

Hayward, CA: Zaytuna Institute, 2005. 1st ed.. Paperback trade, very good condition, few tiny pin head marks fore-edge first few pages, light toning edges, minor edgewear, minor annotation last page, autograph (written dedication by author). 186 pp. Imam Zaid Shakir provides an anthology of his reflective essays about being an American Muslim. In his foreword, he states… Read more about this item

New York: Oxford university Press (OUP), 2007. 2nd ed.. Paperback large octavo, very good plus condition, minimal edgewear. 512 pp. The editors, John Donohue and John Esposito, present the second edition of their influential book of essays on Islam adapting to the modern world (originally published in 1982). Since then,. 9/11 and continued acts of global terrorism from Madrid… Read more about this item

Melbourne: Scribe Publications Pty Ltd, 2009. 1st Australian ed.. Paperback trade, very good condition, minor edgewear. 243 pp. Joris Luyendijk, a Dutch journalist and anthropologist, tells the story of his five years as a correspondent in the Middle East. He speaks Arabic and communicates with stone throwers, terrorists, taxi drivers, and professors, victims and aggressors, and community leaders and… Read more about this item

London: Zed Books, 2002. 1st p/b ed.. Paperback small trade, very good condition, crease top corner tip rear cover creased, spine ends little rubbed, minor edgewear. 162 pp. In this short accessible book, A. G. Noorani discusses certain basic concepts needed to counteract the upsurge in prejudice and misinformation about Muslims, and to reject the tendency to agree with… Read more about this item

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2015. 1st ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, top corner creased back cover, minor edgewear. 240 pp. Mona Eltahawy travels across the Middle East and North Africa, meeting with women and listening to their stories. she explains that since the Arab Spring began, women in the region have had two revolutions to undertake: one fought… Read more about this item

Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 2009. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear, minor annotation free flyleaf (purchase date). 309 pp. Why did a nice middle class Australian Muslim boy want to consider joining the jihad in Afghanistan? Irfan Yusuf tells his story of growing up Muslim in the suburbs of Sydney. A hilarious irreverent memoir of cultural confusions,… Read more about this item

Sydney: Australian Palestinian Club, 2010. Second, revised ed.. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, black & white text-photos, glossy paper, minimal edgewear. 231 pp. Revised edition. A survey of Palestinian Australians. Includes a brief history of Palestine, the lack of unity among Australian Palestinian factions, and the unresolved Israel-Palestine problem.

London: Ta-Ha Publishers, 1999. Reprint ed.. Paperback trade, very good condition, front cover little creased along spine, spine slightly faded, minor edgewear, cover design differs from stock photo. 70 pp. This book is a practical guide to daily life as a Muslim woman in a non-Muslim society (specifically, Britain). This book is a result of the author's personal experience… Read more about this item

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2002. 1st ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, slight bump top spine, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. 287 pp. This book tries to explain why the Middle East is different from other parts of the world. The author has given a comprehensive analysis of the region's issues and why they remain unresolved.

New York: Oxford University Press (OUP), 1991. Expanded p/b ed.. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white photos, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. 251 pp. This book introduces the faith, belief, and practice of Islam from its earliest origins up to its contemporary resurgence. The book is suited to use in courses on Islam, comparative religions, and Middle… Read more about this item

London: Virgin Books, 2001. Reprint ed.. Paperback small trade, very good condition, few maps, spine little creased, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. 261 pp. This book is a comprehensive and factual introduction to Islam. Set out in clearly defined and concise sections, it covers all aspects of the religion

London: Penguin Books / BBC Books, 1998. Paperback small trade, good condition, black & white photos, cover corners little creased, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. 301 pp. This book has been published to accompany a six-part BBC-TV series by the makers of the award-winning 'Death of Yugoslavia'. The authors are a unique Israel-Arab collaboration. In this book they… Read more about this item

San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 2005. 1st p/b ed.. Paperback large trade, very good plus condition, pages faintly toned, minimal edgewear, cover design differs from stock photo. 314 pp. By the iman of a mosque in New York City who has strived to build bridges between American Muslims and the American public. Shows the importance of assiduous cultivation of mutual respect.… Read more about this item

New York: Vintage, 2011. Paperback small trade, good condition, top corners two pages creased, pages lightly toned, faint foxing top edge, minor edgewear corner tips. 192 pp. This is a chronicle of Egyptian society, stating the most urgent issues - economic stagnation, police brutality, poverty, the harassment of women and of the Christian minority - that led to the… Read more about this item

London: Serpent's Tail / Profile Books, 2018. 1st ed.. Hardback small, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), minor edgewear jacket (front fore-edge slightly rubbed). 209 pp. The remarkable story of the Yazidi women whose lives have been turned upside down by ISIS, and the man who risks everything to save them. Until 2014, Abdullah Shrem made his… Read more about this item

Washington, DC: Regnery Publishing / Eagle Publishing, 2004. 1st p/b, updated ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white photos centre spread, minor edgewear. 335 pp. Dore Gold describes how Saudi Arabia actively supporting terrorism. Using previously unpublished documents, the former Israeli Ambassador to the UN and internationally known Middle East strategy expert, pieces together the links between… Read more about this item