ISLAM

ISLAM 2008

April 2008

Compiled by Glenda Armstrong
Bibliographer, Muir S. Fairchild Research Information Center
Maxwell AFB, AL

Contents

General Information

Beliefs - Prophet Muhammad

Articles of Faith - The Koran

Duties and Practices

Banking and Finance
Jihad
Law (Shari'a)

Branches and Denominations

Salafi Da'wa or Ahlul Sunna wal Jama'a (Wahhabi)
Shi'a
Sufi
Sunni

Culture and Society

Communication
Education
Human Rights
Politics
Women

History

Islam and Other Religions

Islam and the West

Radical Political Islam

Regional Issues

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General Information

Internet Resources

Abuznaid, Samir. Islam and Management: What Can Be Learned? Thunderbird International Business Review January-February 2006.
Available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=19189865&site=ehost-live

A Quick Reference to the Key People, Places, and Events of Islam. OAH Magazine of History January 2008.
Available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=28778007&site=ehost-live

Sachedina, Abdulaziz. End-of-Life: The Islamic View. Lancet August 27, 2005.
Available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=18033060&site=ehost-live

Books

Almond, Ian. The New Orientalists: Postmodern Representations of Islam from Foucault to Baudrillard. New York, I. B. Tauris, 2007. 229 p.
Book call no.: 181.07 A452n

Arkoun, Mohammed. Islam: To Reform or to Subvert? London, Saqi Books, 2006. 416 p.
Book call no.: 297 A721i

The Blackwell Companion to Contemporary Islamic Thought, edited by Ibrahim M. Abu-Rabi'. Malden, MA, Blackwell Publishing, 2006. 675 p.
Book call no.: 297.2 B632

Cook, David. Martyrdom in Islam. New York, Cambridge University Press, 2007. 206 p.
Book call no.: 297.2 C771m

Encyclopedia of Politics and Religion, edited by Robert Wuthnow. Washington, CQ Press, 2007. 2 vols.
Book call no.: 322.103 E56

Geaves, Ron. Key Words in Islam. Washington, Georgetown University Press, 2006. 122 p.
Book call no.: 297.03 G292k

Greaves, Ron. Aspects of Islam. Washington, Georgetown University Press, 2005. 264 p.
Book call no.: 297 G292a

Grieve, Paul. A Brief Guide to Islam: History, Faith and Politics: The Complete Introduction. New York, Carroll and Graf Publishers, 2006. 433 p.
Book call no.: 297 G848b

Hassaballa, Hesham A. and Helminski, Kabir. The Beliefnet Guide to Islam. New York, Doubleday-Three Leaves Press, 2006. 188 p.
Book call no.: 297 H353b

Islamic Philosophy from Its Origin to the Present: Philosophy in the Land of Prophecy, edited by Seyyed Hossein Nasr. Albany, NY, State University of New York Press, 2006. 380 p.
Book call no.: 181.07 N264i

Manji, Irshad. The Trouble with Islam: A Muslim's Call for Reform in Her Faith. New York, St. Martin's Press, 2003. 229 p.
Book call no.: 297 M278t

Muslim Cultures Today: A Reference Guide, edited by Kathryn M. Coughlin. Westport, CT, Greenwood Press, 2006. 238 p.
Book call no.: 909.09767083 M987

Ruthven, Malise. Islam in the World. New York, Oxford University Press, 2006. 502 p.
Book call no.: 297 R976i 2006

Periodicals

From Soft Islam to Postmodern Populism Winter 2003 25:28-31 December 2007.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eoah&AN=13511507&site=ehost-live

Keshavarzian, Arang. The Muslim World Is not Flat. Middle East Report 37:5 Spring 2007.
Analyzes the 1995 CIA map showing worldwide Muslim distribution.

Beliefs - Prophet Muhammad

Internet Resources

al Islam: The Official Website of the Ahmadiyya Community. The Holy Prophet.
Available online at: http://www.alislam.org/holyprophet/

Muhammad.net. Prophet Muhammad: Biography, Mission and the Message of Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam.
Available online at: http://muhammad.net/j/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1

Books

Drummond, Richard Henry. Islam for the Western Mind: Understanding Muhammad and the Koran. Charlottesville, VA, Hampton Roads Pub. Co., 2005. 253 p.
Book call no.: 297 D795i

Gabriel, Mark A. Jesus and Muhammad. Lake Mary, FL, Charisma House, 2004. 258 p.
Presents biographies of both Jesus and the Prophet Muhammad so that one can compare their teachings.
Book call no.: 232 G118j

Menezes, J. L. The Life and Religion of Mohammed: The Prophet of Arabia. Fort Collins, CO, Roman Catholic Books, 2005. 194 p.
Book call no.: 297.63 M543L

Peterson, Daniel C. Muhammad: Prophet of God, foreword by Khaleel Mohammed. Grand Rapids, MI, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2007. 186 p.
Book call no.: 297.63 P485m

Ramadan, Tariq. In the Footsteps of the Prophet: Lessons from the Life of Muhammad. New York, Oxford University Press, 2007. 242 p.
Book call no.: 297.63 R165i

Rogerson, Barnaby. The Heirs of Muhammad: Islam's First Century and the Origins of the Sunni-Shia Split. Woodstock, NY, Overlook Press, 2006. 415 p.
Book call no.: 297.09021 r731h

Zeitlin, Irving M. The Historical Muhammad. Malden, MA, Polity Press, 2007. 181 p.
Book call no.: 297.63 Z48h

Multimedia

Armstrong, Karen. Muhammad: Prophet for Our Time. New York, Recorded Books Productions, 2007. 6 sound discs (7 hours, 15 min.).
92 M952ac

Articles of Faith - The Koran

Internet Resources

Akpinar, Snjezana. Hospitality in Islam. Religion East & West October 2007.
Available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=27247489&site=ehost-live
Examines the stories of Abraham, Hagar, and Ismail as these stories are told in the Qur'an.

Beki, Niyazi. The Concept of Revelation According to the Bible and the Qur'an. Journal of Academic Studies August-October 2005.
Available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=18750088&site=ehost-live

Tidswell, Toni. A Clever Queen Learns the Wisdom of God: The Queen of Sheba in the Hebrew Scriptures and the Qur'an. Hecate 2007.
Available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=31125921&site=ehost-live

Usmani, Muhammad Taqi. The Islamization of Laws in Pakistan: The Case of Hudud Ordinances. Muslim World April 2006.
Available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=20396092&site=ehost-live

Books

Asad, Muhammad. The Message of the Qur'an: The Full Account of the Revealed Arabic Text Accompanied by Parallel Transliteration, translated and explained by Muhammad Asad and illustrated by Ahmed Mustafa. Bitton, Book Foundation, 2003. 1164 p.
Book call no.: 297.1227 A798m

Bucaille, Maurice and Pannell, Alastair D. The Bible, the Qur'an, and Science: The Holy Scriptures Examined in the Light of Modern Knowledge. Elmhurst, NY, Tahrike Tarsile Qur'an, Inc., 2003. 269 p.
Book call no.: 297.122 B918b

The Cambridge Companion to the Qur'an, edited by Jane Dammen McAuliffe. New York, Cambridge University Press, 2006. 332 p.
Book call no.: 297.1226 C178

Carrel, Olivier. Mysticism and Politics: A Critical Reading of Fi Zilal al-Qur'an by Sayyid Qutb (1906-1966). Boston, MA, Brill, 2003. 363 p.
Translation of Mystique et Politique. The book evaluates Qutb's doctrine concerning Judaism and Christianity, the Muslim family and Islamic emancipation of women.
Book call no.: 297.27 C314m

Drummond, Richard Henry. Islam for the Western Mind: Understanding Muhammad and the Koran. Charlottesville, VA, Hampton Roads Pub. Co., 2005. 253 p.
Book call no.: 297 D795i

Hofmann, Murad Wilfried. Islam and Qur'an: An Introduction. Beltsville, MD, Amana Publications, 2007. 217 p.
Book call no.: 297 H713i

Miller, Dave. The Quran Unveiled. Montgomery, AL, Apologetics Press, 2005. 296 p.
Book call no.: 297.12203 E56

Modern Muslim Intellectuals and the Qur'an, edited by Suha Taji-Farouki. New York, Oxford University Press, 2004. 342 p.
Book call no.: 297.1226 M689

Saeed, Abdullah. Interpreting the Qur'an: Towards a Contemporary Approach . New York, Routledge, 2006. 192 p.
Book call no.: 297.122601 S127i

Periodicals

Ali, Anjuman. Feminists Reread the Quran. Progressive 71:29-31 November 2007.

Battle of the Books. Economist 385:80-82 December 22, 2007.
Discusses how the Bible and the Koran are sold and marketed across the globe.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=28033533&site=ehost-live

Bukay, David. Peace or Jihad? Abrogation in Islam. Middle East Quarterly 14:3-11 Fall 2007.
Explains that the Qur'an is unique among sacred scriptures in accepting a doctrine of abrogation in which later pronouncements of the Prophet declare null and void his earlier pronouncements.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=26529398&site=ehost-live

Changing Meanings of Jihad. Jane's islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 14-16, May 2007.
Explains that there is a constantly shifting interpretation of the Quranic concept of jihad.

Katajun, Amirpur. The Changing Approach to the Text: Iranian Scholars and the Quran. Middle Eastern Studies 41:337-350 May 2005.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=17267119&site=ehost-live

Myers, Joseph C. The Quranic Concept of War: Review Essay. Parameters 36:108-121 Winter 2006.

Multimedia

Dawson, Alexandra. Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran. New York, History Channel, 2006. 1 videodisc (91 min.).
DVD call no.: 297.122

Duties and Practices

Banking and Finance | Jihad | Law (Shari'a)

Banking and Finance

Internet Resources

Ariss, Rima and Sarieddine, Yolia. Challenges in Implementing Capital Adequacy Guidelines to Islamic Banks. Journal of Banking Regulation. November 2007.
Available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=27501426&site=ehost-live
Objective of the article is to overview the recent guidelines for risk management and capital adequacy in Islamic banking and to study the implications of applying pillar 1 to a major Islamic bank.

Ariss, Rima and Sarieddine, Yollia. Challenges in Implementing Capital Adequacy Guidelines to Islamic Banks. Journal of Banking Regulation November 2007.
Available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=27501426&site=ehost-live
Objective of the article is to overview the recent guidelines for risk management and capital adequacy in Islamic banking and to study the implications of applying pillar 1 to a major Islamic bank.

Bizouati, Yael. Islamic Finance Finding Its Footing. Investment Dealers' Digest October 29, 2007.
Available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=27325753&site=ehost-live
Reports on the growth of Islamic finance in the financial services market, with total asets expanding at an annual rate of 15%.

CIMB Islamic: Pioneers in Islamic Investment Banking. Euromoney; 2007 Guide to Corporate Advisory 2007.
Available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=27510893&site=ehost-live

Conway, Kevin and Feese, Suzanne. The Tax Dilemma in Islamic Finance. International Tax Review July 2007.
Available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=26220886&site=ehost-live

Haniffa, Roszaini. Exploring the Ethical Identity of Islamic Banks via Communication in Annual Reports. Journal of Business Ethics . December 2007.
Available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=26883955&site=ehost-live

Wright, Chris. Gulf Banks Set Out to Stage an Asian Invasion. Asiamoney September 2007.
Available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=27467908&site=ehost-live

Books

El-Gamal, Mahmoud A. Islamic Finance: Law, Economics, and Practice. New York, Cambridge University Press, 2006. 221 p.
Book call no.: 332.091767 E41i

Iqbal, Munawar and Molyneux, Philip. Thirty Years of Islamic Banking: History, Performance, and Prospects. Houndmills, NY, Palgrave Macmillan, 2005. 190 p.
Book call no.: 332.1091767 I72t

Islam, Oil, and Geopolitics: Central Asia after September 11, edited by Elizabeth Van Wie Davis and Rouben Azizian. New York, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2007. 308 p.
Book call no.: 958.043 I82

Tripp, Charles. Islam and the Moral Economy: The Challenge of Capitalism. New York, Cambridge University Press, 2006. 229 p.
Book call no.: 297.273 T836i

Periodicals

Cocheo, Steve. Disinterested Banking. ABA Banking Journal 99:52-54 November 2007.
Focuses on the introduction of Islamic banking by Ann Arbor's University Bank in the U.S.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=27596547&site=ehost-live

An Islamic Nuclear Arms Race? Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 14-16, September 2007.

Martin, Matthew. The Globalisation of Islamic Banking. MEED: Middle East Economic Digest 51:33-36 September 7, 2007.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=26885936&site=ehost-live

Premium Products. MEED: Middle East Economic Digest 51:36-38 September 7, 2007.
"Discusses how Islamic banks could reduce their charges for Sharia-compliant financial products by way of securitisation and standardization"
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=26885937&site=ehost-live

Science in Islamic Societies. Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 1-4, April 2007.
"Argues that a predisposition towards prestigious arms purchases at the expense of funding research is endangering the competitiveness of Muslim countries in the modern world.

Jihad

Internet Resources

Current Events In Context: Terrorism.
Available online at: http://www.cqpress.com/context/articles/epr_jihad.html
From Encyclopedia of Politics and Religion.

Books

Allen, Charles. God's Terrorists: The Wahhabi Cult and the Hidden Roots of Modern Jihad. Cambridge, MA, Da Capo Press, 2006. 349 p.
Book call no.: 297.814 A425g

Bar, Shmuel. Jihad Ideology in Light of Contemporary Fatwas. Washington, Hudson Institute, September 2006. 18 p.
Also available online at: http://www.futureofmuslimworld.com/docLib/20060906_SBarJihad.pdf
Book call no.: 297.72 B223j

Batley, Brek. The Justification for Jihad, War and Revolution in Islam. Canberra, Australia, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University, June 2003. 30 p.
Book call no.: 297.27 B333j

Beyond Jihad: Critical Voices from Inside Islam, edited by Kim Ezra Shienbaum and Jamal Hasan. Bethesda, MD, Academica Press, 2006. 296 p.
Book call no.: 320.557 B573

Cohen, Jared. Children of Jihad: A Young American's Travels among the Youth of the Middle East. New York, Gotham Books, 2007. 278 p.
Book call no.: 915.604 C678c

Emerson, Steven. Jihad Incorporated: A Guide to Militant Islam in the US. Amherst, NY, Prometheus Books, 2006. 535 p.
Book call no.: 363.3250973 E53j

Green, Dominic. Three Empires on the Nile: The Victorian Jihad 1869 - 1899. New York, Free Press, 2007. 328 p.
Book call no.: 962.009 G795t

Hughes, James. Chechnya from Nationalism to Jihad. Philadelphia, PA, University of Pennsylvania Press, 2007. 275 p.
Book call no.: 947.52 H893c

The Islamic Imagery Project: Visual Motifs in Jihadi Internet Propaganda. West Point, NY, U. S. Military Academy, Combating Terrorism Center, March 2006. 128 p.
"The first comprehensive cataloging of the most important and recurring images used in violent jihadi literature, websites, and propaganda."
Book call no.: 303.375 I82

Jordan's 9/11: Dealing with Jihadi Islamism. Brussels, International Crisis Group, November 23, 2005. 28 p.
Also available online at: http://www.crisisgroup.org/library/documents/middle_east___north_africa/iraq_iran_gulf/47_jordan_s_9_11_dealing_with_jihadi_islamism.pdf
Book call no.: 363.3250956954 J82

Koi'ylu, Mustafa. Islam and Its Quest for Peace: Jihad, Justice and Education. Washington, Council for Research in Values and Philosophy, 2003. 250 p.
Book call no.: 297.27 K88i

Marranci, Gabriele. Jihad Beyond Islam. New York, Berg, 2006. 184 p.
Book call no.: 297.72 M358j

Peters, Rudolph. Jihad in Classical and Modern Islam: A Reader. Princeton, NJ, Marcus Wiener Publishers, 2005. 222 p.
Book call no.: 297.72 P483j 2005

Roshandel, Jalil and Chadra, Sharon. Jihad and International Security. New York, Palgrave Macmillan, 2006. 235 p.
Book call no.: 363.325 R262j

Sidel, John T. Riots Pogroms Jihad: Religious Violence in Indonesia. Ithaca, NY, Cornell University Press, 2006. 279 p.
Book call no.: 363.3209598 S568r

The State We Are in: Identity, Terror and the Law of Jihad, edited by Aftab Ahmad Malik. Bristol, UK, Amal Press, 2006. 140 p.
Contains essays that "address the crucial contemporary issues and challenges facing Muslims in the West."
Book call no.: 297.72 S797

Swami, Praveen. India, Pakistan and the Secret Jihad: The Covert War in Kashmir, 1947-2004. New York, Routledge, 2007. 258 p.
Book call no.: 954.604 S971i

Waterson, James. The Knights of Islam: The Wars of the Mamluks. St. Paul, MN, MBI Publishing, 2007. 304 p.
Book call no.: 962.02 W331k

Zabel, Sarah E. The Military Strategy of Global Jihad. Carlisle, PA, Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, October 2007. 18 p.
Also available online at: http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/PUB809.pdf
Book call no.: 320.557 Z12m

Periodicals

Analysing Jihadist Forums. Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 1-2, August 2006.

Avella, Valerie N. Y. The Domestic War on Terrorism: Fighting the Roots of Jihadist Extremism in the United States. Defense Intelligence Journal 15:13-24 2006.

Changing Meanings of Jihad. Jane's islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 14-16, May 2007.
Explains that there is a constantly shifting interpretation of the Quranic concept of jihad.

Hamid, Tawfiq. The Development of a Jihadi's Mind. Current Trends in Islamist Ideology 5:11-25 2007.

Hassner, Ron E. Islamic Just War Theory and the Challenge of Sacred Space in Iraq. Journal of International Affairs 61:131-152 Fall-Winter 2007.

Jihad in Somalia. Jane's Terrorism and Security Monitor, pp 2-3, November 2006.
Analyzes the threat of a wider conflict in Somalia because the Union of Islamic Courts declared a jihad against Ethiopia.

Moghadam, Assaf. Mayhem, Myths, and Martyrdom: The Shi'a Conception of Jihad. Terrorism and Political Violence 19:125-143 Spring 2007.
Provides an overview of the understanding of jihad in Islam at large, and then examines the reflections of four central Shi'a thinkers on Jihad.

Origins of Jihad. CQ Researcher 15:866-869 October 14, 2005.

Tibi, Bassam. The Totalitarianism of Jihadist Islamism and Its Challenge to Europe and to Islam. Totalitarian Movements and Political Religions 8:35-54 March 2007.
An analysis which stresses that Islamism is not to be equated with Islam, or treated as a monolith, but rather as a religiously and culturally diversified phenomenon whose common denominator is adherence to the unity of Islamic religious principles as the legitimation of a totalitarian government.

Law (Shari'a)

Internet Resources

BBC News. Sharia Law Explained.
Available online at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7234870.stm

Derin, Suleyman. The Tradition of Sulh among the Sufis; with Special Reference to Ibn Arabi and Yunus Emre. Journal of Academic Studies November 2005.
Available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=19865229&site=ehost-live

Graham, Toby. Question of Trusts. Lawyer February 4, 2008.
Available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=30036750&site=ehost-live

Books

al-Sadr, Muhammad al-Baqir. Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence: According to Shi'i Law. North Haledon, NJ, Islamic Publications International, 2003. 143 p.
Book call no.: 340.59 S126p

Bachar, Shmuel. Establishment Ulama and Radicalism in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan. Washington, Hudson Institute, 2006. 42 p.
Also available online at: http://www.futureofmuslimworld.com/docLib/20061226_UlamaandRadicalismfinal.pdf
Book call no.: 320.557 e79

Brown, Nathan and Hamzawy, Amr. The Draft Party Platform of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood: Foray into Political Integration or Retreat into Old Positions? Washington, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, January 2008. 24 p.
Book call no.: 320.5570962 B879d

El-Gamal, Mahmoud A. Islamic Finance: Law, Economics, and Practice. New York, Cambridge University Press, 2006. 221 p.
Book call no.: 332.091767 E41i

Hallaq, Wael B. The Origins and Evolution of Islamic Law. New York, Cambridge University Press, 2006. 234 p.
Book call no.: 340.59 H182o

Landau-Tasseron, Ella. "Non-Combatants" in Muslim Legal Thought. Washington, Hudson Institute, December 2006. 25 p.
Also available online at: http://www.futureofmuslimworld.com/docLib/20061226_NoncombatantsFinal.pdf
Book call no.: 340.59 L253n

Shari'a: Islamic Law in the Contemporary Context, edited by Abbas Amanat and Frank Griffel. Stanford, CA, Stanford University Press, 2007. 249 p.
Book call no.: 340.59 S531

Understanding Islamic Law: From Classical to Contemporary, edited by Hisham M. Ramadan. New York, AltaMira Press, 2006. 217 p.
Book call no.: 340.59 I55

Periodicals

Ahmad, Ahmad Atif. The Evolution of Just War Theory in Islamic Law: Texts, History, and the Purpose of "Reading." American Foreign Policy Interests 28:107-115 April 2006.

Daniels, Anthony. Sharia, Anglican Style. National Review 60:24-28 March 10, 2008.
Criticizes comments made by the Archbishop of Canterbury asserting that elements of sharia law ought to share jurisdiction with British law.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=30056029&site=ehost-live

Huff, Toby. Reformation in Islam? Society 44:62-69 September 2007.
Argues that large segments of the Muslim world are experiencing a radical return to ancient doctrine, not a reformation.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eoah&AN=13678678&site=ehost-live

Jones, Sandy Russell. The Battle over Family Law in Bahrain. Middle East Report 37:33-39 Spring 2007.

Law of God Versus Law of Man. Economist 385:50-51 October 13, 2007.
Discusses an overhaul of Saudi Arabia's legal system. The reform will add a third tier of courts and embrace more of the rule of law rather than the law of God.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=27079973&site=ehost-live

Of Note: Home Ownership the Islamic Way: Sharia-Compliant Mortgages in the United States. SAIS Review 27:93-94 September 2007.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eoah&AN=12713891&site=ehost-live

Rice-Oxley, Mark. Does Sharia Have a Role in Britain? Christian Science Monitor 100:1-10 February 12, 2008.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=29960325&site=ehost-live

Rutherford, Bruce K. What Do Egypt's Islamists Want? Moderate Islam and the Rise of Islamic Constitutionalism. Middle East Journal 60:707-732 Autumn 2006.

Branches and Denominations

Salafi Da'wa or Ahlul Sunna wal Jama'a (Wahhabi) | Shi'a | Sufi | Sunni

Salafi Da'wa or Ahlul Sunna wal Jama'a (Wahhabi)

Internet Resources

Bendie, Mervyn F. Secret Saudi Funding of Radical Islamic Groups in Australia. National Observer Autumn 2007.
Available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=25241757&site=ehost-live

Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. Wahhabi.
Available online at: http://www.bartleby.com/65/wa/Wahhabi.html

GlobalSecurity.org. Wahhabi.
Available online at: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/gulf/wahhabi.htm

Books

Allen, Charles. God's Terrorists: The Wahhabi Cult and the Hidden Roots of Modern Jihad. Cambridge, MA, Da Capo Press, 2006. 349 p.
Book call no.: 297.814 A425g

Bascio, Patrick. Defeating Islamic Terrorism: The Wahhabi Factor. Boston, Branden Publishing Co, 2007. 256 p.
Book call no.: 363.32516 B298d

Commins, David Dean. The Wahhabi Mission and Saudi Arabia. New York, I. B. Tauris, 2006. 276 p.
Book call no.: 297.81409538 C734w

DeLong-Bas, Natana J. Wahhabi Islam: From Revival and Reform to Global Jihad. New York, Oxford University Press, 2004. 370 p.
Book call no.: 297.814 D361w

Periodicals

Allen, Charles. The Hidden Roots of Wahhabism in British India. World Policy Journal 22:87-93 Summer 2005.
Examines the history of Indian Wahhabism.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=18462899&site=ehost-live

Anatomy of the Salafi Movement. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism 29:207-239 May 2006.
Explains the sources of unity that connect violent extremists with nonviolent puritans.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eoah&AN=11262591&site=ehost-live

Azerbaijan: Shia Roots and Salafi Advent. Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 11-12, May 2007.

Kabha, Mustafa and Erlich, Haggai. Al-Ahbash and Wahhabiyya: Interpretations of Islam. International Journal of Middle East Studies 38:519-538 November 2006.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=23120027&site=ehost-live

Morrison, Kenneth. Wahhabism in the Balkans. Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 6-8, February 2008.
"Attempts by Wahhabis to stir up religious and political strife in the Sandzak region of the Balkans has not yet been viewed as a significant threat."

Nationalism Co-Opts Algerian Islamism. Jane's Terrorism and Security Monitor, pp 4-5, November 2006.
Algeria's return to normality continues to gather pace. Article examines the effects of recent attempts by Salafist militants to reignite interest in the insurgency, which have yet to bear fruit.

Wiktorowicz, Quintan. Anatomy of the Salafi Movement. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism 29:207-239 April-May 2006.
Explains the sources of unity that connect violent extremists with nonviolent puritans.
Also available online at: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/ftinterface~content=a742005956~fulltext=713240930

Shi'a

Books

Cook, David. Martyrdom in Islam. New York, Cambridge University Press, 2007. 206 p.
Book call no.: 297.2 C771m

Gerecht, Reuel Marc. The Islamic Paradox: Shiite Clerics, Sunni Fundamentalists, and the Coming of Arab Democracy. Washington, AEI Press, 2004. 65 p.
Book call no.: 320.95609 G367i

Nasr, Vali. The Shia Revival: How Conflicts Within Islam Will Shape the Future. New York, W. W. Norton, 2006. 287 p.
Book call no.: 297.8209045 N264s

Shia Power Next Target Iran?, edited by Michel Korinman and John Laughland. Portland, OR, Vallentine Mitchell Academic, 2007. 373 p.
Book call no.: 955.0544 S555

Takim, Liyakat N. The Heirs of the Prophet: Charisma and Religious Authority in Shi'ite Islam. Albany, NY, State University of New York Press, 2006. 236 p.
Book call no.: 297.61 T136h

Periodicals

Azerbaijan: Shia Roots and Salafi Advent. Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 11-12, May 2007.

Deeb, Lara. Louder than Bombs. Middle East Report 37:18-19 Spring 2007.
Discusses the propaganda campaigns of both Shi'i and Sunni in Beirut.

Elad-Altman, Israel. The Sunni-Shi'a Conversion Controversy. Current Trends in Islamist Ideology 5:1-10 2007.

Iran Attempts to Heal the Muslim Divide. Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 5-7, April 2007.
Assesses the theological, cultural and political barriers to a union of Shia and Sunni Muslims.

Jones, Toby. Saudi Arabia's Not So New Anti-Shi'ism. Middle East Report 37:29-32 Spring 2007.

Knights, Michael. Emigre' Shia Stress Iraqi Identity. Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 1-4, August 2007.
Examines how the return of Shia who fled Iraq during Saddam's reign are affecting Iraq's political discourse.

Luft, Gal and Korin, Anne. Islam's Divide -- and Us. Commentary 124:41-45 July-August 2007.
"Addresses the rising division between Shiites and Sunnis within the Islamic community."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=25539754&site=ehost-live

Marcinkowski, Christoph. Aspects of Shi'ism in Contemporary Southeast Asia. Muslim World 98:36-71 January 2008.
Also available online at: http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1442065051&Fmt=3&clientId=417&RQT=309&VName=PQD

Minzili, Yair. The Jordanian Regime Fights the War of Ideas. Current Trends in Islamist Ideology 5:55-69 2007.

Munro, Neil. Local Politics. National Journal 39:36-37 September 15, 2007.
"Focuses on the importance of the success of the new Shiite-dominated democracy in Iraq to U.S. policy."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=26704371&site=ehost-live

Norton, Augustus Richard. The Shiite "Threat" Revisited. Current History 106:434-439 December 2007.
"Discusses whether the Iraq War will inspire Shiite uprisings in the Middle East."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=27746978&site=ehost-live

Petrou, Michael. Rise of the Shias. Maclean's 119:38-39 October 9, 2006.
Reports on the growing power among Shia Muslims and asserts that the power shift from Sunni Muslims to Shia Muslims began with the overthrow of Saddam Hussein.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=22620592&site=ehost-live

Sardar, Ziauddin. Will You Marry Me -- Temporarily? New Statesman 137:24-25 February 11, 2008.
Discusses the practice of "muta," a type of temporary marriage allowed in the Shia branch of Islam. Suggests that muta be adopted by western celebrities.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=28857600&site=ehost-live

Valbjorn, Morten and Bank, Andre. Signs of a New Arab Cold War: The 2006 Lebanon War and the Sunni-Shi'i Divide. Middle East Report 37:6-11 Spring 2007.

Visser, Reidar. Basra, the Reluctant Seat of "Shiastan." Middle East Report 37:223-28 Spring 2007.

Sufi

Internet Resources

International Sufi Movement. What Is a Sufi?
Available online at: http://www.sufimovement.org/whatsufiis.htm

Sufis.org. Sufi Studies Today.
Available online at: http://www.sufis.org/

Books

Chittick, William C. Sufism: A Short Introduction. Oxford, UK, Oneworld, 2000. 180 p.
Book call no.: 297.4 C543s

Clarence-Smith, William Gervase. Islam and the Abolition of Slavery. New York, Oxford University Press, 2006. 293 p.
See Chapter 8.
Book call no.: 297.27 C591i

Cook, David. Martyrdom in Islam. New York, Cambridge University Press, 2007. 206 p.
Book call no.: 297.2 C771m

Olcott, Martha Brill. Sufism in Central Asia: A Force for Moderation or a Cause of Politicization? Washington, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, May 2007. 41 p.
Book call no.: 322.1091767 O43s

Renard, John. Historical Dictionary of Sufism. Lanham, MD, Scarecrow Press, 2005. 351 p.
Book call no.: 297.09 R394h

Sharma, Sunil. Amir Khusraw: The Poet of Sufis and Sultans. Oxford, UK, Oneworld, 2005. 140 p.
Book call no.: 891.5511 S531a

Periodicals

Athanasiadis, Iason. Iran's Sufis in the Limelight. Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp15-16, March 2008.
"Sufism is gaining popularity in Iran, despite a crackdown on the practice."

Becker, Feucitas. Rural Islamism During the 'The War on Terror': A Tanzanian Case Study. African Affairs 105:583-603 October 2006.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=23045976&site=ehost-live

Latif, Amer. The Performance of Perplexity: A Sufi Approach to the Paradoxes of Monotheism. Muslim World 97:611-625 October 2007.
Also available online at: http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1384828831&Fmt=3&clientId=417&RQT=309&VName=PQD

Moulakis, Athanasios. Twelve Ways to Know the Past. Wilson Quarterly 31:39-44 Autumn 207.
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Sunni

Books

Abdel-Latif, Omayma. Lebanon's Sunni Islamists - A Growing Force. Washington, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, January 2008. 22 p.
Book call no.: 322.1095692 A135L

Cook, David. Martyrdom in Islam. New York, Cambridge University Press, 2007. 206 p.
Book call no.: 297.2 C771m

Gerecht, Reuel Marc. The Islamic Paradox: Shiite Clerics, Sunni Fundamentalists, and the Coming of Arab Democracy. Washington, AEI Press, 2004. 65 p.
Book call no.: 320.95609 G367i

Periodicals

Binnie, Jeremy. War on Terrorism Shifts Focus. Jane's Terrorism and Security Monitor, p 1, January 2008.
Reports that Sunni Arab leaders in Iraq are beginning to see the US as an ally.

Bit More Religious Freedom. Economist 386:54-55 February 16, 2008.
"Reports on religious freedom in Egypt where the majority of the population is Sunni Muslim, and Christians and Jews are protected minorities."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=29988379&site=ehost-live

Blanford, Nicholas. Sunni Rising: The Growth of Sunni Militancy in Lebanon. Jane's Intelligence Review 20:16-21 January 2008.

Deeb, Lara. Louder than Bombs. Middle East Report 37:18-19 Spring 2007.
Discusses the propaganda campaigns of both Shi'i and Sunni in Beirut.

Elad-Altman, Israel. The Sunni-Shi'a Conversion Controversy. Current Trends in Islamist Ideology 5:1-10 2007.

Iran Attempts to Heal the Muslim Divide. Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 5-7, April 2007.
Assesses the theological, cultural and political barriers to a union of Shia and Sunni Muslims.

Minzili, Yair. The Jordanian Regime Fights the War of Ideas. Current Trends in Islamist Ideology 5:55-69 2007.

Valbjorn, Morten and Bank, Andre. Signs of a New Arab Cold War: The 2006 Lebanon War and the Sunni-Shi'i Divide. Middle East Report 37:6-11 Spring 2007.

Culture and Society

Communication | Education | Human Rights | Politics | Women

Communication

Internet Resources

Aly, Anne. Australian Muslim Responses to the Discourse on Terrorism in the Australian Popular Media. Australian Journal of Social Issues Autumn 2007.
Available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=24955135&site=ehost-live

Books

Majid, Anouar. A Call for Heresy: Why Dissent Is Vital to Islam and America. Minneapolis, MN, University of Minnesota Press, 2007. 290 p.
Book call no.: 909.09767 M223c

Muslim Networks and Transnational Communities in and Across Europe, edited by Stefano Allievi and Jargen Nielsen. Boston, MA, Brill, 2003. 332 p.
Book call no.: 305.697104 M987

New Media in the Muslim World: The Emerging Public Sphere, edited by Dale F. Eickelman and Jon W. Anderson. Bloomington, IN, Indiana University Press, 2003. 213 p.
Book call no.: 302.230917 N532

Rinnawi, Khalil. Instant Nationalism: McArabism, al-Jazeera and Transnational Media in the Arab World. New York, University Press of America, 2006. 196 p.
Book call no.: 302.234509174 R582i

Periodicals

Gray, John. A Violent Episode in the Virtual World. New Statesman 134:16-17 July 18, 2005.
"Argues that the media's globalization of terror makes people feel part of a worldwide community facing a common problem..."
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Islamic Scholars' Power to Sway Opinion. Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 14-16, December 2006.
Argues that Islamic scholars can play a highly desirable role for the public relations needs of both Islamists and the West.

Understanding Arab Media Analysis. Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 3-5, August 2006.

Education

Internet Resources

Gies, Lieve. What Not to Wear: Islamic Dress and School Uniforms. Feminist Legal Studies 2006.
Available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=24151824&site=ehost-live

Ray, Rebecca S. Pakistan Education Systems and the Radical Islamic Jihadist Ideology. Fort Leavenworth, KS, U.S. Command and General Staff College, 2006.
Available online at: http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA464137

Books

Koi'ylu, Mustafa. Islam and Its Quest for Peace: Jihad, Justice and Education. Washington, Council for Research in Values and Philosophy, 2003. 250 p.
Book call no.: 297.27 K88i

Modern Muslim Intellectuals and the Qur'an, edited by Suha Taji-Farouki. New York, Oxford University Press, 2004. 342 p.
Book call no.: 297.1226 M689

Schooling Islam: The Culture and Politics of Modern Muslim Education, edited by Robert W. Hefner and Muhammad Qasim Zaman. Princeton, NJ, Princeton University Press, 2007. 277 p.
Book call no.: 297.77 S372

Teaching Islam: Textbooks and Religion in the Middle East, edited by Eleanor Abdella Doumato and Gregory Starrett. Boulder, CO, Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2007. 265 p.
Book call no.: 297.770956 T253

Documents

Billquist, Daniel L. and Colbert, Jason M. Pakistan, Madrassas, and Militancy. Monterey, CA, Naval Postgraduate School, 2006. 91 p.
Also available online at: http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA460444
Doc. call no.: M-U 42525 B5991p

Blanchard, Christopher M. Islamic Religious Schools, Madrasas: Background. Washington, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, 2004. 6 p.
Also available online at: http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RS21654.pdf
Doc. call no.: M-U 42953-1 no. 04 RS21654

Periodicals

Alavi, Hamid Reza. Nearness to God: A Perspective on Islamic Education. Religious Education 103:5-21 Winter 2008.
Extracts and interprets Islam's view of education.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=29377270&site=ehost-live

Carter, Gene R. Learning Together, Living Together. Educational Leadership 65:82-84 October 2007.
Describes attempts to bring about meaningful interaction between Israeli and Palestinian Arab students in Israel.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=27575740&site=ehost-live

The India-Pakistan Madrassah Split. Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 5-7, May 2007.
Examines the impact of India's dormant madrassahs and Pakistan's active and growing ones in each country's society.

Human Rights

Internet Resources

Hille, Rolf. Human Rights and Islam -- Is the 'Clash of Civilizations' Already Pre-Programmed? Evangelical Review of Theology October 2006.
Available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=22188220&site=ehost-live

van Bakel, Rogier. The Trouble Is the West. Reason November 2007.
Available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=27031929&site=ehost-live
An interview with Ayaan Hirsi Ali.

Books

Bennett, Clinton. Muslims and Modernity: An Introduction to the Issues and Debates. New York, Continuum, 2005. 286 p.
Book call no.: 297.27 B471m

Dalacoura, Katerina. Islam Liberalism & Human Rights. New York, I. B. Tauris, 2007. 238 p.
Book call no.: 292.272 D136i 2007

Human Rights in the Arab World: Independent Voices, edited by Anthony Tirado Chase and Amr Hamzawy. Philadelphia, PA, University of Pennsylvania Press, 2006. 322 p.
Book call no.: 323.0917 H918

Kadayifci-Orellana, S. Ayse. Standing on an Isthmus: Islamic Narratives on War and Peace in Palestinian Territories. Lanham, MD, Lexington Books, 2007. 329 p.
Book call no.: 956.94054 K11s

Khan, Maimul Ahsan. Human Rights in the Muslim World: Fundamentalism, Constitutionalism, and International Politics. Durham, NC, Carolina Academic Press, 2003. 489 p.
Book call no.: 341.48091767 K45h

Periodicals

Johnson, Daniel. Allah's England? Commentary 122:41-46 November 2006.
"Disscusses the treatment of Muslims in England after terrorist attacks perpetrated by radical members of British Muslim society."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=22957220&site=ehost-live

Milani, Farzaneh. On Women's Captivity in the Islamic World. Middle East Report 38:40-46 Spring 2008.

Razavi, Shahra. Islamic Politics, Human Rights and Women's Claims for Equality in Iran. Third World Quarterly 27:1223-1237 October 2006.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=22724964&site=ehost-live

Schafer, David and Koth, Michelle. Absolute Infidel: The Evolution of Ayaan Hiris Ali. Humanist 68:19-35 January-February 2008.
Discusses the career of author and human rights activist Ayaan Hirsi, collaborator with filmmaker Theo van Gogh on the short film "Submission."
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=27987285&site=ehost-live

Shavit, Uriya. Should Muslims Integrate into the West? Middle East Quarterly 14:13-21 Fall 2007.
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Shiapentokh, Dmitry. Islam and Orthodox Russia: From Eurasianism to Islamism. Communist and Post-Communist Studies 41:27-46 March 2008.
Explains the different beliefs of Russian Muslims.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=31048597&site=ehost-live

Washbrook, David. Persecuted Minority: Pakistan's Ahmadis. Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 7-9, August 2007.
Explains how the minority Ahmadis has evolved from being influential in the creation of Pakistan to an ostracised community.

Politics

Internet Resources

Hanish, Shak. The Role of Islam in the Making of the New Iraqi Constitution. DOMES Spring 2007.
Available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=25537164&site=ehost-live

Minkenberg, Michael. Democracy and Religion: Theoretical and Empirical Observations on the Relationship Between Christianity, Islam and Liberal Democracy. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies September 2007.
Available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=25915307&site=ehost-live

Books

Bayat, Asef. Making Islam Democratic: Social Movements and the Post-Islamist Turn. Stanford, CA, Stanford University Press, 2007. 291 p.
Book call no.: 320.557 B356m

Brown, Nathan and Hamzawy, Amr. The Draft Party Platform of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood: Foray into Political Integration or Retreat into Old Positions?. Washington, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, January 2008. 24 p.
Book call no.: 320.5570962 B879d

Cagaptay, Soner. Islam, Secularism, and Nationalism in Modern Turkey: Who Is a Turk? New York, Routledge, 2006. 262 p.
Book call no.: 305.8009561 C131i

Chomsky, Noam. Perilous Power: The Middle East & U.S. Foreign Policy: Dialogues on Terror, Democracy, War, and Justice. Boulder, CO, Paradigm Publishers, 2007. 276 p.
Book call no.: 327.73056 C548p

Eliraz, Giora. Islam and Polity in Indonesia: An Intriguing Case Study. Washington, Hudson Institute, February 2007. 21 p.
Also available online at: http://www.futureofmuslimworld.com/docLib/20070302_Elirazfinal.pdf
Book call no.: 320.55709598 E42i

Grare, Frederic. Islam, Militarism, and the 2007-2008 Elections in Pakistan. Washington, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, August 2006. 18 p.
Book call no.: 324.095491 G766i

Gross, Max L. A Muslim Archipelago: Islam and Politics in Southeast Asia. Washington, National Defense Intelligence College, March 2007. 278 p.
Book call no.: 320.917671 G878m

Islam in Asia: Changing Political Realities, edited by Jason F. Isaacson and Colin Rubenstein. New Brunswick, NJ, Transaction Publishers, 2002. 241 p.
Book call no.: 959.00882971 I82

Islam in World Politics, edited by Nelly Lahoud and Anthony H. Johns. New York, Routledge, 2005. 198 p.
Includes an examination of the challenge of Islamism to the Muslim world and the use of Islam as a political tool in the international scene.
Book call no.: 297.272 I82

Khatab, Sayed and Bouma, Gary D. Democracy in Islam. New York, Routledge, 2007. 264 p.
Book call no.: 297.272 K45d

Laurence, Jonathan and Vaisse, Justin. Integrating Islam: Political and Religious Challenges in Contemporary France. Washington, Brookings Institution Press, 2006. 342 p.
Book call no.: 305.6970944 L379i

The Limits of Culture: Islam and Foreign Policy, edited by Brenda Shaffer. Cambridge, MA, MIT Press, 2006. 350 p.
Book call no.: 327.091767 L734

Modernization, Democracy, and Islam, edited by Shireen T. Hunter and Huma Malik. Westport, CT, Praeger, 2005. 361 p.
Book call no.: 320.91767 M689

Nationalism and Minority Identities in Islamic Societies, edited by Maya Shatzmiller. Ithaca, NY, McGill-Queen's University Press, 2005. 346 p.
Book call no.: 305.56091767 N277

Paden, John N. Muslim Civic Cultures and Conflict Resolution: The Challenge of Democratic Federalism in Nigeria. Washington, Brookings Institution Press, 2005. 303 p.
Book call no.: 320.9669 P123m

Sisk, Timothy D. Islam and Democracy: Religion, Politics, and Power in the Middle East. Washington, United States Institute of Peace Press, 1992. 84 p.
Book call no.: 322.10917671 S622i

Tibi, Bassam. Islam Between Culture and Politics. New York, Palgrave Macmillan, 2005. 334 p.
Book call no.: 306.697 T553ia 2005

Turam, Berna. Between Islam and the State: The Politics of Engagement. Stanford, CA, Stanford University Press, 2007. 223 p.
Book call no.: 322.109561 T929b

Zutshi, Chitralekha. Languages of Belonging: Islam, Regional Identity, and the Making of Kashmir. New York, Oxford University Press, 2004. 359 p.
Analyses the effect of Islamic discourse on Kashmir's Political culture.
Book call no.: 954.6 Z96L

Periodicals

Calabrese, John. The Gulf States and Disunity over Iran. Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 11-14, February 2008.
Assesses Iran's relations with Bahrain and Oman.

De Castro, Isagani. Fragile Peace in Southern Philippines. Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 4-5, February 2008.
"The recent failure to agree on the creation of an expanded Muslim homeland in the southern Philippines places a fragile ceasefire under pressure."

The Deepening Crisis: Islam and the Structure of Global Power. Humanist 68:16-20 March-April 2008.
Reports on the roundtable discussion that aired on the WBAI-NY radio program "Equal Time for Freethought" which focused on Islam and global power.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=30032028&site=ehost-live

The Emergence of a Caucasus Emirate. Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, p 16, December 2007.

Fox, Jonathan. The Increasing Role of Religion in State Failure: 1960 to 2004. Terrorism and Political Violence 19:395-414 Fall 2007.
Argues that this study shows that rather than causing religion's demise, modernity has caused a resurgence of religion.

Georgia's Striving Muslims. Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 15-16, August 2006.

Gunaratna, Rohan. Islam, Asia, and the Threat of Terrorism. Global Asia 2:32-40 December 2007.
Argues that governments in the region could do more to address the challenge.

Harb, Mona. Deconstructing Hizballah and Its Suburb. Middle East Report 37:12-17 Spring 2007.
Provides an in-depth look at Hizballah's stronghold in southern Beirut.

Islam and Politics in Senegal. Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 11-12, April 2007.

Kandiyoti, Deniz. Between the Hammer and the Anvil: Post Conflict Reconstruction, Islam and Women's Rights. Third World Quarterly 28:503-517 April 2007.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=24757063&site=ehost-live

Kirmanj, Sherko. Islam, Politics and Government. Totalitarian Movements and Political Religions 9:43-50 March 2008.
Also available online at: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/ftinterface~content=a791547634~fulltext=713240930

The Lebanese Impasse. Middle East Report 37:20-22 Spring 2007.

Mainuddin, Rolin G. Political Islam: Untangling the Conceptual Muddle. Journal of Third World Studies 24:109-128 Fall 2007.
Focuses on the phenomenon of political Islam which involves revivalism, fundamentalism, Islamism, radical and militant.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=27260488&site=ehost-live

Malik, Hafeez. Indian Muslims' Adaptation to Indian Secularism. Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies 31:1-24 Fall 2007.

Mills, Elizabeth. Pakistan's MMA: The Janus Effect. Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 1-3, February 2008.
Examines how the six party alliance's lead parties will vie for political influence after Benazir Bhutto's death.

Mozaffari, Mehdi. What Is Islamism? History and Definition of a Concept. Totalitarian Movements and Political Religions 8:17-33 March 2007.
A study predominately devoted to the analysis of Islamism as a totalitarian ideology.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=24233080&site=ehost-live

Oktem, Kerem. Being Muslim at the Margins: Alevis and the AKP. Middle East Report 38:5-7 Spring 2008.

Pakistan: Anchor of Regional Stability? Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 1-3, January 2007.
Examines how the Pakistani national identity has been shaped to become a steadying factor in the region and a key partner in combating international terrorism.

Pashtun Rising. Jane's Terrorism and Security Monitor, pp 9-11, January 2008.
"Divided between Afghanistan and Pakistan, 'Pashtunistan' has become a hub for resurgent taliban, al-Qaida and their allies."

Pieretti, Damien. Islamism and Democracy in Egypt: Converging Paths? Washington Report on Middle East Affairs 27:40-41 March 2008.
Focuses on the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=30039723&site=ehost-live

Post-Coup Thailand Looks to Tame Insurgents. Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 6-7, January 2007.
New prime minister Surayud Chulanont stressed in his first pronouncements that restoring peace in the south would be a top priority.

Reeve, Richard. Mauritania: African and Arab Islam Meet. Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 9-10, February 2008.
Mauritania faces the threat of Islamic extremism.

Rise and Fall of Somalia's Islamic Courts. Jane's Terrorism and Security Monitor, pp 6-7, January 2007.
Examines how resistance to the government and Ethiopia will likely resurface in 2007 and why the country's troubles look set to continue.

Rutherford, Bruce K. What Do Egypt's Islamists Want? Moderate Islam and the Rise of Islamic Constitutionalism. Middle East Journal 60:707-732 Autumn 2006.

Shades of Islamism in Bangladesh. Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 15-16, October 2006.

Sidel, John T. It Is Not Getting Worse: Terrorism Is Declining in Asia. Global Asia 2:41-49 December 2007.
Argues that terrorist incidents are notable for their infrequency in a region with more than 700 million Muslims.

Silverstein, Ken. The Bush Doctrine and the Rise of Islamic Democracy. Harper's Magazine 314:33-44 March 2007.
Analyzes the Middle East foreign policy of U.S. President George W. Bush which is a doctrine where the U.S. no longer supports anti-democratic regimes.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=24101767&site=ehost-live

Soage, Ana Belen. Hasan al-Banna or the Politicisation of Islam. Totalitarian Movements and Political Religions 9:21-42 March 2008.
Also available online at: http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=1469-0764&volume=9&issue=1&spage=21

Somer, Murat. Moderate Islam and Secularist Opposition in Turkey: Implications for the World, Muslims and Secular Democracy. Third World Quarterly 28:1271-1289 October 2007.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=26706453&site=ehost-live

Sri Lanka's Model Minority Faces War. Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 13-16, April 2007.
Explains how Muslims have found themselves drawn into the long-running civil war, despite avoiding the confrontational politics of the Tamils.

Veils of Half-Truth. Economist 386:58-59 February 16, 2008.
Focuses on the political controversy over lifting Turkey's ban on the wearing of Muslim headscarves by women college students. Public opinion polls show a majority of Turks support ending the ban.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=29988513&site=ehost-live

What Next for Tajikistan's Islamists? Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 15-16, July 2006.
"The Islamic Renaissance Party (IRP) was tapped as a potential party of power in impoverished Tajikistan as recently as 2000. However, such hopes have not come to fruition and the prospects of the party are doubtful."

Yilmaz, Hakan. Islam, Sovereignty, and Democracy: A Turkish View. Middle East Journal 61:477-493 Summer 2007.

Women

Internet Resources

Akou, Heather Marie. Building a New "World Fashion": Islamic Dress in the Twenty-First Century. Fashion Theory: The Journal of Dress, Body & Culture December 2007.
Available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=28159216&site=ehost-live
"Critiques the concepts of 'ethnic dress' and 'world fashion' along with the common perception that there is only one world fashion system dominated by the West"

Kalinock, Sabine. Between Party and Devotion: Mowludi of Tehran Women. Critique: Critical Middle Eastern Studies Fall 2003.
Available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=10955499&site=ehost-live
"Describes mowludis or religious feast days celebrating the birthday of Fatimah al-Zahra, daughter of the Prophet Mohammad."

Books

Abdel-Latif, Omayma and Ottaway, Marina. Women in Islamist Movements: Toward an Islamist Model of Women's Activism. Washington, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 2007. 13 p.
Also available online at: http://www.carnegieendowment.org/files/cmec2_women_in_islam_final1.pdf
Book call no.: 303.48409174927 A135w

Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures, edited by Suad Joseph. Boston, MA, Brill, 2005. 2 vols.
Book call no.: R 305.48697103 E56

Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck. Muslim Women in America: The Challenge of Islamic Identity Today. New York, Oxford University Press, 2006. 190 p.
Book call no.: 305.48697 H126m

Mansson McGinty, Anna. Becoming Muslim: Western Women's Conversions to Islam. New York, Palgrave Macmillan, 2006. 208 p.
Book call no.: 297.574 M289b

Muslim Diaspora: Gender, Culture and Identity, edited by Haideh Moghissi. New York, Routledge, 2006. 238 p.
Book call no.: 306.697 M987

Women in Iran from 1800 to the Islamic Republic, edited by Lois Beck and Guity Nashat. Urbana, IL, University of Illinois Press, 2004. 288 p.
Book call no.: 305.420955 W872 2004

Periodicals

Ali, Anjuman. Feminists Reread the Quran. Progressive 71:29-31 November 2007.

Barlow, Rebecca and Akbarzadeh, Shahram. Prospects for Feminism in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Human Rights Quarterly 30:21-40 February 2008.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=29407509&site=ehost-live

Jones, Sandy Russell. The Battle over Family Law in Bahrain. Middle East Report 37:33-39 Spring 2007.

Kadri, Sibghatullah. Hijab, Naqab, Burqa in the West: A Leap Towards Discrimination? Pakistan Horizon 60:31-37 January 2007.

Milani, Farzaneh. On Women's Captivity in the Islamic World. Middle East Report 38:40-46 Spring 2008.

Moghadam, Valentine M. Question: How Have Middle East Scholars Contributed to the Broader Field of Gender and Women's Studies? International Journal of Middle East Studies 40:16-18 February 2008.
A report on the conference on the state of Middle East women's studies.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eoah&AN=13511698&site=ehost-live

Prada Islam. New Perspectives Quarterly 24:47-52 December 2007.
Discusses Ayaan Hirsi Ali's experience as a woman standing up against traditional Islamic culture while living in Europe.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eoah&AN=10814794&site=ehost-live

Ross, Michael L. Oil, Islam, and Women. American Political Science Review 102:107-123 February 2008.
Article asserts that oil, not Islam, is the reason why women in the Middle East have less gender equality.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eoah&AN=13711118&site=ehost-live

History

Internet Resources

Harmon, Stephen A. Joseph and Pharaoh: Religious Fundamentalists and Secular Modernists in Contemporary Islam and Their Hostility Towards Western Liberalism. Midwest Quarterly Winter 2008.
Available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=28628168&site=ehost-live
"Presents an exploration into the ideological conflict between secular modernism and religious fundamentalism within Islam, highlighting its representation through the Qur'anic depiction of Joseph and the "Egyptian Pharaoh"

Books

Abd-Allah, Umar F. A Muslim in Victorian America: The Life of Alexander Russell Webb. New York, Oxford University Press, 2006. 388 p.
Book call no.: 297.092 A135m

Afsaruddin, Asma. The First Muslims: History and Memory. Oxford, UK, Oneworld, 2008. 254 p.
Book call no.: 297.09 A258f

Axworthy, Michael. The Sword of Persia: Nader Shah, from Tribal Warrior to Conquering Tyrant. New York, I. B. Tauris, 2006. 348 p.
Book call no.: 92 N136a

Bashir, Shahzad. Fazlallah Astarabadi and the Hurufis. Oxford, UK, Oneworld Publications, 2005. 141 p.
Book call no.: 297.83 B299f

Biran, Michal. The Empire of the Qara Khitai in Eurasian History: Between China and the Islamic World. New York, Cambridge University Press, 2005. 279 p.
Book call no.: 958.01 B619e

Curtis, Edward E. Black Muslim Religion in the Nation of Islam, 1960-1975. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press, 2006. 241 p.
Book call no.: 297.87 C978b

Ghazanfar, S. M. Islamic Civilization: History, Contributions, and Influence: A Compendium of Literature. Lanham, MD, Scarecrow Press, 2006. 545 p.
Book call no.: 909.09767 G411i

Green, Dominic. Three Empires on the Nile: The Victorian Jihad 1869 - 1899. New York, Free Press, 2007. 328 p.
Book call no.: 962.009 G795t

Jackson, Roy. Fifty Key Figures in Islam. New York, Routledge, 2006. 261 p.
Book call no.: 297.092 J13f

Karsh, Efraim. Islamic Imperialism: A History. New Haven, CT, Yale University Press, 2006. 276 p.
Book call no.: 325.32091767 K18i

Kennedy, Hugh. The Great Arab Conquests: How the Spread of Islam Changed the World We Live in. Philadelphia, PA, Da Capo Press, 2007. 421 p.
Book call no.: 909.0976701 K35g

Kenney, Jeffrey T. Muslim Rebels: Kharijites and the Politics of Extremism in Egypt. New York, Oxford University Press, 2006. 221 p.
A study of the discourse surrounding Islamist violence in Egypt from the 1950s to the 1990s. Its focus is the emergence and evolution of the Kharijites, a seventh-century militant Muslim sect.
Book call no.: 297.83 K35m

Kung, Hans. Islam: Past, Present & Future. Oxford, UK, Oneworld Publications, 2007. 767 p.
Book call no.: 297 K96i

Lewis, David Levering. God's Crucible: Islam and the Making of Europe, 570-1215. New York, W. W. Norton, 2008. 473 p.
Book call no.: 940.1 L673g

O'Shea, Stephen. Sea of Faith: Islam and Christianity in the Medieval Mediterranean World. New York, Walker & Company, 2006. 411 p.
Book call no.: 909.09822 O82s

Robinson, Francis. The Mughal Emperors and the Islamic Dynasties of India, Iran and Central Asia. New York, Thames & Hudson Inc., 2007. 240 p.
Book call no.: 954.0250922 R659m

Sanyal, Usha. Ahmad Riza Khan Barelwi: In the Path of the Prophet. Oxford, UK, Oneworld Publications, 2005. 146 p.
Book call no.: 297.81 S238a

Trifkovic, Serge. The Sword of the Prophet: Islam History, Theology, Impact on the World. Boston, MA, Regina Orthodox Press, 2002. 312 p.
Book call no.: 297 T827s

Trofimov, Yaroslav. The Siege of Mecca: The Forgotten Uprising in Islam's Holiest Shrine and the Birth of Al Qaeda. New York, Doubleday, 2007. 301 p.
Book call no.: 953.8053 T843s

Tyerman, Christopher. God's War: A New History of the Crusades. Cambridge, MA, Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2006. 1024 p.
Book call no.: 909.07 T979g

Waterson, James. The Knights of Islam: The Wars of the Mamluks. St. Paul, MN, MBI Publishing, 2007. 304 p.
Book call no.: 962.02 W331k

Watt, W. Montgomery and Cachia, Pierre. A History of Islamic Spain. New Brunswick, NJ, Aldine Transaction, 2007. 183 p.
Book call no.: 946.02 W346h 2007

Periodicals

Chevedden, Paul E. The Islamic View and the Christian View of the Crusades: A New Synthesis. History 93:181-200 April 2008.
Argues that the self-view of the crusades of contemporary Muslim authors and self-view of the crusades by crusading popes are in agreement with each other.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=31167159&site=ehost-live

The Theology and Times of Willia of Tripoli, O.P.: A Different View of Islam. Theological Studies 69:80-98 March 2008.
His writings depict a positive view of Muslim life.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=30002354&site=ehost-live

Multimedia

Lewis, Bernard. The Middle East: A Brief History of the Last 2,000 Years. New York, Recorded Books Productions, 2001. 16 sound discs (19 hr. 15 min.).
Traces the rise and spread of Islam throughout this volatile region, the impact of Western ideas and technology, and Islamic fundamentalism and its struggle to control the spread of Western thought.
Audio 956 L673mb

Islam and Other Religions

Internet Resources

Cimino, Richard. "No God in Common:" American Evangelical Discourse on Islam after 9/11. Review of Religious Research. December 2005.
Available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=19330003&site=ehost-live

In Search of Moderate Islam. American Conservative. March 10, 2008.
Available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=31174303&site=ehost-live
Analyzes the book Murder in Amsterdam which explores the question "How tolerent should we be of intolerence?"

Spengler. Christian, Muslim, Jew. First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life , October 2007.
Available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=26899827&site=ehost-live

Books

Benedict XVI and Pera, Marcello. Without Roots: The West, Relativism, Christianity, Islam. New York, Basic Books, 2006. 159 p.
Foreword by George Weigel. Translated by Michael F. Moore. "A reassessment of the European 'West' and its struggle to define itself in the wake of war, terrorism, diplomatic and spiritual crisis."
Book call no.: 909.09821 B463w

Cagaptay, Soner. Islam, Secularism, and Nationalism in Modern Turkey: Who Is a Turk? New York, Routledge, 2006. 262 p.
Book call no.: 305.8009561 C131i

Cesari, Jocelyne. When Islam and Democracy Meet: Muslims in Europe and in the United States. New York, Palgrave Macmillan, 2004. 267 p.
Book call no.: 297.091713 C421w

Hopkins, T. C. F. Confrontation at Lepanto: Christendom vs. Islam. New York, Tom Doherty Associates Book, 2006. 208 p.
Book call no.: 956.93 H796c

Jenkins, Philip. God's Continent: Christianity, Islam, and Europe's Religious Crisis. New York, Oxford University Press, 2007. 340 p.
Book call no.: 200.94 J52g

Kadayifci-Orellana, S. Ayse. Standing on an Isthmus: Islamic Narratives on War and Peace in Palestinian Territories. Lanham, MD, Lexington Books, 2007. 329 p.
Book call no.: 956.94054 K11s

Makari, Peter E. Conflict & Cooperation: Christian Muslim Relations in Contemporary Egypt. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press, 2007. 238 p.
Book call no.: 261.270962 M235c

Mansson McGinty, Anna. Becoming Muslim: Western Women's Conversions to Islam. New York, Palgrave Macmillan, 2006. 208 p.
Book call no.: 297.574 M289b

The Myth of Islamic Tolerance: How Islamic Law Treats Non-Muslims, edited by Robert Spencer. Amherst, NY, Prometheus Books, 2005. 593
Book call no.: 297.28 M999

Nazir-Ali, Michael. Conviction and Conflict: Islam, Christianity and World Order. New York, Continuum, 2006. 186 p.
Note chapters "The Role of Religion in Conflict and Peacemaking"; "Encounters and Clashes: Muslims, Christians and Jews from the Beginning"; and "Liberation, Nationalism and Islamism".
Book call no.: 261.27 N335c

O'Shea, Stephen. Sea of Faith: Islam and Christianity in the Medieval Mediterranean World. New York, Walker & Company, 2006. 411 p.
Book call no.: 909.09822 O82s

Peters, F. E. The Voice, the Word, the Books: The Sacred Scripture of the Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Princeton, NJ, Princeton University Press, 2007. 292 p.
"About the antecedents and consequences of the claims of the Jews, Christians, and Muslims to be in possession of the Word of God."
Book call no.: 208.2 P481v

Religion and Violence in a Secular World: Toward a New Political Theology, edited by Clayton Crockett. Charlottesville, VA, University of Virginia Press, 2006. 233 p.
"Provides insights from and implications for the Western monotheistic traditions of Judaism and Christianity and their engagement with the secular world."
Book call no.: 201.76332 R382

Tatham, Steve. Losing Arab Hearts and Minds: The Coalition, Al Jazeera and Muslim Public Opinion. Rockville Centre, NY, Front Street Press, 2006. 239 p.
Book call no.: 956.704431 T218L

Viorst, Milton. Storm from the East: The Struggle Between the Arab World and the Christian West. New York, Modern Library, 2006. 195 p.
Explains that the current conflict is the latest round in a 1,400 year struggle between Christianity and Islam in which the U.S. became a participant only in the last century.
Book call no.: 320.5409174927 V798s

Yurdatapan, Sisanar and Dilipak, Abdurrahman. Opposites: Side by Side, foreword by Aron Aji, afterword by Jonathan Sugden, and translated from the Turkish by Isfendiyar Eralp. New York, George Braziller, 2003. 224 p.
The authors, one an atheist, the other a devout Muslim, "present their opposing views side by side in the spirit of freedom of expression and mutual understanding."
Book call no.: 306.697 O62

Periodicals

Davis, Donald R. Hinduism as a Legal Tradition. Journal of the American Academy of Religion 75:241-267 June 2007.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=25732055&site=ehost-live

From Soft Islam to Postmodern Populism - Winter 2003. New Perspectives Quarterly 25:28-31 December 2008.

Fuller, Graham E. A World Without Islam. Foreign Policy 164:46-53 January-February 2008.
Argues that the majority of the 21st century conflicts are not religious, but ethnic and cultural, and have nothing to do with Islam.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=28067823&site=ehost-live

The Limits of Liberal Islam. Wilson Quarterly 32:79-80 Winter 2008.
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Pan-Muslim Group Accepts Invitation for Vatical Dialogue. Christian Century 125:17-18 January 29, 2008.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=28618433&site=ehost-live

Soage, Ana. The Muslim Reaction to Pope Benedict XVI's Regensburg Address. Totalitarian Movements and Political Religions 8:137-143 March 2007.

Islam and the West

Internet Resources

Esposito, John L. Muslims and the West: A Culture War? Gallup Poll Briefing February 13, 2006.
Available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=20943713&site=ehost-live

Sharp, Jeremy M. U.S. Democracy Promotion Policy in the Middle East: The Islamist Dilemma. Washington, Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service, June 15, 2006.
Available online at: http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA456491

Weidhorn, Manfred. Islam's Presumed Superiority to the West. Midwest Quarterly Autumn 2007.
Available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=27259703&site=ehost-live

Books

Ahmed, Akbar. Journey into Islam: The Crisis of Globalization. Washington, Brookings Institution Press, 2007. 323 p.
Book call no.: 297.090511 A286j

Anti-Americanism in the Islamic World, edited by Sigrid Faath. Princeton, NJ, Markus Wiener Publishers, 2006. 305 p.
Book call no.: 303.4821767 A629

Arabs in the Americas: Interdisciplinary Essays on the Arab Diaspora, edited by Darcy A. Zabel. New York, Peter Lang, 2006. 236 p.
"Features different experiences of Arabs living in North and South America from a perspective that is both scholarly and reflective."
Book call no.: 305.8927 A658

Bowker, Mike. Russia, America and the Islamic World. Burlington, VT, Ashgate Publishing Company, 2007. 193 p.
Book call no.: 327.7304709 B786r

Burke, Jason. On the Road to Kandahar: Travels Through Conflict in the Islamic World. New York, Thomas Dunne Books, 2006. 291 p.
Book call no.: 909.09767 B959o

Cesari, Jocelyne. When Islam and Democracy Meet: Muslims in Europe and in the United States. New York, Palgrave Macmillan, 2004. 267 p.
Book call no.: 297.091713 C421w

Gold, Dore. The Fight for Jerusalem: Radical Islam, the West, and the Future of the Holy City. Washington, Regnery Publishing, 2007. 372 p.
Book call no.: 956.94 G618f

Green, Dominic. Three Empires on the Nile: The Victorian Jihad 1869 - 1899. New York, Free Press, 2007. 328 p.
Book call no.: 962.009 G795t

Mansson McGinty, Anna. Becoming Muslim: Western Women's Conversions to Islam. New York, Palgrave Macmillan, 2006. 208 p.
Book call no.: 297.574 M289b

Muslim Minorities in the West: Visible and Invisible, edited by Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad and Jane I. Smith. New York, Altamira Press, 2002. 306 p.
Book call no.: 305.697101821 M987

Palmer, Michael A. The Last Crusade: Americanism and the Islamic Reformation. Washington, Potomac Books, 2007. 273 p.
Book call no.: 909.09821 P175L

Rabasa, Angel. The Muslim World after 9/11. Santa Monica, CA, Rand, 2004. 525 p.
Also available online at: http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2004/RAND_MG246.pdf
Book call no.: 327.7301767 M987

Radical Islam and International Security: Challenges and Responses, edited by Hillel Frisch and Efraim Inbar. New York. 227 p.
Book call no.: 320.557 R1291

Tatham, Steve. Losing Arab Hearts and Minds: The Coalition, Al Jazeera and Muslim Public Opinion. Rockville Centre, NY, Front Street Press, 2006. 239 p.
Book call no.: 956.704431 T218L

Tripp, Charles. Islam and the Moral Economy: The Challenge of Capitalism. New York, Cambridge University Press, 2006. 229 p.
Book call no.: 297.273 T836i

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. Islam and the West: Searching for Common Ground. Hearing. 109th Congress, 2nd session. July 18, 2006. Washington, GPO, 2007. 57 p.
Book call no.: 327.7301767 U582i

Williams, Paul L. The Day of Islam: The Annihilation of America and the Western World. Amherst, NY, Prometheus Books, 2007. 288 p.
Book call no.: 363.325 W726d

Document

When the West Meets Islam: Cultural Issues and Considerations for the Regional Combatant Commander. Newport, RI, Naval War College, 2004
Also available online at: http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA425936
Doc. call no.: M-U 41662 T758w

Periodicals

Hansen, Hendrik and Kainz, Peter. Radical Islamism and Totalitarian Ideology: A Comparison of Sayyid Qutb's Islamism with Marxism and National Socialism. Totalitarian Movements and Political Religions 8:55-76 March 2007.
The purpose of this paper is to shed light on the reasons for the strong anti-western point of view in radical Islamism.

Kadri, Sibghatullah. Hijab, Naqab, Burqa in the West: A Leap Towards Discrimination? Pakistan Horizon 60:31-37 January 2007.

Malashenko, Aleksei. Why Is Islam Feared? Russian Social Science Review 48:76-92 July-August 2007.

Soage, Ana. The Muslim Reaction to Pope Benedict XVI's Regensburg Address. Totalitarian Movements and Political Religions 8:137-143 March 2007.

Multimedia

Davis, Gregory M. Islam: What the West Needs To Know. (U.S.), Quixotic Media, 2006. 1 videodisc (90 min.).
DVD call no.: 297 I826

Radical Political Islam

Internet Resource

Books

Al-Rasheed, Madawi. Contesting the Saudi State: Islamic Voices from a New Generation. New York, Cambridge University Press, 2007. 308 p.
Book call no.: 320.9538 A316c

Bascio, Patrick. Defeating Islamic Terrorism: The Wahhabi Factor. Boston, Branden Publishing Co, 2007. 256 p.
Book call no.: 363.32516 B298d

Bloom, Mia. Islamic Radicalization in Europe. Washington, Eisenhower National Security Series, 2006. 24 p.
PowerPoint presentation.
Also available online at: http://www.eisenhowerseries.com/pdfs/terrorism_06/Wilson%20Jihad%20in%20Europe.ppt
Book call no.: 320.557 B655i

Deliso, Christopher. The Coming Balkan Caliphate: The Threat of Radical Islam to Europe and the West. Westport, CT, Praeger Security International, 2007. 213 p.
Book call no.: 305.69709496 D354c

Enderlin, Charles. The Lost Years: Radical Islam, Intifada, and Wars in the Middle East 2001-2006, translated by Suzanne Verderber. New York, Other Press, 2006. 377 p.
Book call no.: 956.054 E56L

Gabriel, Brigitte. Because They Hate: A Survivor of Islamic Terror Warns America. New York, St. Martin's Press, 2006. 258 p.
Book call no.: 956.7204 G118b

Gartenstein-Ross, Daveed. My Year Inside Radical Islam: A Memoir. New York, Jeremy P. Tarcher, 2007. 293 p.
Book call no.: 297.814092 G244m

Gerges, Fawaz A. Journey of the Jihadist: Inside Muslim Militancy. Orlando, FL, Harcourt, 2006. 312 p.
Book call no.: 322.42088297 G367j

Gold, Dore. The Fight for Jerusalem: Radical Islam, the West, and the Future of the Holy City. Washington, Regnery Publishing, 2007. 372 p.
Book call no.: 956.94 G618f

Grare, Frederic. Islam, Militarism, and the 2007-2008 Elections in Pakistan. Washington, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, August 2006. 18 p.
Book call no.: 324.095491 G766i

Hahn, Gordon M. Russia's Islamic Threat. New Haven, CT, Yale University Press, 2007. 349 p.
Book call no.: 363.3250947 H148r

Hamzawy, Amr and Bishara, Dina. Islamist Movements in the Arab World and the 2006 Lebanon War. Washington, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, November 2006. 18 p.
Book call no.: 320.557 H232i

Hasan, Noorhaidi. Laskar Jihad Islam, Militancy, and the Quest for Identity in Post-New Order Indonesia. Ithaca, NY, Southeast Asia Program Publications, 2006. 266 p.
Book call no.: 297.72 H344L

Howe, Marvine. Morocco: The Islamist Awakening and Other Challenges. New York, Oxford University Press, 2005. 428 p.
Book call no.: 964.05 H857m

Hughes, James. Chechnya from Nationalism to Jihad. Philadelphia, PA, University of Pennsylvania Press, 2007. 275 p.
Book call no.: 947.52 H893c

Macdonald, Douglas J. The New Totalitarians: Social Identities and Radical Islamist Political Grand Strategy. Carlisle, PA, Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, January 2007.
Book call no.: 320.557 M135n

Naqshbandi, Mehmood. Problems and Practical Solutions to Tackle Extremism; and Muslim Youth and Community Issues. Shrivenham, UK, Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, August 2006. 32 p.
Book call no.: 305.6970941 N217p

Naumkin, Vitaly V. Radical Islam in Central Asia: Between Pen and Rifle. New York, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2005. 283 p.
Book call no.: 320.5570958 N299r

Olcott, Martha Brill. Roots of Radical Islam in Central Asia. Washington, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, January 2007. 39 p.
Book call no.: 320.5570958 O43r

Phares, Walid. The War of Ideas: Jihad against Democracy. New York, Palgrave Macmillan, 2007. 266 p.
Book call no.: 320.557 P536w

Rabasa, Angel. Beyond al-Qaeda. Santa Monica, CA, Rand, 2006. 2 vols.
Part 1: The Global Jihadist Movement. Part 2: The Outer Rings of the Terrorist Universe.
Book call no.: 363.32516 B573

Radical Islam and International Security: Challenges and Responses, edited by Hillel Frisch and Efraim Inbar. New York. 227 p.
Book call no.: 320.557 R1291

Shanahan, Rodger. Radical Islamist Groups in the Modern Age: A Case Study of Hizbullah. Canberra, Australia, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University, June 2003. 37 p.
Book call no.: 322.42095692 S528r

Sidel, John T. Riots Pogroms Jihad: Religious Violence in Indonesia. Ithaca, NY, Cornell University Press, 2006. 279 p.
Book call no.: 363.3209598 S568r

Trofimov, Yaroslav. The Siege of Mecca: The Forgotten Uprising in Islam's Holiest Shrine and the Birth of Al Qaeda. New York, Doubleday, 2007. 301 p.
Book call no.: 953.8053 T843s

United States. House. Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Al-Qaeda: The Many Faces of an Islamist Extremist Threat. Report. 109th Congress, 2nd session, June 2006. Washington, GPO, 2006. 32 p.
Also available online at: http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS73580
Book call no.: 303.625091767 U589

Williams, Paul L. The Day of Islam: The Annihilation of America and the Western World. Amherst, NY, Prometheus Books, 2007. 288 p.
Book call no.: 363.325 W726d

Periodicals

Australia's Disparate Muslims. Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 12-14, October 2006.

Conceiving 'Islamo-Fascism.' Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 12-13, December 2006.
The latest attempt to rename the war on terrorism draws unlikely parallels to the Second World War, with Osama bin Laden likened to Adolf Hitler. Article examines the connections the Bush administration has made with its recently coined phrase, Islamo-Facism.

Global Jihad's Chemical Aspirations: Hydrogen Cyanide: 'Low-End' Terrorism. Jane's Terrorism and Security Monitor, pp 1-4, July 2006.

Haqqani, Husain. Afghanistan's Islamist Groups Current Trends in Islamist Ideology 5:70-82 2007.

Jones, David Martin. Political Islam and the New Global Insecurity: An Australian Perspective. Australian Army Journal 3:179-192 September 2005-06.

Kazakhstan Cracks Down on Islamism. Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 4-5, January 2007.
Kazakhstan's determination to keep a tight lid on Islamic radicalism is an extension of the leadership's desire to maintain double-digit economic growth.

Militancy among South African Muslims. Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 10-11, Decemer 2006.
Examines how traditional, moderate Muslim communities in South Africa are being confronted by growing extremism.

Militant Islam in the Ferghana Valley. Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 12-14, August 2006.

Mostafa, Mohamed M. and Al-Hamdi, Mohaned. Political Islam, Clash of Civilizations, U.S. Dominance and Arab Support of Attacks on America: A Test of a Hierarchical Model. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism 30:723-736 August 2007.

Peyrouse, Sebastien. The Rise of Political Islam in Soviet Central Asia. Current Trends in Islamist Ideology 5:40-54 2007.

The Taliban's Spring Offensive. Jane's Terrorism and Security Monitor, pp 1-4, April 2007.
Examines the rebels' strategy and tactics and what this means for the International Security and Assistance Force.

Yusufzai, Rahimullah. The Emergence of Pakistani Taliban. Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 4-6, January 2008.

Africa

Internet Resources

Adams, Lawrence E. Confronting Islam in Africa. Intercollegiate Review Fall 2007.
Available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=26797986&site=ehost-live

Kugler, R. Anthony. Islam in Africa. Faces February 2008.
Available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=31141354&site=ehost-live

Books

Badru, Pade. The Spread of Islam in West Africa: Colonization, Globalization and the Emergence of Fundamentalism. Lewiston, NY, Edwin Mellen Pres, 2006. 220 p.
Book call no.: 297.0966 B138s

Kane, Ousmane. Muslim Modernity in Postcolonial Nigeria: A Study of the Society for the Removal of Innovation and Reinstatement of Tradition. Boston, MA, Brill, 2003. 283 p.
Book call no.: 306.69765 K16m

Periodicals

Islam and Politics in Senegal. Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 11-12, April 2007.

Reeve, Richard. Islam and Swahili Identity in East Africa. Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 9-10, July 2007.
Article explores how recent developments in anti-terrorist measures and old tribal divisions are highlighting the differences.

Reeve, Richard. Mali: Between Islam and History. Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 6-8, March 2008.
"There is no evidence the resurgent al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has any interest in expanding south."

Reeve, Richard. Mauritania: African and Arab Islam Meet. Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 9-10, February 2008.
Mauritania faces the threat of Islamic extremism.

Stevenson, Jonathan. The Somali Model? National Interest 90:41-45 July-August 2007.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=25806407&site=ehost-live

Asia, Central

Internet Resources

Books

Cagaptay, Soner. Islam, Secularism, and Nationalism in Modern Turkey: Who Is a Turk? New York, Routledge, 2006. 262 p.
Book call no.: 305.8009561 C131i

Grare, Frederic. Islam, Militarism, and the 2007-2008 Elections in Pakistan. Washington, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, August 2006. 18 p.
Book call no.: 324.095491 G766i

Haroon, Sana. Frontier of Faith: Islam in the Indo-Afghan Borderland. New York, Columbia University Press, 2007. 254 p.
Book call no.: 954.912035 H292f

Islam in Asia: Changing Political Realities, edited by Jason F. Isaacson and Colin Rubenstein. New Brunswick, NJ, Transaction Publishers, 2002. 241 p.
Book call no.: 959.00882971 I82

Khalid, Adeeb. Islam after Communism: Religion and Politics in Central Asia. Berkeley, CA, University of California Press, 2007. 241 p.
Book call no.: 297.2720958 K45i

Olcott, Martha Brill. Roots of Radical Islam in Central Asia. Washington, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, January 2007. 39 p.
Book call no.: 320.5570958 O43r

Qadeer, Mohammad Abdul. Pakistan: Social and Cultural Transformations in a Muslim Nation. New York, Routledge, 2006. 322 p.
Book call no.: 306.095491 Q1p

Robinson, Francis. The Mughal Emperors and the Islamic Dynasties of India, Iran and Central Asia. New York, Thames & Hudson Inc., 2007. 240 p.
Book call no.: 954.0250922 R659m

Shia Power Next Target Iran?, edited by Michel Korinman and John Laughland. Portland, OR, Vallentine Mitchell Academic, 2007. 373 p.
Book call no.: 955.0544 S555

Document

Periodicals

Azerbaijan: Shia Roots and Salafi Advent. Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 11-12, May 2007.

Gladney, Dru C. Hui Accommodation to Chinese Society. Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 11-12, October 2007.

Haqqani, Husain. Afghanistan's Islamist Groups. Current Trends in Islamist Ideology 5:70-82 2007.

Oktem, Kerem. Being Muslim at the Margins: Alevis and the AKP. Middle East Report 38:5-7 Spring 2008.

Yilmaz, Hakan. Islam, Sovereignty, and Democracy: A Turkish View. Middle East Journal 61:477-493 Summer 2007.

Yusufzai, Rahimullah. The Emergence of Pakistani Taliban. Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 4-6, January 2008.

Asia, South

Internet Resource

Books

Robinson, Francis. The Mughal Emperors and the Islamic Dynasties of India, Iran and Central Asia. New York, Thames & Hudson Inc., 2007. 240 p.
Book call no.: 954.0250922 R659m

Sidel, John T. Riots Pogroms Jihad: Religious Violence in Indonesia. Ithaca, NY, Cornell University Press, 2006. 279 p.
Book call no.: 363.3209598 S568r

Swami, Praveen. India, Pakistan and the Secret Jihad: The Covert War in Kashmir, 1947-2004. New York, Routledge, 2007. 258 p.
Book call no.: 954.604 S971i

Periodicals

Australia's Disparate Muslims. Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 12-14, October 2006.

Kolkata Clashes and India's Muslims. Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 1-3, January 2008.

Malik, Hafeez. Indian Muslims' Adaptation to Indian Secularism. Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies 31:1-24 Fall 2007.

Shades of Islamism in Bangladesh. Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 15-16, October 2006.

Washbrook, David. India's Evolving Muslim Community. Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 13-15, December 2007.

Asia, Southeast

Books

Gross, Max L. A Muslim Archipelago: Islam and Politics in Southeast Asia. Washington, National Defense Intelligence College, March 2007. 278 p.
Book call no.: 320.917671 G878m

Singh, Bilveer. The Talibanization of Southeast Asia: Losing the War on Terror to Islamist Extremists. Westport, CT, Praeger Security International, 2007. 229 p.
Book call no.: 363.3250959 S617t

Voices of Islam in Southeast Asia: A Contemporary Sourcebook, compiled and edited by Greg Fealy and Virginia Hooker. Singapore, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2006. 540 p.
Book call no.: 297.09595 V889

Periodicals

Gunaratna, Rohan. Islam, Asia, and the Threat of Terrorism. Global Asia 2:32-40 December 2007.
Argues that governments in the region could do more to address the challenge.

Osborne, Milton. The Khmer Islam: Regional Security Threat? Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 7-9, December 2007.

Philippines Grapples with Guerrillas. Jane's Terrorism and Security Monitor, pp 14-16, January 2008.
"The Philippines continue to struggle to tame Islamist insurgents in the south and a wider communist rebellion.

The Polarising Force of Islam in Malaysia. Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 8-10 , May 2007.
Examines the growing strength of conservative Islam in Malaysia.

Europe

Internet Resource

In Search of Moderate Islam. American Conservative March 10, 2008.
Available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=31174303&site=ehost-live
Analyzes the book Murder in Amsterdam which explores the question "How tolerent should we be of intolerence?"

Books

Bat, Ye'or. Eurabia: The Euro-Arab Axis. Cranbury, NJ, Associated University Presses, 2005. 384 p.
Book call no.: 303.4824017671 B328e

Howe, Marvine. Morocco: The Islamist Awakening and Other Challenges. New York, Oxford University Press, 2005. 428 p.
Book call no.: 964.05 H857m

Jenkins, Philip. God's Continent: Christianity, Islam, and Europe's Religious Crisis. New York, Oxford University Press, 2007. 340 p.
Book call no.: 200.94 J52g

Lewis, David Levering. God's Crucible: Islam and the Making of Europe, 570-1215. New York, W. W. Norton, 2008. 473 p.
Book call no.: 940.1 L673g

Muslim Networks and Transnational Communities in and Across Europe, edited by Stefano Allievi and Jargen Nielsen. Boston, MA, Brill, 2003. 332 p.
Book call no.: 305.697104 M987

Nielsen, Jorgen. Muslims in Western Europe. Edinburgh, UK, Edinburgh University Press, 2004. 195 p.
Book call no.: 305.697094 N669m

Watt, W. Montgomery and Cachia, Pierre. A History of Islamic Spain. New Brunswick, NJ, Aldine Transaction, 2007. 183 p.
Book call no.: 946.02 W346h 2007

Periodicals

Middle East

Internet Resource

Books

Abdel-Latif, Omayma. Lebanon's Sunni Islamists - A Growing Force. Washington, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, January 2008. 22 p.
Book call no.: 322.1095692 A135L

Al-Rasheed, Madawi. Contesting the Saudi State: Islamic Voices from a New Generation. New York, Cambridge University Press, 2007. 308 p.
Book call no.: 320.9538 A316c

Gold, Dore. The Fight for Jerusalem: Radical Islam, the West, and the Future of the Holy City. Washington, Regnery Publishing, 2007. 372 p.
Book call no.: 956.94 G618f

Jordan Tourism Board. Tracing Islam in Jordan. Amman, Jordan, Jordan Tourism Board, 2004. 20 p.
Book call no.: 915.695 T759

Kadayifci-Orellana, S. Ayse. Standing on an Isthmus: Islamic Narratives on War and Peace in Palestinian Territories. Lanham, MD, Lexington Books, 2007. 329 p.
Book call no.: 956.94054 K11s

Makari, Peter E. Conflict & Cooperation: Christian Muslim Relations in Contemporary Egypt. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press, 2007. 238 p.
Book call no.: 261.270962 M235c

Sisk, Timothy D. Islam and Democracy: Religion, Politics, and Power in the Middle East. Washington, United States Institute of Peace Press, 1992. 84 p.
Book call no.: 322.10917671 S622i

Zuhur, Sherifa. Egypt: Security, Political and Islamist Challenges. Carlisle, PA, Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College, September 2007. 151 p.
Also available online at: http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/PUB787.pdf
Book call no.: 327.62 Z94e