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Islam by World Faiths series
Call Number: 297 THO

ISBN: 9781844583904
Islam by Jamila Hussain
Call Number: 297.003554 HUS

ISBN: 1862874999

Publication Date: 2004-01-01

Explains Islamic traditions and way of life, the different interpretations within Islamic law, and its status and effect within the Australian legal system in cases of conflict or incompatibility of laws.
Islam by Caesar E. Farah
Call Number: 297 FAR

ISBN: 0764112058

Publication Date: 2000-01-01

Assesses Islam as a world religious, cultural, and political movement; explores recent trends among militant, anti-Western Muslim sects; and examines the rituals, beliefs, laws, sacred writings, and history of Islam, from its origins in the seventh century.
World of Islam by National Geographic Society
Call Number: 297 WOR

ISBN: 0792268946

Publication Date: 2001-12-21

Articles from the pages of National Geographic offer a portrait of the history and culture of the Islamic world as seen through Western eyes, from the last days of the Ottoman Empire to contemporary war-ravaged Afghanistan.
What Everyone Needs to Know About Islam by John Esposito
Call Number: 297 ESP

ISBN: 9780199831210