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| Preface | |
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| An Overview of Islam | |
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| Islam, Salaam, and Muslim | |
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| Muhammad: Islam's Last Prophet | |
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| The Qur'an | |
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| Iman | |
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| Faraidh | |
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| Prophet Muhammad's Hadith | |
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| Prophet Muhammad's Sunnah | |
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| The Shariah | |
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| Reign of the First Four Caliphs | |
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| Islamic Sects | |
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| Sunnis and Shi'ahs: A Comparison | |
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| The Status of Women in Islam | |
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| The Heterogeneous Muslim World | |
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| Internet Sites | |
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| Islamism and Islamic Revivals | |
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| Islam: A Vehicle for Political Action | |
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| Islam: A Historical Religion | |
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| Islam: An Organic Religion | |
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| Social and Economic Equity and Justice in Islam | |
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| Jihad in Islam | |
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| Islam: An Idiom of Dissent | |
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| Islamism: Past and Present | |
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| Internet Sites | |
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| Revolutionary Islamists | |
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| Revolutionaries | |
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| Puritanical Muslims | |
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| Emulators of Prophet Muhammad and His Pious Companions | |
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| Crusaders for the Shariah's Implementation | |
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| Zealous Promoters of the Five Faraidh | |
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| Opponents of Taqlid and Proponents of Ijtihad | |
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| Ardent Foes of Secular Nationalism | |
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| Revolutionary Islamists in the Modern Period | |
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| Summary | |
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| Internet Sites | |
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| Traditionalist Islamists | |
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| Preservers of Medieval Islamic Traditions Who Tolerate Local Customs | |
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| Generally Apolitical Pacifists But Occasionally Political Activists | |
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| Opponents of Ijtihad, Proponents of Taqlid | |
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| Fatalists | |
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| Opponents of Modernization | |
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| Summary | |
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| Internet Sites | |
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| Modernist Islamists | |
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| Ardent Opponents of Taqlid, Vigorous Proponents of Ijtihad | |
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| Reformers of Islamic Thought and Practice | |
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| Advocates of Reconciliation among Islamic Sects | |
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| Summary | |
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| Internet Sites | |
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| Failure of Muslim Secularists in the Postcolonial Muslim States | |
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| Failure of Secular Ideologies | |
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| Manifestations of Five Developmental Crises in Muslim States | |
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| The Identity Crisis | |
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| The Legitimacy Crisis | |
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| The Penetration Crisis | |
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| The Distribution Crisis | |
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| The Participation Crisis | |
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| Summary | |
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| Internet Sites | |
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| Islamic Politics in the Arab-Israeli Conflict | |
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| The Palestinian Catastrophe (al-Nakba) | |
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| The First Arab-Israeli War (1948-1949) | |
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| The Suez War (1956) | |
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| The 1967 Arab-Israeli War | |
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| Arson at Al-Aqsa Mosque and Nasser's Death | |
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| The 1973 Arab-Israeli War | |
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| Israel's 1982 Invasion of Lebanon | |
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| The First Palestinian Intifadah | |
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| The Gulf War and the Palestinians | |
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| The Madrid Peace Process | |
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| Israel Attacks Islamists in Southern Lebanon | |
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| The Oslo Peace Process | |
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| The Ibrahimi Mosque Massacre of Palestinian Worshipers | |
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| The PLO and Israel Continue the Peace Process | |
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| The Second Palestinian Intifadah | |
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| The Mitchell and Tenet Plans | |
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| The Israeli Security Fence on the West Bank | |
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| The Abdullah and Bush Peace Plans | |
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| Summary | |
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| Internet Sites | |
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| OPEC, OAPEC, and the OIC: Institutionalizing Pan-Islamism | |
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| Prelude to OPEC's Ascendency | |
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| OPEC Ascendant | |
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| The Future of OPEC | |
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| The OIC and Pan-Islamism | |
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| The OIC's Role in Institutionalizing the Islamic Revival | |
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| Summary | |
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| Internet Sites | |
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| The Islamic Revolution in Iran | |
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| The Genesis of a Revolution | |
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| Exporting Revolutionary Islam | |
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| The U.S. Embassy Hostage Crisis | |
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| The Post-Khomeini Era in Iran | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Events in the History of Iran | |
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| Internet Sites | |
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| Afghanistan: One Nation, Divisible | |
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| The Soviet Invasion 1979-1989 | |
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| The Soviets Withdraw | |
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| The Warlords | |
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| The Rise and Reign of the Taliban | |
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| The Afghan Arabs: With Friends like These | |
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| The Fall of the Taliban | |
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| Summary | |
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| Afghanistan Timeline | |
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| Internet Sites | |
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| Perceiving Islam: The Causes and Consequences of Islamophobia in the Western Media | |
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| Clash of Western and Islamic Civilizations: Historical Roots | |
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| Anti-Islamic Bias in the Western Mass Media | |
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| The Western Mass Media and the Iranian Revolution | |
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| The American Hostage Crisis | |
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| Western Coverage of the Iran-Iraq War | |
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| The Rushdie Controversy | |
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| The Gulf War | |
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| The War on Terror | |
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| Summary | |
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| Internet Sites | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Selected Bibliography | |
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| Articles | |
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| Books | |
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| Internet Sites | |
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| Index | |