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A Fury for God by Malise Ruthven (Visiting Professor, University of California, San Diego, USA)
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In this authoritative book, Malise Ruthven provides an analysis of the terrible events of September 11 in New York and Washington. He discusses the role of the global market and examines the tangled web of grievances that form the substance of the bombers' complaints against Western modernity.
Fundamentalism: A Very Short Introduction by Malise Ruthven
Category: Philosophy
Fundamentalism is seen as the major threat to world peace today, a conclusion impossible to ignore since the events in New York on September 11 2001. But what does 'fundamentalism' really mean? Since it was coined by American Protestant evangelicals in the 1920s, the use of the term 'fundamentalist' ...Show more
Fundamentalism: The Search for Meaning by Malise Ruthven
Category: Spirituality
Since the end of the Cold War fundamentalism has been seen as the major threat to world peace and prosperity, a concern that was exacerbated by the events of 9/11, and the 'War against Terrorism'. But what does 'fundamentalism' really mean? Since it was coined by American Protestant evangelicals in the ...Show more
Islam by Malise Ruthven
Category: Philosophy | Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
Islam dominates the news, often in stories filled with images of violence. Yet these disturbing images are at odds with a faith that most adherents--who now number over a billion worldwide--would regard as no less pacific than Buddhism or Christianity. Indeed, the word Islam in Arabic means "self-surren ...Show more
Islam: A Very Short Introduction by Malise Ruthven
Category: Spirituality | Series: Very Short Introductions
Contains insights into issues such as why Islam has such major divisions between movements such as the Shi'ites, the Sunnis, and the importance of the Shar'ia (Islamic law) in Islamic life. This book also deals with contemporary questions: can women find fulfilment in Islamic societies? How must Islam a ...Show more
The Children of Time: The Aga Khan and the Ismailis by Malise Ruthven
Category: History
From highland peasant farmers in Central Asia to Canadian industrialists, South Asian buisinessmen and Europe-based scholars, the Nizari Ismailis are one of the Muslim world's most diverse Shi'a communities. With adherents living in more than twenty-five countries in Central Asia, South Asia, the Middle ...Show more
Unholy Kingdom - Religion, Corruption and Violence in Saudi Arabia by Malise Ruthven
Category: History
Reveals a riveting portrait of a nation mired in complexities. In recent years Saudi Arabia has promoted itself as an open country- oil-rich but investing in culture, tourism, social innovation, and establishing itself as a beacon in the Middle East mired in violence. But the murder in October 2018 of j ...Show more
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