What do you think when you hear that someone is a “person of faith”? What do you think the role of faith is in making life decisions - both small and large?
At what points could either Rais’ or Mark’s lives have gone in different directions? What do you think made the difference?
What do you think are the core values of each character? Do they change in the course of the book? How?
Islam by
Now available in a fully-revised and updated third edition, Islam: History, Religion and Politics, provides a comprehensive and engaging introduction to the core teachings, historical development, and contemporary public struggles of Islam. Features a new chapter on the Arab Spring and the ongoing struggles for representative governance throughout the Muslim world Includes up-to-date analysis of the civil wars in Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, and Yemen, including the rise of terrorist groups like Boko Haram and ISIS Spans Islamic history from the life of Muhammad and the birth of Islamic ideals, through Islam's phenomenal geographical expansion and cultural development, to the creation of modern states and its role in today's global society Written by a leading scholar of Islamic studies
