IN the second volume of this sociological study of Islam, the author covers the religion and ethical conceptions, customs and secular law, government, military organisation and science. Under ...

Description: An Introduction to Islam, provides students with a thorough, unified and topical introduction to the global religious community of Islam. In addition, the author's extensive field work, ...

Slaves were owned in all Islamic societies, both sedentary and nomadic, ranging from Arabia in the centre to North Africa in the west and to what is now Pakistan and Indonesia in the east. Some ...

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Fatima Garcia donned a headscarf and a black abaya — a long, loose-fitting robe — over her clothes as she walked into a mosque in Doha to learn about Islam. In Qatar to enjoy the ...