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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 journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Istanbul embassy reveals a darker reality: the intensification of the repression of religious and political cr...

»Viele sind der Meinung, man könne den Islam beschuldigen, eine grundsätzlich gewalttätige Religion zu sein. Diese Leute missverstehen dessen grundsätzlich friedliche Natur.« Der Islam ist nicht nur eines der traditionsreichsten Religionsbekenntnisse der Menschheit (ein Fünftel aller Menschen sind islamischen Glaubens), sondern er steht heute mehr denn je im Zentrum des politischen Weltinteresses - spätestens seit »9/11«. Der Islam-Experte Ma...

With hundreds of full-color maps and finely crafted images, this atlas illustrates treaties that have determined the fates of millions, beginning with ancient Egyptians. Malise Ruthven and a team of experts provide lively historical commentary about the geopolitical efforts of princes, politicians, and diplomats to carve up the globe.

For many years Malise Ruthven has been at the forefront of discerning commentary on the Islamic world and its relations with the predominantly secularised and Christian societies of the West. Well known for his bold interventions on such issues as the Rushdie affair and publication of "The Satanic Verses", the many unresolved questions relating to the Lockerbie bombing, and the globe-changing terrorist attack of 9/11, Ruthven's perceptive writ...

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Since the end of the Cold War, fundamentalism has been seen as the major threat to world peace, a conclusion that was burned into our consciousness on September 11th and that is reinforced almost every day in the Middle East. But what exactly is fundamentalism? Here is the first book to explore the real nature of secular and religious fundamentalism worldwide, highlighting the many different forms fundamentalism can take. Examining Christian, ...

Spesso i media danno spazio a notizie riguardanti il mondo islamico. Altrettanto spesso, però, si limitano a parlare del fondamentalismo islamico, impedendo così a chi non è musulmano una vera comprensione della natura dell'islamismo. Questo breve saggio rappresenta una prima introduzione all'argomento, di cui evidenzia le caratteristiche più importanti e di cui analizza i problemi più urgenti, ad esempio le differenze e i conflitti fra movime...

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" has expanded to include a diverse range of radical conservatives and ideological purists, not all religious. Fundamentalism could now mean both m...

2nd edition. This new edition has been fully updated to incorporate world events and issues that have arisen since the original publication. There is a new chapter on Globalized Islam, looking at issues surrounding Islam and democracy, the effects of economic globalization and the role of Islam in the West.

Der Islam ist nicht nur eine der bedeutendsten Religionen der Menschheit, er steht heute auch im Zentrum des politischen Weltinteresses. Beiden Aspekten versucht die konzise, übersichtlich gegliederte Darstellung gerecht zu werden. Eine elementare Einführung, die Verständnis für eine uns immer noch fremde Welt weckt und fördert.

A quirky, funny and revealing insight into America, based on the author's journey across the county in a battered camper van.

Malise Ruthven is the author of the highly regarded books "Islam in the World, A Satanic Affair, and "Islam: A Very Short Introduction, he also writes for "THE TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT and "THE GUARDIAN. A former Visiting Professor at the University of California, San Diego, he teaches and lectures widely in Britain and America.

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Islam in the World has long been considered one of the best books for gaining an understanding of modern Islam. In this updated edition, Islamic expert Malise Ruthven adds a new preface and new chapters analyzing the major issues of today, including the impact of 9/11, the meaning of "the war on terror, " and the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. New material also explains important differences within Islam that many Westerners are just beginning t...

Mormonism was the first and most successful new religion to appear in the New World where, despite the biblical language of its narrative, it created a novel and dynamic theology that was vitally different from the Protestant Christianity from which it originated.

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