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A number of contributors explore contemporary Middle East countries and look at how and if, they have moved forward. It looks at the rise of religious extremists and the Arab-Israeli peace process, stimulated by the change of government in Israel.
Directory of foreign diplomatic officers in Washington.
Since it was compiled in the early 20th Century, The Protocols of the Elders of Zion has attracted the interest of politicians and academicians, and generated extensive research. Exploring the tract’s successful dissemination and examining the impact of the Protocols across the world, this book attempts to understand its continuing popularity, one hundred years after its first appearance, in so many diverse societies and cultures.
In Islam and Sustainable Development, Odeh Al-Jayyousi addresses the social, human and economic dimensions of sustainability from an Islamic perspective. Islam is sometimes viewed as a challenge, threat and risk to the West, but here we are reminded that the celebration of cultural diversity is a key component in Islamic values. Promoting common understanding between East and West, this American-educated, Middle Eastern-based author offers something broader and deeper than conventional Western ways of thinking about sustainability and presents new insights inspired by Islamic worldviews. Drawing on his roles as both academic researcher and senior development practitioner, Professor Al-Jayyou...
Das «Dawr al-a'la» (»die erhabenste Hinwendung«) des bedeutenden andalusischen Mystikers Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi (1165--1240) ist im arabischen Sprachraum seit vielen Jahrhunderten eines der bewährtesten Gebete besonders im Rahmen einer persönlichen, inneren Frömmigkeit. Auch bekannt als «Hizb al-wiqaya» (»Schutzgebet«), wird es für seine spirituelle Kraft und sprachliche Eleganz von Gläubigen in vielen Ländern geschätzt und gilt als eine der schönsten Blüten der Erbauungsliteratur des Sufismus. Es heißt, wer dieses Gebet mit reinem Herzen und fester Überzeugung rezitiere, sei vor Schaden und Leid behütet, werde seine Wünsche erfüllt sehen und gelange mit jeder Hinwendung n...
"This book is the first scholarly appraisal of the teaching, beliefs and lifestyle of the Ahmadiyya Jama'at, an Islamic reform group founded in the nineteenth-century India that has millions of followers world-wide." "Following an account of the life of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the movement's founder, Valentine discusses the history of the Ahmadi, their proselytisation strategies, the role of mosquqes and madrasas, the position of women and the Ahmadi doctrine of peaceful jihad."--BOOK JACKET.
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