The Muslim conquest of the East in the seventh century entailed the subjugation of
Christians, Jews, Zoroastrians and others. Although much has been written about the status …

The eastern Roman Empire was the largest state in western Eurasia in the sixth century.
Only a century later, it was a fraction of its former size. Surrounded by enemies, ravaged by …

Islamic civilization flourished in the Middle Ages across a vast geographical area that spans
today's Middle and Near East. First published in 2006, Medieval Islamic Civilization …

Across centuries, the Islamic Middle East hosted large populations of Christians and Jews in
addition to Muslims. Today, this diversity is mostly absent. In this book, Heather J. Sharkey …

The Qur'an and the religious" other"--Theology of religions and Islamic contributions--
Muslima theology?--Qur'an only?--Overview of chapters--Historical and contemporary …

This book deals with a prominent literary element of the Koran, the “counter-discourse”, the
citations of opposing voices. This feature of the Koranic text has been neglected in earlier …

Many classical Islamic sources argue that it is not permissible for non-Muslims to reside in
the Ḥijāz, especially Mecca and Medina. Such arguments are usually based on a famous …

When addressing the status of refugees in the Arab and islamic tradition, writers often refer
to the issue of jiwār among Arabs in the Arabian Peninsula before the advent of islam. they …

The present article attempts to take stock of the different definitions and connotations of the
concept of religious» polemic «in order to encourage a more interdisciplinary debate on this …

From Muhammad to Bin Laden analyzes the ideological, religious, and cultural foundations
of one of the most inconceivable phenomena in contemporary world politics. Bukay …