Malise Ruthven, Author . Granta $16.95 (324p) ISBN 978-1-86207-540-5
Much in this book will, as the author admits, be familiar—the events of September 11, the idea of jihad— but former BBC journalist and scholar Ruthven is worth reading for the occasional stunning insight he offers into the psychology...
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Malise Ruthven, Author Viking Books $19.95 (144p) ISBN 978-0-670-80183-1
Born in Paris, raised in England and Italy by estranged parents, Stark escaped her Victorian upbringing through travel. From North Africa through Central Asia, she traveled, unmarried and poor, recording her impressions in countless photographs....
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Malise Ruthven, Author, Azim Nanji, With Harvard University Press $35 (208p) ISBN 978-0-674-01385-8
Islam dominates the news these days--be it a story on Shia uprisings in Iraq, banning headscarves in French schools or prosecuting extremists involved in the Sept. 11 attacks--yet few Americans are familiar with the religion's complex history....
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