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Passion for Islam
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Passion for Islam Unknown - 2002

by Caryle Murphy


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  • Title Passion for Islam
  • Author Caryle Murphy
  • Binding unknown
  • Publisher Simon and Schuster
  • Date 2002-10-22
  • ISBN 9780743237437

Media reviews

Richard W. Murphysenior fellow, Middle East Council on Foreign RelationsThis is a timely, solid, and highly readable account by Caryle Murphy of conflicts within Islamic intellectual and religious circles as their leaders seek to relate their faith to today's changing political and economic conditions. Their attempts to create a modern Islamic society have led to tensions with the Egyptian government. In relating Egyptian developments to those in the broader Arab world, she persuasively demolishes the conventional wisdom that Egypt is unique and that Islam is monolithic. This book provides altogether a valuable set of insights for readers interested in getting beyond the stereotypical descriptions of Islamic thought advanced by both friends and critics of Islam in recent years.