Islamic scholar Bruce Lawrence shatters the myth of a monolithic and violent Muslim culture. Gazing down the corridors of the future, it's easy to see more of the same for Islamic nations: war, poverty, suppression. But Lawrence is optimistic, because he takes the long ...

An extraordinary voice on dual identities.-Kurt Anders RichardsonAn outstanding work offering a thoroughly original perspective onto a question of major significance in both religious studies and contemporarypolitics.-Gareth JonesThis fairly dense work rewards careful, ...