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The history of the arabisraeli conflict course description. Smith islam, gender, and social change by yvonne yazbeck haddad and john l. Routledge curzon, 1999, isbn 0700711007 pbk, 197 pp. The latest edition of discovering the quran includes a new preface by the author. A concise introduction georgetown university press, 1999. Drawn from his masterful presentation of islam in the bestselling book the worlds religions over two million copies sold, huston smith offers a revealing look into the heart of a tradition with more than one billion adherents worldwide. Neal robinson is professor of islamic studies at the university ofwales.
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