A history of the rich and diverse civilizations over fifteen centuries of Islam seen through its greatest cities. Islam
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Islamic civilization was once the envy of the world. From a succession of glittering, cosmopolitan capitals, Islamic emp
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Under the guise of Islamic law, the prophet Muhammad’s Islam, and the Qur’an, states such as Pakistan, Afghanistan, Egyp
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Against a backdrop of Islamophobia, Europeans are increasingly airbrushing from history their cultural debt to the Musli
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Merchants’ shouts, jostling strangers, aromas of fresh fish and flowers, plodding horses, and friendly chatter long fill
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Islam as a religion is central to the lives of over a billion people, but its outer expression as a distinctive civiliza
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All nations and peoples have a body of legendary tales and semi-historical episodes which explain who they are and help
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