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The Iran-Iraq War was personified by the determination and ambition of the key leaders, Saddam Hussein and Ayatollah Khomeini, and characterised by mass casualties, the repression of the civilian populations and chemical warfare.

In August 1990, Saddam Hussein's Iraqi forces boldly invaded and occupied neighboring Kuwait.

In Poland in the 1940s and '50s, a new kind of Catholic intended to remake European social and political life—not with guns, but French philosophy This collective intellectual biography examines generations of deeply religious thinkers whose faith drove them into public life, including Karol WojtySa, future Pope John Paul II, and Tadeusz Mazowiecki, the future prime minister who would dismantle Poland’s Communist regime.

Bridging African and Arab histories, this book examines the relationship between Islam, nationalism and the evolution of identity politics from late 19th Century to World War II.

Bridging African and Arab histories, this book examines the relationship between Islam, nationalism and the evolution of identity politics from late 19th Century to World War II.

From the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 in New York to the Madrid and London bombings of 2004 and 2005, the presence of Muslim communities in the West has generated security issues and major political concern.

From the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 in New York to the Madrid and London bombings of 2004 and 2005, the presence of Muslim communities in the West has generated security issues and major political concern.

Dedicated to the renowned Safavid historian Roger Savory, this book brings together a collection of studies on the Safavid state of Iran (1501-1722) from the perspectives of political, social, literary, and artistic history.

Dedicated to the renowned Safavid historian Roger Savory, this book brings together a collection of studies on the Safavid state of Iran (1501-1722) from the perspectives of political, social, literary, and artistic history.

Sufism is often understood to be the mystical dimension of Islam, and many works have focused on the nature of "e;mystical experiences"e; and the relationship between man and God.

This book considers the Arabic biographies of Prophet Muhammad, the earliest of which dates from two centuries after his life.

This book considers the Arabic biographies of Prophet Muhammad, the earliest of which dates from two centuries after his life.

Palestinian civilians engaged in numerous acts of unarmed resistance during the second intifada.

Palestinian civilians engaged in numerous acts of unarmed resistance during the second intifada.

This book provides a broad history of the Seljuq Turks from their origins and early conquests in the 10th century, through the rise of empire, until its dissolution at the end of the 12th.

This book provides a broad history of the Seljuq Turks from their origins and early conquests in the 10th century, through the rise of empire, until its dissolution at the end of the 12th.

Chaos in Yemen challenges recent interpretations of Yemen's complex social, political and economic transformations since unification in 1990.

Chaos in Yemen challenges recent interpretations of Yemen's complex social, political and economic transformations since unification in 1990.

This book analyzes the contemporary politics of the Hajj in countries of Africa, the Near East, and Southeast Asia.

The Qur'an: Modern Muslim Interpretations offers a lucid guide to how Muslims have read the Qur'an in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

The Qur'an: Modern Muslim Interpretations offers a lucid guide to how Muslims have read the Qur'an in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

The nexus of urban governance and human migration was a crucial feature in the modernisation of cities in the Ottoman Empire of the nineteenth century.

The nexus of urban governance and human migration was a crucial feature in the modernisation of cities in the Ottoman Empire of the nineteenth century.

Much traditional historiography consciously and unconsciously glosses over certain discourses, narratives, and practices.

Much traditional historiography consciously and unconsciously glosses over certain discourses, narratives, and practices.

During much of the twelfth century the Crusaders dominated the military scene in the Levant.

During much of the twelfth century the Crusaders dominated the military scene in the Levant.

Courts and the complex phenomenon of the courtly society have received intensified interest in academic research over recent decades, however, the field of Islamic court culture has so far been overlooked.

Courts and the complex phenomenon of the courtly society have received intensified interest in academic research over recent decades, however, the field of Islamic court culture has so far been overlooked.

This book analyses the right to religious freedom in international law, drawing on an array of national and international cases.

The Akhbar al-dawla al-saljuqiyya is one of the key primary documents on the history of Western Persia and Iraq in the 11th and 12th centuries.

The Akhbar al-dawla al-saljuqiyya is one of the key primary documents on the history of Western Persia and Iraq in the 11th and 12th centuries.

The crusades are often seen as epitomising a period when hostility between Christian West and the Muslim Near East reached an all time high.

The crusades are often seen as epitomising a period when hostility between Christian West and the Muslim Near East reached an all time high.

The history of the Arabs in antiquity from their earliest appearance around 853 BC until the first century of Islam, is described in this book.

The history of the Arabs in antiquity from their earliest appearance around 853 BC until the first century of Islam, is described in this book.

A unique description and analysis of the domains and genres of UAE folklore, including folk customs and beliefs, traditional arts and crafts, folk dances, folk narratives and proverbs.

A unique description and analysis of the domains and genres of UAE folklore, including folk customs and beliefs, traditional arts and crafts, folk dances, folk narratives and proverbs.

Purification of the soul is a principle that is central to understanding Islamic spirituality but despite this, relatively little has been written explicitly in the Islamic tradition regarding this discrete method of spiritual purification.

Purification of the soul is a principle that is central to understanding Islamic spirituality but despite this, relatively little has been written explicitly in the Islamic tradition regarding this discrete method of spiritual purification.

This book looks at opposition to the Ottoman government in the second half of the nineteenth century, examining a number of key political conspiracies and how these relate to an existing political culture.

This book looks at opposition to the Ottoman government in the second half of the nineteenth century, examining a number of key political conspiracies and how these relate to an existing political culture.

The work of the twelfth-century Shi'ite scholar al-Tabrisi, Majma' al-bayan, is one of the most important works of medieval commentary on the Qur'an, and is still in use today.

The work of the twelfth-century Shi'ite scholar al-Tabrisi, Majma' al-bayan, is one of the most important works of medieval commentary on the Qur'an, and is still in use today.

For decade the Falashas - the Black Jews of Ethiopia - have fascinated scholars.

For decade the Falashas - the Black Jews of Ethiopia - have fascinated scholars.

This book explores the administration of Iran under Mongol rule through taxation and monetary policy.

This book explores the administration of Iran under Mongol rule through taxation and monetary policy.

In many ways, the Arab-Israeli war of 1948 is typical of the total military conflicts that characterized the first half of the twentieth century.