Pirates, warlords, guerillas, criminal organizations, drug cartels, apocalyptic religious extremists, police agencies, terrorists: these are classic insurgents whose past, present, and future is dissected in this important book. Contributing writers including Martha Crenshaw, T. X. Hammes, Russell Howard, Gene Cristy, Yosef Kuperwasser, and academics from Naval War College, Marine Corps War College, and Stanford University, explore important insurgency-related...

Ramadan is a very important Muslim holiday that is observed for an entire month. It celebrates the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad. Readers will learn that Muslims celebrate this holiday by fasting, reading the Quran, and more. Complete with simple text and colorful photographs. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Junior is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO. Written by native Spanish speakers--and...

In this book, Declan Henry provides a succinct account of the beliefs of Lahori Ahmadiyya Muslims and highlights the enduring hatred and persecution they face in Pakistan (and other parts of the world). Containing a short biography of the group's founder, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, this meticulously researched literary work also offers glimpses into how the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement – although small in number – live their lives with great dignity, strength...

On September 11, 2012, a squad of armed militants in Libya attacked the American diplomatic mission at Benghazi, killing U.S. ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other American diplomats. Although the vicious attack was initially reported as a protest against an anti-Islamic video, later evidence suggested that it may have been a coordinated terrorist attack-perhaps even tied to al-Qaeda. This begged the question: Did the White House brush...

Healthy Life In Islam Based from The Holy Quran and Al-Hadith In English Language Standard Version. From the traditions of Prophet Muhammad SAW comes the story of the man whom the Prophet sent on a mission. He camped close by to some people who did not show him any hospitality. When the leader of the nearby camp was bitten by a snake, they went to Prophet Muhammad's companion for help. He recited the opening chapter of the Quran over the afflicted...

"Michael Cook, Winner of the 2014 Holberg Prize" Michael Cook is professor of Near Eastern studies at Princeton University. He is the author of Commanding Right and Forbidding Wrong in Islamic Thought and A Brief History of the Human Race, among other books. Why Islam is more political and fundamentalist than other religions Why does Islam play a larger role in contemporary politics than other religions? Is there something about the Islamic heritage...

Healthy Life In Islam Based from The Holy Quran and Al-Hadith In English Languange Ultimate Version.From the traditions of Prophet Muhammad SAW comes the story of the man whom the Prophet sent on a mission. He camped close by to some people who did not show him any hospitality. When the leader of the nearby camp was bitten by a snake, they went to Prophet Muhammad's companion for help. He recited the opening chapter of the Quran over the afflicted...

John Tolan is professor of history at the University of Nantes and a member of the Academia Europaea. His previous books include Saracens: Islam in the Medieval European Imagination and Saint Francis and the Sultan. Twitter @JohnVTolan Heretic and impostor or reformer and statesman? The contradictory Western visions of Muhammad In European culture, Muhammad has been vilified as a heretic, an impostor, and a pagan idol. But these aren't the only...

Six stories, based on original sources that illustrate the tremendous dedication and bravery of the young Companions of the Prophet Muhammad in defending Islam.

The oldest son of Sheikh Hassan Yousef, a founding member of Hamas and its most popular leader, reveals new information about the world's most dangerous terrorist organization and unveils the truth about his own role, his agonizing separation from family and homeland, the dangerous decision to make his newfound faith public, and his belief that the Christian mandate to "love your enemies" is the only way to peace in the Middle East.