Karen Armstrong: "Islam: A Short History" (Modern Library)

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Karen Armstrong: "Islam: A Short History" (Modern Library)

Religious historian Karen Armstrong discusses her latest book, "Islam: A Short History." In this concise volume, she examines both the history of one of the world's oldest and most complex faiths, and the contemporary political...

Religious historian Karen Armstrong discusses her latest book, "Islam: A Short History." In this concise volume, she examines both the history of one of the world's oldest and most complex faiths, and the contemporary political forces that are making it the fastest-growing and one of the most controversial religions in the world.

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Karen Armstrong

author and religious historian

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