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Forgotten Queens of Islam
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Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes
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A History of the Arab Peoples
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Covering Islam: How the Media and the Experts Determine How We See the Rest of the World
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Intimate Outsiders: The Harem in Ottoman and Orientalist Art and Travel Literature
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FROM VEILS TO THONGS: An Arab Chick's Survival Guide to Balancing One's Ethnic Identity in America
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What Life Was Like in the Lands of the Prophet: Islamic World, AD 570-1405
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Globalized Islam: The Search for a New Ummah (CERI Series in Comparative Politics and International Studies (Paperback))
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A History of Islamic Societies
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The Cambridge Illustrated History of the Islamic World
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Istanbul and the Civilization of the Ottoman Empire (CENTERS OF CIVILIZATION SERIES)
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Grandmother's Secrets: The Ancient Rituals and Healing Power of Belly Dancing
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Beyond the Veil: Male-Female Dynamics in Modern Muslim Society
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All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror
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