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Author Pal, Amitabh.

Title "Islam" means peace : understanding the Muslim principle of nonviolence today / Amitabh Pal.

Publication Info. Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, [2011]
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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  297.56 P153I    Check Shelf
Description 276 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [259]-266) and index.
Contents Inspiration at the roots : sources of nonviolence in Islam -- At the point of a sword? How Islam actually spread -- Ignored for no fault of theirs : the Sufis and other pacifist Muslim sects -- Jihad is not war : grappling with the most controversial aspect of Islam -- A most improbable tale : nonviolence among the Pashtuns of Pakistan -- Following in the Mahatma's footsteps : Muslim Gandhians -- A refusal to cooperate : the struggle of the Kosovar Albanians -- Not just a land of conflict : nonviolence in the Middle East -- Struggling against heavy odds : Palestinians and nonviolence -- To topple dictators without force : peaceful protest in modern South Asia.
Subject Nonviolence -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
Nonviolence -- Islamic countries -- History.
ISBN 9780313382901 hardcover : copy alkaline paper
0313382905 hardcover : copy alkaline paper
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