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In this informed, compelling exploration of Moslem beliefs and of the sectarian conflicts within the community, a Jewish historian paints a sympathetic portrait of mainstream Islam and exposes the centuries-old roots of Osama bin Laden's extremism.<br><br>The difficult, protracted war against terrorism has raised unsettling questions about the nature of Islam and its influence on America's declared enemies. In <i>The Two Faces of Islam</i>, Stephen Schwartz, who has devoted years to the study of Islam, explains its complex history and describes the profound philosophical and religious differences that distinguish traditional beliefs from the radical sects that have sprung up over the past fifteen hundred years. He focuses on Wahhabism, the puritanical sect to which Osama bin Laden belongs. Founded in the eighteenth century by a radical cleric, this intolerant Islamo-fascist sect became the official creed of the Saudi Arabian state and has been exported to Moslem countries from the Balkans to the Philippines, as well as to Islamic communities in Western Europe and the United States.<br><br>By setting the current upheavals within an historical and religious context, Schwartz demonstr

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Author

Schwartz, Stephen, 1948-

Publisher

Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers

Published

2002

Language

EN

ISBN

9780385506922

Category

religious

Subjects

Fiction, Religion, Islam

Rating

3.43 / 5 (97 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14