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c2010., General, McClelland & Stewart Call No: 296.3 G464i Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "Gilbert illuminates the modern-day relationship between Jews and Muslims, descendants of the biblical Isaac and Ishmael, by tracing the story of Jews who lived in Muslim-ruled territories-in 'Ishmael's House'.".
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2013., Adult, distributed in Canada by Mongrel Media Call No: DVD Fic Midnight's Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "From Oscar-nominated director Deepa Mehta and based on the Booker Prize winning novel by Salman Rushdie, Midnight's Children is a journey at once sweeping in scope and yet intimate in tone. At the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, as India proclaims its independence, two newborn babies are switched by a nurse in a Bombay hospital. Saleem Sinai, the illegitimate son of a poor woman, and Shiva, the offspring of a wealthy couple, are fated to live the destiny meant for each other. 'An epic, visually pleasing tale weaving politics, colourful splendour, romantic love and magic.' ~ Linda Barnard, Toronto Star"--Container.
![Midnight's children [DVD] (2012) Directed by Deepa Mehta](/Library/images/~imageCT84619.JPG "Midnight's children [DVD] (2012) Directed by Deepa Mehta")
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2021., Simon & Schuster. Call No: 297.097 M924p Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Omar Mouallem grew up in a Muslim household, but always questioned the role of Islam in his life. As an adult, he used his voice to criticize what he saw as the harms of organized religion. But none of that changed the way others saw him. Now, as a father, he fears the challenges his children will no doubt face as Western nations become increasingly nativist and hostile toward their heritage. In Praying to the West, Mouallem explores the unknown history of Islam across the Americas, traveling to thirteen unique mosques in search of an answer to how this religion has survived and thrived so far from the place of its origin. From California to Quebec, and from Brazil to Canada's icy north, he meets the members of fascinating communities, all of whom provide different perspectives on what it means to be Muslim. Along this journey he comes to understand that Islam has played a fascinating role in how the Americas were shaped--from industrialization to the changing winds of politics. And he also discovers that there may be a place for Islam in his own life, particularly as a father, even if he will never be a true believer.
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2023., Grove Press, an imprint of Grove Atlantic Call No: Fic Abo Edition: First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: This enchanting and eye-opening new novel from Caine Prize winner Leila Aboulela follows an embattled young woman coming of age during the Mahdist War in nineteenth-century Sudan, and illuminates the tensions that shape her course: between Britain and Sudan, Christianity and Islam, colonizer and colonized. In River Spirit, Aboulela gives us the unforgettable story of a people who--against the odds and for a brief time--gained independence from foreign rule through their willpower, subterfuge, and sacrifice.
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-- Thomas Jefferson's Koran.2013., Alfred A. Knopf Call No: 973.4 S326t Edition: First Edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "In this original and illuminating book, Denise A. Spellberg reveals a little-known but crucial dimension of the story of American religious freedom-- a drama in which Islam played a surprising role. In 1765, eleven years before composing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson bought a Qur'an. This marked only the beginning of his lifelong interest in Islam, and he would go on to acquire numerous books on Middle Eastern languages, history, and travel, taking extensive notes on Islam as it relates to English common law. Jefferson sought to understand Islam notwithstanding his personal disdain for the faith, a sentiment prevalent among his Protestant contemporaries in England and America. But unlike most of them, by 1776 Jefferson could imagine Muslims as future citizens of his new country. Based on groundbreaking research, Spellberg compellingly recounts how a handful of the Founders, Jefferson foremost among them, drew upon Enlightenment ideas about the toleration of Muslims (then deemed the ultimate outsiders in Western society) to fashion out of what had been a purely speculative debate a practical foundation for governance in America. In this way, Muslims, who were not even known to exist in the colonies, became the imaginary outer limit for an unprecedented, uniquely American religious pluralism that would also encompass the actual despised minorities of Jews and Catholics. The rancorous public dispute concerning the inclusion of Muslims, for which principle Jefferson's political foes would vilify him to the end of his life, thus became decisive in the Founders' ultimate judgment not to establish a Protestant nation, as they might well have done" -- from publisher's web site.
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c2010., General, Threshold Editions Call No: Bio K13t Edition: 1st Threshold Editions hardcover ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: This true spy thriller reveals the inner workings of the notorious Revolutionary Guards of Iran, as witnessed by an Iranian man inside their ranks who spied for the American government. It is a human story, a chronicle of family and friendships torn apart by a terror-mongering regime, and how the adult choices of three childhood mates during the Islamic Republic yielded divisive and tragic fates. And it is the courageous account of one man's decades-long commitment to lead a double life informing on the beloved country of his birth, a place that once offered the promise of freedom and enlightenment--but is instead ruled by murderous violence and spirit-crushing oppression.
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By Wood, Graeme[2017]., Random House Call No: 363.325 W873w Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: The definitive book on the distinctive history and psychology of ISIS, based on Wood's unprecedented access to the Islamic State's own recruiters and supporters, and his extensive time reporting throughout the region. Based on interviews with Islamic State members and supporters, Wood delivers a fast-paced, riveting narrative about what the Islamic State wants and how it plans to get it. The true story of the on-the-ground reality of the wealthiest, most infamous jihadist group in our world today. A deep dive into the heart of the Islamic State's apocalyptic worldview, this is a bracing look at this terrorist cult from the people who belong to it, promote it and recruit for it.
