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An introduction to Islam which focuses on Mecca, with a look at some other holy sites of the religion.

Photographs and text describe Ramadan, the month-long Islamic holiday, and its joyous conclusion, the Id al-Fitr celebration.

Describes the celebration of the month of Ramadan by an Islamic family and discusses the meaning and importance of this holiday in the Islamic religion.

A boy observes the Muslim holy month of Ramadan with his family, describing each of their traditions.

Looks at some of the ways Muslims around the world celebrate the joyous festival of Id-ul-Fitr.

Discusses various historical details of Muslims in North America, from eighteenth-century African-American Muslim slaves through the struggles of Muslim Americans after 9/11, with an examination of the different incarnations of Islamic faith and the influence of Muslim Americans on various social and political movements in the United States.

Contains alphabetically-arranged entries that describe aspects of Muslim culture, including a time line, brief profiles of important people, descriptions of key places, and other resources.

Contains essays that define Islam and Muslims, review the history of Islam, and discuss beliefs, practices, scriptures and doctrine, the subdivisions of Islam, holy places, visual arts, architecture, literature, performing arts, media, and philosophy and science, and features photographs, sidebars, and focus articles on the life of Muhammad, jihad, the Koran, Jerusalem, women writers, and other topics.

The author addresses a number of political, cultural, and religious issues associated with the Muslim faith.

Examines the origins, history, beliefs, culture, and spiritual leaders of the Islamic faith.