how the United States helped unleash fundamentalist Islam
Dreyfuss, Robert
2005
Examines the U.S. involvement with Islamic fundamentalists since the Eisenhower administration, and maintains that America's historic alliance with the Islamic right was largely to blame for Islamic terrorism in the 1990s.
Contains sixteen articles that provide varying perspectives on issues related to women in Islam, discussing the teachings of the Koran and Islamic tradition regarding women's rights, leadership, economic independence, sexual behavior, and dress.
Contains subject and chronological time lines, along with historical facts, illustrations, and photographs, that provide information about key events and significant individuals in the Muslim world from 600 to 1600.
