Religion & Spirituality
This Is Islam

This Is Islam

A beginner's introduction to the world's second-largest religion

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Islam is potentially one of the most misunderstood religions in the West. This collection aims to begin shedding insight on it as as a belief system and many-faceted culture. You'll find a straightforward and neutral primer on this ancient, complex religion that's greatly shaped—and continues to shape—the world we live in today.

This Is Islam

A beginner's introduction to the world's second-largest religion

Islam
Islam
Karen Armstrong
A Short History
32 min4.2
The First Muslim
The First Muslim
Lesley Hazleton
The Story of Muhammad
18 min4.1
The Muqaddimah
The Muqaddimah
Ibn Khaldūn
An Introduction to History
20 min4.0
Destiny Disrupted
Destiny Disrupted
Tamim Ansary
A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes
24 min4.4
A History of God
A History of God
Karen Armstrong
The 4000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam
27 min4.2
The Greater Freedom
The Greater Freedom
Alya Mooro
Life as a Middle Eastern Woman Outside the Stereotypes
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Heretic
Heretic
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Why Islam Needs a Reformation Now
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