The United States calls Hamas a terrorist organisation. Yet Hamas swept to victory in the 2006 Palestinian elections. Why did Hamas win? This one-stop guide to Hamas tells you everything you need to know. The author, a leading Al-Jazeera journalist and Cambridge-based scholar, analyses Hamas's history and its agenda. This book covers all the key issues, including Hamas's attitudes to Israel and the PLO, religious beliefs, suicide bombings and its programme of grassroots social work within Palestine. The reality of Hamas's victory means that the West will now have to engage with it more seriously if there is to be peace in the Middle East.

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This latest work on the subject constitutes a critical analysis of classical and modern aspects of the concept of istihsan (juristic preference), an important principle in Islamic legal legislation throughout history. Although there has been many research works on the subject, it still requires further investigation on the role and nature of istihsan with regard to a combination of classical and modern approaches.

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This work, by one of the most respected Shi'ah-Islamic scholars of recent years, helps both Muslims and non-Muslims understand the history and philosophy of the Shi'ah school of thought from someone who is an authority on the subject. Tabataba'i tries to present the traditional Shi'ite point of view as it is and as believed and practised by generations of Shi'ah Muslims, touching on the history and origins, and major differences within Shi'ism as well as outside of it. This book will be indispensable for anyone interested in understanding the Muslim society, its history and theological development in the early stage till the present.

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Drawing upon years of unparalleled experience in diplomacy and government, Azzam, the first secretary-general of the Arab League in 1945-1952, examines the social and economic ramifications of the Muslim state. He explains that nationalism and war are repugnant to the spirit of Islam, which is based on the human ideals of law and justice expressed in the Qur'an. He demonstrates how these laws can provide the foundation for a just society in the present century.

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Trying to make sense of the whole debate surrounding Samuel Huntington's controversial thesis, Maryam Sakeenah gives a background to the theory and the historical forces behind its development, discussing the various critique and responses to Huntington’s theory. She writes that while it has become a convenient discourse on both the Western and non-Western worlds, the Clash theory serves to encourage the ‘us versus them’ rhetoric to increase hostilities and militant tendencies. In the end, the elites of the two powerful opposing structures today—the West’s military-industrial complex and Al Qaeda’s militancy, are the ones who stand to gain by presenting real-world socio-political dynamics as a simplified clash between opposing cultures.

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This work by one of the most influential Muslim scholars of this century comes at a time when a host of Islamic terminology has been thrust into the current media coverage about Islam and Muslims.In his inimitable style, Shaykh Yusuf Qaradawi's Madkhal li-Ma'rifah al-Islam attempts to explain Islamic concepts and decipher their meaning in the context of contemporary debates. Divided into five chapters, his explanation of Islamic concepts is compared with current issues and perspectives on Islam. This work is not an attempt to preach to the reader but aims to fill the gaps in one's understanding of the Islamic worldview.

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