All You Wanted to Know about Islam (But didn't know where to look)
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About the Book
All You Wanted To Know About Islam But Didn't Know
Where To Look is
a comparatively short book with a rich repertoire of information about all
aspects of Islam. It covers such topics as fundamental beliefs of Islam, the
word of Mohammad, sharia, the Quran, Hedith, rites and rituals,
division in Islam, Islamic clergy, women, Jihad and Wahhaabism -and
much more. All the topics are in small chapters for easy reference and reading.
The book is intended as a general introduction to the fundamentals of Islam for
those who want to know about a religion that has so influenced the world in the
past twenty years and whose importance can only grow in the years ahead. Easy
reading, complete coverage of Islam and non judgmental conclusions about the
direction of this dynamic faith.
About the Author
The author has been a practicing theologian for over
thirty years and has taught philosophy/theology at major universities around
the country (Notre Dame, University of Florida, etc.). He graduated from the
University of Louvain in Belgium with superior degrees, from Rome, the
University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D., J.S.D.). The author is also an
attorney who has practiced law for a number of years. In all these areas, he
has published over thirty books and over three thousand articles some of which
can be seen and read on the Internet at www.thelastjihad.com and Peter Riga
@msn.com. He is also a novelist whose books will appear in 2003.
Mr. Riga has studied comparative religions and has
been studying Islam for many years. Other books on Islam in the making are Can
We Live With Islam? A Call For Dialogue. The Invasion of Iraq: The Dissent;
and Armageddon: The Nature of the War Declared On Us which
can be found on his web page. In addition, Dr. Riga has written on numerous
topics on law, scripture, comparative religions, foreign policy, domestic
affairs.