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Just what is Islam and what does it mean to be a Muslim in the world today? Since the events of 9/11 and 7/7, Islam has become one of the most controversial and misunderstood religions in the world. Introducing Islam encourages students to put aside their preconceptions and explore this fascinating religion.

William Shepard traces the history of Islam from its origins in the life and career of Mohammed, through its classical expressions, to its interactions with the West in the modern world. A chapter is devoted to each major topic, including The Quran, Islamic law, Islamic...

In Part Two, Foreign Service Tales, we explore through fiction every part ofan American Embassy, from the glamorous Ambassadorial suite to theGeneral Services Office where essential security and other administrativefunctions are performed. Along the way, jealousy, love lost and...

What They Are Saying About Shepard's Robbie Cutler Diplomatic Mystery Series "Bill Shepard has adroitly used his encyclopedic knowledge of Bordeaux and the region to weave a fascinating story. If you like Bordeaux wine read "Vintage Murder."" - Evan Galbraith, United States Ambassador to France 1981-1985. ""Murder On The Danube" is very well written, very informative and...

What They Are Saying About Shepard's Robbie Cutler Diplomatic Mystery Series "Bill Shepard has adroitly used his encyclopedic knowledge of Bordeaux and the region to weave a fascinating story. If you like Bordeaux wine read "Vintage Murder."" - Evan Galbraith, United States Ambassador to France 1981-1985. ""Murder On The Danube" is very well written, very informative and...

In Part Two, Foreign Service Tales, we explore through fiction every part of an American Embassy, from the glamorous Ambassadorial suite to the General Services Office where essential security and other administrative functions are performed. Along the way, jealousy, love lost...

Well known throughout the Islamic world as the foundational thinker for a significant portion of the contemporary Muslim intelligentsia, Sayyid Qutb (1906 1966) was a member of the Muslim Brotherhood and was jailed by Gamal Abdul Nasser s government in 1954. He became one of the most uncompromising voices of the movement we now call Islamism and is perhaps best known for his book, Malam fi al-tariq.
A Child from the Village was written just prior to Qutb s conversion to the Islamist cause and reflects his concerns for social justice. Interst in Qutb s writing has...

They discover the Chateau de Rastignac, the French White House, and its secrets. It was in this historic chateau that the French owners tried to hide priceless paintings from the Nazis during World War Two. But the paintings disappeared, and have not been seen since that time.

The Cutler honeymoon is abruptly interrupted by the discovery of a murder victim, a young woman who served with the French...

"Having served with Bill Shepard in Viet-Nam, I value his diplomatic skills highly. In The Saladin Affair, his imaginative and accurate depictions of Vienna, Dublin and Riga, which I know well, put you into those cities and the world of high stakes diplomacy." Vernon Penner, former Ambassador to Cape Verde (1986-1990) and Deputy Assistant Secretary of...

Public interest in the religion of Islam and in Muslim communities in recent years has generated an impetus for Western Universities to establish an array of Institutes and programs dedicated to the study of Islam. Despite the growth in number of programs dedicated to this study, very little attention has been paid to the appropriate shape of such programs and the assumptions that ought to underlie such a study."

The Teaching and Study of Islam in Western Universities" attempts to address two central questions that arise through the teaching of Islam. Firstly, what relation is there...