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Quick History of Christianity from Jesus to the Crusades
by Thomas F. Madden
Available on: Audio Download
If you're curious about the Crusades, this lecture from professor Thomas F. Madden sets the stage for what became a 400 year war between Christians and Muslims over the Holy Land and between competing sects within these religious ideologies.
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Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time
by Khalil Jahshan
Available on: Online Video
Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time.
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Comparing Western Christendom & the Abode of Islam
by Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Available on: Audio Download
In this lecture professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr discusses the similarities and differences of early western Christendom and the Islamic World known as Dar al-Islam.
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Muslim Women and Other Misunderstandings
by Diana Matar
Available on: Audio Download
Is there such a thing as the Muslim world?
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The Meaning of the Glorious Koran
by Mohammed Marmaduke Pickthall
Available on: Audio Download
The Koran (Qur'an) is regarded by Muslims as the word of God (Allah) as revealed to the prophet Muhammad. It is divided into 114 chapters (surahs), arranged roughly by length.
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The Ecstatic Faith of Rumi
by Fatemeh Keshavarz
Available on: Audio Download
The 13th-century Muslim mystic and poet Rumi has long shaped Muslims around the world and has now become popular in the West.
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The Children of Abraham
by Karen Armstrong
Available on: Audio Download
The sacred story of Abraham traverses the geography of the most bitter political conflict in the modern world — beginning in what is now southern Iraq and ending in the West Bank city of Hebron.
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How do you 'un-do' the Culture of War?
by Miroslav Volf
Available on: Audio Download | Online Video
Miroslav Volf discusses How do you 'un-do' the culture of war?
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The Nature of Islam
by Cader Asmal
Available on: Online Audio
The September 11, 2001 attacks on America, thought to have been carried out by religious zealots, have caused an intense examination of the tradition the suspects claim as justification for their acts.
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Islam & the West
by Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned
Available on: Audio Download | Online Video
Constructing Understanding between 'Islam' and the 'West'.
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