: understanding the Muslim principle of nonviolence today
First Statement of Responsibility
/ Amitabh Pal.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Santa Barbara, Calif. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Praeger,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2011.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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276 p. ;
Dimensions
25 cm.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-266) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Inspiration at the roots : sources of nonviolence in Islam - At the point of a sword? How Islam actually spread - Ignored for no fault of theirs : the Sufis and other pacifist Muslim sects - Jihad is not war : grappling with the most controversial aspect of Islam - A most improbable tale : nonviolence among the Pashtuns of Pakistan - Following in the Mahatma's footsteps : Muslim Gandhians - A refusal to cooperate : the struggle of the Kosovar Albanians - Not just a land of conflict : nonviolence in the Middle East - Struggling against heavy odds : Palestinians and nonviolence - To topple dictators without force : peaceful protest in modern South Asia.