Introduces a 15-year-old Muslim boy who lives in England, then discusses the origins of Islam, its beliefs and practices, responses to contemporary issues and challenges, and the distribution of Islam throughout the world.

Discover the faith, culture, and history that have shaped the modern Islamic world.

"John L. Esposito, editor of the four-volume Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World, has gathered together sixteen leading scholars, both Muslim and non-Muslim, to examine the origins and historical development of Islam - its faith, community, institutions, sciences, and arts." "Written for the general reader but also appealing to specialists, The Oxford History of Islam offers the best of that recent scholarship, presented in a readable...

Traces the history of conflict between Islam and the West, exploring the meaning of the Islamic doctrine of jihad, the rise of militant Islam, and the impact of Saudi proselytizing and oil money on the rest of the Islamic world.