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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 930 EAN: 9780205574315 Edition: 12 ISBN: 0205574319 Label: Longman Manufacturer: Longman Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 832 Publication Date: October 22, 2007 Publisher: Longman Studio: Longman Accessories: Related Items:
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 Rating: - Skewed on IslamLike most post-911 textbooks, the coverage of Islam has been revised in a way designed not to offend any Muslim. In doing so, however, truth can get sacrificed along the way. "The Prophet's new polity came into conflict with some of the Jewish tribes of Medina and the tribes were expelled" Is this the way of blaming the Jews for the Muslim conquest? It sure seems like the first step toward putting anti-Semitism in the book. Mohammed is portrayed without blemish, however. "Even as ... Read More 
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