Foreword -- Through the Damascus Gate -- Murder of Farag Foda -- Prophet and the book -- Sudan : the Islamic experiment -- Making the Shari'a -- Khomeini's triumph -- Saudi dilemma -- Anguish of Algeria -- Beleaguered Muslims of France -- Hashemite option.
Note
Reprint. Originally published: New York : Anchor Books/Doubleday, 1998.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-344) and index.
Summary
"Illuminates the complex struggle to reconcile the Muslim community's fierce determination to live by traditional Islamic law and beliefs with the desire for economic and political power in today's world."--Cover.
