Submitted by: Hyunhee Park, Associate Professor, Dept. of History, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
To read online: “Islam: A Very Short Introduction”
“Islam dominates the news, often in stories filled with images of violence. Yet these disturbing images are at odds with a faith that most adherents–who now number over a billion worldwide–would regard as no less pacific than Buddhism or Christianity. Indeed, the word Islam in Arabic means “self-surrender” and is closely related to salaam, the word for peace.”
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