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If the oceans were ink : an unlikely friendship and a journey to the heart of the Qur?an
Title:
If the oceans were ink : an unlikely friendship and a journey to the heart of the Qur?an
Publication Information:
New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2015.
Edition:
1st ed. 2015.
Format:
Books
Physical Description:
pages cm
Contents:
Introduction: a map for the journey -- The origins -- The Qur?an in twenty-five words -- An American in the East -- A Muslim in the West -- Road trip to the Indian madrasa -- A migrant's prayer mat -- The home -- Pioneer life in Oxford -- Nine-thousand hidden women -- The little rosy one -- Veiling and unveiling -- Reading the women -- The world -- A pilgrim's progress -- Jesus, Mary, and the Qur?an -- Beyond politics -- The pharaoh and his wife -- War stories -- The last lesson -- Conclusion: everlasting return -- Author's note -- Glossary.
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ISBN:
9780805098198
Document ID:
SD_ILS:2581808