The Challenge of Political Islam
John Esposito
Tuesday, 07 Nov 1995 at 8:00 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union
John Esposito is director of the Center for Muslim-Christian Underastanding and professor of religion and international affairs at Georgetown University. his books include Islamic Threat: Myth or Reality?, Islam and Politics, Islam in Asia: Religion, Politics and Society, and Voices of Resurgent Islam. He is editor-in-chief of The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World.Part of the World Affairs Series: Religions in the World.
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