Recovering the Origins of Islam https://mosaicmagazine.com/picks/uncategorized/2013/07/recovering-the-origins-of-islam/

July 18, 2013 | Peter Brown
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Three new books shed new light on the clash of empires and religions from Africa to Persia in the midst of which Islam emerged.

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