Islamic perspectives

Recommended Works

	Friedmann, Yohanan and David Morgan, eds. Tolerance and Coercion in Islam : Interfaith Relations in the Muslim Tradition. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization, 2003. This 2003 book is a thorough, scholarly examination of the four Sunni schools of law and how they have approached interfaith relations. Yohanan Friedmann is Max Schloessinger Professor of Islamic Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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	al-Faruqi, Ismail Raji. Islam and Other Faiths. Leicester, UK: The Islamic Foundation, 1998. This volume is a collection of Ismail al-Faruqi’s articles which deal directly with Islam and other faiths, (Christianity and Judaism in particular). The book provides a good cross-section of al-Faruqi’s contribution to the study of comparative religion and covers a wide spectrum of inter-religious issues including commonality and differences between Islam, Christianity and Judaism. Ismail al-Faruqi was professor of religion at Temple University, where he founded and chaired the Islamic Studies program until his death in 1986.
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Abdul Rauf, Feisal. What’s Right with Islam: A New Vision for Muslims and the West. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005.

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Ramadan, Tariq. Western Muslims and the Future of Islam. Oxford, UK and New York: Oxford University Press, 2004.

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Other Excellent Resources:

THE MUSLIM WORLD This academic journal, devoted to Islam and Christian-Muslim relations, often includes essays on issues raised by religious pluralism. For more information about this journal, please click here. See particularly the July 2004 issue for several interesting articles by Muslims on inter-religious relations.
	Ayoub, Mahmoud. “Christian-Muslim Dialogue: Goals and Obstacles.” The Muslim World, 94:3 (July, 2004).
	McCloud, Aminah. “Reflections on Dialogue,” The Muslim World, 94:3 (July, 2004).
	Takim, Liyakatali. “From Conversion to Conversation: Interfaith Dialogue in Post 9-11 America,” The Muslim World, 94:3 (July, 2004).
	al-Mariati, Salam. “Christian-Muslim Relations in North America: An Activist’s Perspective,” The Muslim World, 94:3 (July, 2004).
	To access the articles in this issue, please click here.
Osteba, Terje. History of Islam & Inter-religious Relations in Bale, Ethiopia (Studies on Inter-Religious Relations). Stockholm: Almquiest & Wiksell International, 2005. For more information, please click here.