“Adventures in Islam: The Myths and Legends of Muslim Homogeneity”

“Adventures in Islam: The Myths and Legends of Muslim Homogeneity”

 

Shahnameh, illustrated ms. page
An illuminated page from a medieval manuscript of the “Shahnameh,” the Persian “Book of Kings”
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There are some things (especially in the opening paragraphs) with which I would quibble, but she makes an important point:

 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tithi-bhattacharya/adventures-in-islam-is-th_b_8920010.html

 

Thanks to Jabra Ghneim for alerting me to this article.

 

 


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