To introduce such a book is not an easy task. Like most Western Islamologists, my training and research have been concentrated on Sunni Islam and so Shi‘ism is not my main field. However, this book ...

Part I: Economic Exceptionalism in Early Islam: Myth or Reality? -- The Late Antique and Byzantine Context to early Islamic Mercantile Activity / Peter Sarris -- An Islamic Agricultural Revolution / ...

Architectural inscriptions are a fascinating aspect of our cultural heritage because of their rich and diverse historical ...

"̀This book rises to the challenge of a grand theme-how did the early Muslims develop a fitting script and presentation for the word of God? George presents, in lucid expository prose, bold but ...

As part of our series profiling new professors, Suleyman Dost of the Department of Near East and Judaic Studies talked with BrandeisNOW about his field and research. Dost joined the Brandeis faculty ...