Being Muslim
- ISBN-10
- 0888998872
- ISBN-13
- 9780888998873
- Series
- Being Muslim
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 160
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- Groundwood Books Ltd
- Author
- Haroon Siddiqui
Description
An analysis of the varying branches of Islam addresses political, cultural, and religious issues while sharing historical information about how the faith and some of its more controversial aspects evolved.
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