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What eugene rogan does in this book is to provide a very well written, comprehensive and general history of the arab world in modern times. Buy islamic books online quran hadith tafsir bookstore. The 52 best islamic history books recommended by joshua landis, yad. Culture, history, and literature is a collection of essays edited by stephen o.
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